The kitchen team at The Chester Hotel’s IX Restaurant are celebrating after winning a total of seven awards at the North East of Scotland Chef and Restaurant Awards 2016, including Chef of the Year, and Pastry Chef of the Year.
Rory Taylor was named Chef of the Year, while Matthew Lobban was awarded a bronze medal in the same category. Scott Farquharson was awarded silver in the Young Chef of the Year category, Craig Palmer was named Lamb Chef of the Year and runner-up in the Seafood Chef of the Year category, David Freelove was named Pastry Chef of the Year and Alanna McCarthy was runner-up in the same category. The Chester Hotel was also named runner-up for Hotel Restaurant of the Year.
These awards follow on from The Chester Hotel’s recent win at the Catering in Scotland Excellence Awards where IX Restaurant was named ‘Restaurant Newcomer of the Year 2016’.
Graham Wood, owner of The Chester Hotel, says: “These awards are testament to the hard work and many creative skills our chefs demonstrate. We are very proud to have some of the best young chefs in the North-east working with us. Not only do they strive to be the best they can be, but their flare and use of Scotland’s high quality larder shines through in the dishes they produce every day at IX Restaurant.”