2009 STEAK OF ORIGIN

Near to 350 entries were put forward for the Steak of Origin this year and although Angus did not feature in the overall winning steaks for the first time for a year or two they were well served again by Joe Fouhy with his Glanworth Angus and The Neat Meat Company with AngusPure in winning the ‘Manawatu Beef Dish of the year’ and the ‘Best of Brand (wholesale and foodservice)’.

With plenty of entries in total, spread throughout the ‘Best of British’, ‘Best of Crossbred’, Best of Brand (Retail) and ‘Best of Brand’ (Wholesale & Foodservice), Angus had every chance again but it was not to be the year of the Angus as it had been in so many of the preceding years, with a friesian X Piedmontese steak taking out the main trophy.

Manawatu Beef Dish of the Year

A regular participant and finalist since its inception, Jo Fouhy has also been on two occasions the outright winner of the Steak of Origin, so it is no surprise that he has set up with butcher shops in Pahiatua and Woodville to sell to those in his home region who know him so well his own branded Glanworth Angus.

Using his beef in the day to day running of their restaurant Nero’s of Palmerston North won the best beef dish Manawatu.

Best of Brand – Wholesale and Foodservice: William & Simon Eriksen, The Neat Meat Company.

Yvette & Scott Kennedy (Nero cafe) with Lea & Joe Fouhy.

Our Steak of Origin Archive from previous years is available here