THE head chef at the Arundell Arms Hotel in Lifton has been named ‘Best Chef’ in the South West at the recent Food Reader Awards 2016.
Steve Pidgeon has joined the likes of Michael Caines, Paul Ainsworth and Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall as one of 13 winners in this year’s awards.
The awards ceremony took place at Yeo Valley HQ in Blagdon last week and was attended by high profile figures from across the food industry.
The evening also included food supplied by local producers and was served by the team at Yeo Valley.
After the awards ceremony Steve said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to have won this award, it’s always great to receive praise and recognition from those that enjoy my food as well as my respected industry peers. Thank you so much to all of you who voted for me”
The Arundell Arms was also placed third in the ‘Best Foodie Hotel’ category.
The awards aim to celebrate the work of restaurants, cafes, pubs, chefs, producers, retailers, cookery schools and bloggers in the South West.
The awards were launched by Salt Media five years ago and their founding directors, Jo Rees and Nick Cooper, hosted the recent awards ceremony.
They invite readers of Food Magazine and each year to vote across 13 categories – this year saw the largest response on record.