Winners of Observer Food Monthly awards 2011

The winners of the 2011 Observer Food Monthly Awards have been announced at a ceremony in London with Michel Roux Senior, Heston Blumenthal, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Yotam Ottolenghi among the winners.

The awards, now in their eighth year, celebrate the best in British food and produce, from independent producers to the UK's most revered chefs.

And the winners are …

Readers' awards

Best restaurant supported by Speyside Glenlivet water
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London

Best cookbook supported by Harvey Jones Kitchens
Plenty by Ottolenghi

Best place to drink
Mark's Bar, Hix, London

Best independent retailer
The Cheese Shed, Devon

Best Sunday lunch
Bull & Last, London

Best food personality supported by Weber Barbecues
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Best food blog supported by Bordeaux Wines

Eat Like a Girl

Best cheap eat
Koya, London

Best ethical restaurant supported by Cafedirect
The Ethicurean, Somerset

Judges' awards

Best newcomer
Maltby Street, London

Best producer
Johnny Pustzai at JT Beedham & Sons, Nottingham

Reader's Cocktail Recipe
Simon Amster

Reader's Recipe supported by Bordeaux Wines
Maria Kuehn

Outstanding Contribution
Tristram Stuart

Lifetime Achievement
Michel Roux Senior

Young Chef of the Year
Paul Foster, head chef
Tuddenham Mill