STORY: Tiptree World Bread Awards with Brook Food open for entry

The Tiptree World Bread Awards with Brook Food are open for entry, now in their seventh year.

The 2019 judging board deciding in September whose loaf merits a "walk along the bread carpet" includes Eyal Schwarz, head baker at E5 Bakehouse; Emmanuel Hadjiandreou, author and bread tutor at School of Artisan Food; and Louise Williams of Great British Bake Off along with Henry Jefferies with over 50 years’ industry experience.

“This year, an astonishing 90 judges will be gathering on the big day,” says Caroline Kenyon, director of the awards.

“It’s a major logistical task to bring the loaves in from around the UK, each one is allocated a number and judged anonymously.”

Top prize is £1,000 with a host of KitchenAid equipment along with national publicity, while category winners are also invited to the historic fruit farms at Tiptree in Essex. 

Entries close 4 September 2019. Bakers can enter online.

(Image credit: Henry Kenyon)