insideKENT Magazine Issue 30 - September 2014 | Page 47
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CHEGWORTH VALLEY SCOOPS
BRAMMY AWARD
Step aside Hollywood celebrities, as David Deme
of Chegworth Valley Juices is now the proud
owner of the farm’s very first Brammy Award!
The annual Brammy Awards is organised by
the Bramley Campaign in a bid to recognise the
contributions made by individuals and companies
to the success of Bramley apples over the
last year.
Chegworth Valley was awarded the coveted title
of Best Manufacturer of a Bramley Drink for its
Organic Bramley Apple Juice. The juice is made
using only the best hand-selected Bramley apples,
grown on the family farm in the heart of the Kent
countryside near Harrietsham. The apples are
then pressed in small batches, often within hours
of being picked, before being bottled on site.
Adrian Barlow, chairman of the Bramley Apple
Campaign, said: “The awards present the industry
with an opportunity to recognise retailers,
manufacturers, catering companies, journalists
and chefs who are championing the iconic
Bramley apple. The winners have shown
outstanding support for Bramley apples over the
past year through the quality and breadth of
products they have developed, the innovative
promotional activities they have undertaken, and
their highlighting of Bramley in the media. I am
delighted that we have this opportunity to
celebrate their achievements.”
For further information on Chegworth Valley's
award-winning Organic Bramley Apple Juice or
to buy online, visit www.chegworthvalley.com
or call the farm direct on 01622 859272.
THREE MORE AWARDS FOR DEV BISWAL’S AMBRETTE
Chef Dev Biswal of The Ambrette
TV chef Dev Biswal’s Ambrette restaurants in
Kent and Sussex – which have won no fewer
than 50 national, regional and local food and
drink awards in the past four and a half years –
have received three more, in as many weeks.
At a glittering award ceremony at London’s
Hurlingham club on 30th June, The Ambrette
was named one of the country’s Top 10 Best
Eateries at the National Restaurant Awards,
alongside Heston Blumenthal’s internationally
acclaimed Fat Duck at Bray, holder of threeMichelin stars.
The following week, The Ambrette received
a BIBA (Best in Britain Award) accolade from the
Federation of Specialist Restaurants and Mood
Food Magazine, putting it on a par with London’
s
top Michelin-starred Indian eateries: Tamarind,
Benares and Quilion. Also in this year’s top 50
are TV chef, Cyrus Todiwala’s Cafe Spice
Namaste; Vivek Singh’s Cinnamon Club; the
ornate La Porte des Indes; Cinnamon Club;
Gymkhana; and Bombay Brasserie. The Ambrette
also edged out several other famous Indian
eateries, including London’s Chor Bizarre, Eriki,
Gaylord, and Veeraswamy, all of which received
Highly Recommended accolades.
In addition, The Ambrette is featured at #51 in
Square Meal Magazine’s Great Britain’s Great
Restaurants list of the nation’ top 100 restaurants
s
outside of London, ahead of many Michelinstarred venues. Inclusion is based on 2,400 votes
from Square Meal’s prestigious nationwide team
of reviewers, magazine readers and food bloggers.
Dev was particularly pleased to join the elite gr
oup
of leading restaurants featured in Restaurant
Magazine’s Diners’ Choice ‘Fit For Foodies’
category sponsored by the OpenTable online
reservations company, which seats more than
47
15 million diners a month worldwide. The top 10
was determined by more than 325,000 reviews
submitted between 1st May 2013 and 30th April
2014. Because OpenTable reviews are verified
and can only be submitted by people who have
booked, dined and paid for a meal, vote rigging
is virtually impossible and the ratings are widely
respected within the industry.
“I’m stunned to be ranked alongside one of the
world’s greatest chefs – it’s a great achievement
and will help to further establish the South East
corner of England on the culinary map,” explains
Dev. “As OpenTable users tend to be regular and
knowledgeable restaurant-goers, their views are
regarded by many restaurateurs as a true bench
mark.”
www.theambrette.co.uk