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Just one year after opening, local restaurant, Oundle Mill beats off stiff competition to be named runner up in the prestigious Northamptonshire Restaurant of the Year Award!
 The awards, devised by Northamptonshire Enterprise Ltd, were aimed at celebrating excellence among the county’s eateries. There were 58 entrants in the ‘Best Restaurant’ category and the judging was rigorous including: in depth reviews of the menus and wine lists, investigation into the sourcing of local produce, endorsement from diners at Oundle Mill and finally secretive visits from the ‘mystery shoppers’.
The three judges who were charged with difficult but rather enjoyable task of ‘mystery shopping’ the five finalists were celebrity chef and former Northamptonshire resident Sophie Grigson, food journalist Joanna Roughton and Duncan Taylor owner of the award winning Bluebell Inn in Henley-in-Arden. Joanna said ‘it was an extremely difficult task because the standard of all the finalists was so high. I was really very impressed with the quality of cooking and of the use of local ingredients and I hope these awards bring them all greater recognition. They certainly deserve it!”
The results were announced by double Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing to an expectant audience of more than 400 guests at last night’s ‘Celebration of Northamptonshire’ dinner at Althorp on Friday 9th October. Marcus said he was honoured to be part of the competition “I’m really very impressed with what’s being achieved here in Northamptonshire. I’ve always been keen on sourcing local and supporting local and these awards are a great way of promoting what’s on offer here.
The title of ‘Restaurant of the Year’ went to The Vine House Hotel and Restaurant in Paulerspury.
Oundle Mill were delighted to be announced as Runners up to the title, Head Chef and Manager Jeremy Medley commented ‘We are delighted to receive such a prestigious award after only one year, especially against such strong competition. Oundle Mill is a fabulous building in a beautiful setting with a passionate and dedicated team and we are all excited about the future.’
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