If you’re wondering where you need to head next in the UK for the ultimate meal – you might want to consider the Cornish town of Padstow, as Paul Ainsworth who owns multiple restaurants, a hotel and a cookery school there, scooped two major awards at The Cateys last night (2 July).
Celebrating two major wins, Ainsworth scooped up two of the night’s most prestigious accolades - the Chef Award and Independent Restaurateur of the Year.
Ainsworth, and his wife Emma, own Paul Ainsworth at No. 6, Rojano’s in the Square and the Mariners, located across the camel estuary in Rock.
“It is such an honour to be recognised by The Caterer and the panel of judges,” he told Good Housekeeping.
“I’m so thrilled to receive these two awards.”
And Ainsworth was in good company. Shaun Hill won a Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding work at the Michelin-starred Walnut Tree in Abergavenny, while Francis Mallman, one of South America’s most prestigious chefs, won the International Outstanding Achievement Award.
And if it’s hotels you’re after, look no further than The Ned in London, which one Group Hotel of the Year, while Rudding Park in Harrogate was awarded best Independent Hotel of the Year.
Ainsworth wasn’t the only person to win two awards, Sally Beck, the general manager at the Royal Lancaster London won Manager of the Year and the Accessibility Award.
The award ceremony was held at Grosvenor House Hotel, hosted by Countdown's Rachel Riley, welcoming 1200 leading figures in the industry.
The full list of winners
Best Marketing Campaign
Inception Group, London
Manager of the Year
Sally Beck, Royal Lancaster London
Best Use of Technology
Hickory, Edinburgh
Accessibility Award
Royal Lancaster London
Newcomer Award
Paul Foster, Salt, Stratford-upon-Avon
Menu of the Year
Inver, Argyll and Bute
Sustainable Business Award
Battlesteads hotel and restaurant, Northumberland
Pub and Bar Award
Chris and Jeff Galvin, Galvin Green Man, Essex
Restaurateur of the Year – Independent
Paul Ainsworth, No 6, Rojano’s in the Square, and the Mariners; Cornwall
Restaurateur of the Year – Group
Huw Gott and Will Beckett, Hawksmoor
Best Employer Award
The Grand Brighton
Wine and Spirit Ambassador Award
Sandia Chang, Bubbledogs and Kitchen Table, London
Health and Nutrition Award
Fish City Belfast
Public Sector Caterer Award
Matthew White, University of Reading and TUCO
Education and Training Award
Andrew Boer, Edge Hotel School, Essex
Hotel of the Year – Group
The Ned London
Hotel of the Year – Independent
Rudding Park, Harrogate
Foodservice Caterer Award
Phil Roker, Vacherin, London
Chef Award
Paul Ainsworth
International Outstanding Achievement Award
Francis Mallman
Special Award
Ken McCulloch, Dakota
Lifetime Achievement Award
Shaun Hill, Walnut Tree, Abergavenny
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