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Thousands of you have voted in the Ox In A Box Food Awards and we have been overwhelmed by the response here at oxinabox.co.uk HQ.

However, voting for your favourite restaurants, pubs, cafes and chefs in Oxfordshire finished at 12 noon on Monday Jan 6.

As a quick reminder, here are the categories that were up for grabs: Best Cafe, Best Pub, Best Gastro Pub, Best Newcomer, Best Veggie/Vegan, Best Global Food, Best Chef and Best Restaurant.

Each category had around ten nominations whittled down from a massive list that took us months to fine tune, and each and every one deserves its place.

The top three nominations for each category will be invited to our black tie awards ceremony at The North Wall when the winners will be chosen and the overall winner given top billing. The glittering ceremony will also feature Raymond Blanc who will be presenting awards.

We will be raising money on the night for new, local charity Art On The Bus which uses art therapy to help young people with mental health issues.

We would also like to thank our sponsors who are making this possible: Gold Star Recruitment, Oxford Fine Dining, The Oxford Wine Company, Chalgrove Gin and of course The North Wall.

Any other questions? Listen to our podcast at oxinabox.co.uk. Just click and listen.

VOTE HERE: www.oxinabox.co.uk/food-awards/#vote

We will be announcing the winners shortly.