At the recent Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards 2011, Antony Smith, Chef at Hobbs House Bistro at Nailsworth was Highly Commended as a runner up in the Best Chef of the Year Awards
On the evning of the 4th July 380 guests including Matthew Fort, Prue Leith and Adam Henson joined Cotswold Life magazine for the ninth annual Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards at Cheltenham Racecourse.
The Cotswold Chef, Rob Rees praised local foodies and spoke about the importance of local produce in the area.
In making the Highly Commended Award to Ant the judges commented that,
"Hobbs House isn’t just a business; it’s become a phrase in its own right meaning ‘real food, made by passionate devotees’. And their bistro chef, Anthony Smith, is right on message. Like everyone at Hobbs, he knows that food staples should be valued: and, like the rest of the team, he takes huge pleasure and pride in showing the world just how good they can be. Everything in the bistro is cooked from scratch, using the very best of ingredients, which add up to a true celebration of British food".
Congratulations to Ant on this well deserved award. Why not find out what the judges were talking about by booking in to the Bistro. Click here for contact details and current Menu:
08 July 2011