We couldn’t be happier about how things have gone. From the opening 6 months ago, to Richard winning the Great British Menu and being named No. 3 in The Times 25 Best New Restaurants in the Country. None of this would have been possible without our amazing team around us, from Maddie our Restaurant Manager, Ashley our Sous Chef, Adam our General Manager who joined ship Benedicts a few weeks ago and all the other amazing troops who work with us at Benedicts. But most importantly a massive thank you to all you wonderful customers

From filming for GREAT BRITISH MENU in January, leaving Morston Hall in February without a restaurant to my name, to GBM finals, the banquet for the amazing W.I. And now having a beautiful restaurant that I run with my amazing wife Katja in the heart of my home town of Norwich. The road has not always been easy from getting the keys, having no budget to really speak of with no investors to now having a amazing team around us making our dream of running a family neighbourhood restaurant come true. From

You can catch me again on BBC TWO’s Great British Menu which is back later in the summer and this year the chefs must plate up perfection, as they fight it out for the chance to cook at a glorious banquet marking 100 years of the Women’s Institute at London’s historic Drapers Hall. The challenge is to produce 21st century dishes that honour the custodians of first class home cooking, and pay tribute to the generations of women who have helped make Britain the great culinary nation it is today. The chefs have