When you nearly become ‘award-winning’.
Weāre pretty modest around here, never actively seeking attention and will always take the stance of āwhatever happens happens. However, while casually checking Google Analytics today there was a referral from blognorthawards.comā¦
Somewhere along the line weāve been very kindly nominated for one of these awards which aim to ācelebrate the best of Northern Englandās independent publishingā. Wow!
Itās a bit late today to recognise or celebrate said nomination, having found out we arenāt winners this time round, but have been ācommended” – didnāt make the shortlist but “good enough to merit special mentionā. Amazing news nonetheless and we are humbled indeed.
Seriously, the writing here isnāt by any means world-class standard, and probably wont get a whole lot better, so to even be considered is fantastic. We do this for fun and the love of eating, so award-seeking is pretty far down the agenda in the grand scheme of things. It is a great thing the guys at the BNA are doing though, so definitely have a good snoop around the site.
Anyway, best of luck to the nominees, there are some good ones: Northern Food, Squidbeak, Offally Good, andĀ Little Red Courgette. Similarly commended was Mangechester,Ā but our vote goes to local favourite Laurenās Around the World in 80 BakesĀ – take a look and cast your vote before 17 October.
Thanks to everyone who has ever even glanced at this page and enjoyed it even for a second! If you have any suggestions on how we can improve or make the site better/relevant to you, weāre all ears.
– jeff & kate
Newcastle Eats: Commended in Best Food and Drink Blog, Blog North Awards 2012
