Awards

Richard Hughes, The Lavender House and the Team

2008
National Chef of the Year Semi-Finalist, Richard Knights

2007
EDP Tourism Awards, Education & Training, Winner
Restaurant Association Young Waiter of the Year Semi-Finalist,
Jamie Perry

2006
Springboard UK Best Student Placement Provider
Catey Best Independent Marketing Campaign, Winner
EDP Tourism Awards Innovation, Winner
EEDA BBC Work for Schools Premier Award, Richard Hughes
EEDA BBC School/Business Link, Winner
EEDA BBC Outstanding Student of the Year, Anna Simpson
Norfolk Food Awards Young Chef of the Year, Julia Hetherton
Hoste Arms Norfolk Craft Student Competition Winner, Julia Hetherton
National Chef of the Year Semi-Finalist, Richard Knights

2005
Norwich Hotel School Premier Award for Outstanding Contribution
Norfolk Food Awards Young Chef of the Future, Simon Hilburn
Norfolk Food Awards Employment Innovation, Winner

2004
Norfolk Food Awards Employment Innovation, Winner
National Junior Master Chef Runner Up, Stacey Hughes

2003
EDP Business Awards Business/Education Link, Winner

2002-Present: Two AA Rosettes The Lavender House
2008: Two AA Rosettes The Pigs at Edgefield, Awarded
2007: Good Food Guide Recommended
2007: Michelin Recommended

Catey Menu of the Year 1994, Winner

Baron Philippe de Rothschild Menu Competition 1988, Runner Up

National Chef of the Year Semi Finalist 1993, 1991, 1989,
Richard Hughes

Member of the Guild of Food Writers

Published:
September 2004: Hughes Cooking
September 2006: Puddings Galore
May 2008: The Pigs Book of Proper Pub Food
Projected September 2008: Step by Step with Richard Hughes

Columnist for Caterer & Hotelkeeper, Eastern Daily Press, EDP Norfolk

What the Papers Say!

"Richard Hughes' pioneering cooking uses only the finest
local produce."  "Ambience refreshingly unstuffy."
Independent March 2008

"A class act, set in a gorgeous 16th century building."
Telegraph May 2008

"One of the top ten most romantic restaurants in the country."
The Times February 2008

"Always something special."  "Richard Hughes' cooking can
be sublime."
Hardens Guide 2008

"Richard Hughes in on a culinary mission to get Norfolk ingredients
on the map and to encourage diners to have fun."
Square Meal November 2007

"The food is very much the focus of this friendly under-
stated establishment."
AA Guide 2008

"A feast on the eyes as well as the plate."
EDP March 2008