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The 50 best food shops

From traditional village butchers to urban chocolatiers, Rhiannon Batten offers the experts’ guide to where to find the finest meats, freshest fruit and sweetest pastries

Saturday 21 November 2009 01:00 GMT

This week’s panel

Philip Lowery is founder of the Real Food Festival ( www.realfoodfestival.co.uk );

Nicola Whiteford is editor of ‘Great British Food’ ( www.greatbritishfoodmagazine.com );

Helen Hokin is editor of www.foodtripper.com;

Gina Schauffer is editor of www.channel4.com/food;

Lulu Grimes is food director of ‘olive’ magazine ( www.olivemagazine.co.uk ) and ‘Good Food’ magazine ( www.bbcgoodfood.com )

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