Gidleigh Park
Coordinates: 50°40′37″N 3°52′19″W / 50.677°N 3.872°W
| Gidleigh Park | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Current owner(s) | Andrew Brownsword |
| Head chef | Ian Webber |
| Chef | Michael Caines |
| Food type | French cuisine |
| Rating |  (Michelin Guide 2008)[1] |
| City | Chagford |
| County | Devon |
| Country | England |
| Website | Official website |
Gidleigh Park is a restaurant within a hotel located in Chagford, Devon, England. The executive head chef is Michael Caines. As of 2011[update], the restaurant holds two stars in the Michelin Guide.[1] It was named the No 1 UK restaurant by the Sunday Times Food List on 31 October 2010.
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[edit] Description
The hotel–restaurant has been owned by Paul and Kay Henderson since 1977. The building is a Tudor–style country house set in 54 acres of gardens and woodlands.[2] In 2005, it was bought by entrepreneur Andrew Brownsword who completed a renovation during 2006, refitting both the restaurant and the hotel, adding an additional ten bedrooms.[2]
Michael Caines took over as head chef of the restaurant in 1994. In 2005, Gidleigh Park gained its second Michelin star.[2] As of 2009, Caines was the Executive Head Chef, as he oversaw several other interests while Ian Webber remained on site as head chef.[2] Webber had originally joined the team in 2006 as Sous chef with no previous Michelin experience.[3]
[edit] Reception
Susan D'Arcy of Times Online reviewed the hotel and restaurant in February 2007. It described the restaurant as offering "some of the best dining in the UK".[4] The food received a score of nine out of ten.[4]
In 2009, the hotel won the "Hotel of the Year award" in the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence. It was the first year that the small and large hotel categories had been absorbed into a single category based on quality.[2] In 2010, it was named as the best restaurant in Britain in the first ever Sunday Times Food List, beating The Fat Duck into second place, and Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley into third.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Michelin Guide 2011: record number of UK stars". Telegraph.co.uk. 18 January 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/restaurants/8266566/Michelin-Guide-2011-record-number-of-UK-stars.html. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ a b c d e Richardson, Nigel (24 April 2009). "Gidleigh Park: Why this Devon hotel was named England's hotel of the year". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hotels/ukhotels/5206550/Gidleigh-Park-Why-this-Devon-hotel-was-named-Englands-hotel-of-the-year.html.
- ^ "Ian Webber, Head Chef Gidleigh Park Hotel, Chagford Devon". The Staff Canteen. 21 December 2010. http://www.thestaffcanteen.com/heroes-of-the-hot-plate/ian-webber-head-chef-gidleigh-park-hotel-chagford-devon/. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ a b D'Arcy, Susan (23 February 2007). "Gidleigh Park, Chagford, Devon". Times Online. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/where_to_stay/south_west_england/article1429281.ece. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Joint, Laura (1 November 2010). "Michael Caines' Gidleigh Park is named top restaurant". BBC Devon. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/devon/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9145000/9145850.stm. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
