There are two familiar faces behind three of the four Cornwall restaurants awarded one Michelin star for high quality cooking this year.
On Monday, February 5, the new Michelin Stars were unveiled at The MICHELIN Guide Ceremony 2024, held at The Midland Hotel in Manchester.
Award winning chef Paul Ainsworth keeps his one Michelin star for his Padstow restaurant Paul Ainsworth at No.6.
The restaurant at 6 Middle Street is described by Michelin as a “real experience” where guests are put centre stage.
“Paul Ainsworth has developed his own style over the years and the menu is a wonderful showcase for his considerable talents,” it says.
“The creative and sometimes playful cooking is underpinned by well-honed classic techniques and the finest Cornish produce.”
Another familiar face has two of his restaurants given one Michelin star.
Cornwall star chef Nathan Outlaw is given a star each for his restaurants in Port Issac, Outlaw's Fish Kitchen, confusingly at 1 Middle Street and Outlaw's New Road, in New Road.
Outlaw's Fish Kitchen is described as having wonky walls, low ceilings and a host of delicious seafood at this intimate 15C fisherman’s cottage, which stands right on the Port Isaac harbourside.
“Quality and sustainability are the watchwords here and the daily changing tasting menu – designed for sharing – is dictated not only by the seasons but the weather too. While the combinations are kept simple, they bring together bold flavours which really set the dishes alive – yet cleverly still manage to keep the spotlight on the main ingredient.”
Meanwhile Michelin says Nathan’s New Road is praised for its daily catch and the refined, unfussy dishes which feature classical combinations with the focus firmly on the ultra-fresh ingredients.
A new entry this year is Crocadon in St Mellion near Saltash which gets its own star.
Only opened last year in beautifully restored barn 120 acre farm by chef owner Dan Cox, Michelin says Crocadon is the epitome of “field to fork”.
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