Posted 16 04 2010 in:

Congratulations are in order for our fantastic Chef James, our hardworking management team, and our dedicated staff after last night’s 9th annual Chester Food Drink & Lifestyle Gala Dinner Awards.

THE VERY best of Chester’s bars, restaurants, pubs and food outlets attended the awards ceremony last night at Chester Racecourse for a celebration where more than 300 guests were treated to a delicious four course meal courtesy of Chester Racecourse’s Restaurant 1539, using the finest local and regional produce from around Chester and Cheshire.

We took home the first prize for ‘Best Use of Local Produce’ and couldn’t be happier. A massive thanks to everyone who voted for us and also to our suppliers who provide us with the excellent fresh produce we use to create our award winning menus!

Festival Organiser, Stephen Wundke, said at the event: “Each and everyone who is here this evening has worked extremely hard to ensure that they are offering customers the very best experience they can and to be recognised for this by not only the customers but also by those in the industry, means a great deal to them…Over the last year, we have seen many changes within the food and drink industry and it’s been a tough 12 months for everyone”.

Mr Wundke added: “The success of the restaurants we have in Chester and the new restaurants that have opened in the last few months is a testament to the commitment and dedication of the teams who work within them.”

We couldn’t agree more Mr Wundke!

Source: http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk