Oliver Awards Leeds 2025: Meet the judges of the Yorkshire Evening Post’s food and drink awards

There’s still time to enter the Yorkshire Evening Post’s annual food and drink awards.

Celebrating Leeds’ outstanding restaurant and hospitality sector, the Oliver Awards 2025 will crown the best businesses in the city across a number of award categories.

There are 17 awards this year, including three exciting new category for 2025: Best Street Food, which will celebrate the best casual spots in the city; Employee of the Year, shining a spotlight on the hospitality legends making every experience memorable; and the People’s Choice Award, which will see the people of Leeds crown their favourite venue.

Entries are open until Sunday February 2, and businesses can enter up to three categories each. A panel of industry experts will then review the hundreds of nominations, whittling them down to a shortlist.

Here are the six judges in this year’s awards -

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