Solihull chef nominated Best Chef in UK alongside Gordon Ramsay & Gino D’Acampo

The fifth annual British Restaurant Awards (BRA) has set the table and unveiled its sizzling nominations, with one local chef nominated for the best in the UK.

From Best New Restaurant and Best Chef, to Best Luxury Restaurant and Restaurant of the Year, there are plenty of categories for the BRA awards this year.

The awards are set to take place on September 5, 2023, and many Birmingham establishments are nominated in different categories at this year’s awards, but just one chef from the West Midlands is nominated for the best in the UK.

David Taylor, the head chef at Grace & Savour, located at the Hampton Manor in Hampton-in-Arden has been nominated for the Best Chef in the UK. The restaurant is run by David and his wife Annette.

Taylor began his career working under Birmingham’s famous celebrity chef Glynn Purnell before working at Maaemo in Norway which won three Michelin stars. The Solihull restaurant provides an immersive fine dining experience for customers.

And earlier this year, the UK’s leading independent restaurant guide - SquareMeal - announced that Taylor’s Solihull restaurants was voted as the best in the UK. The fine dining venue won the favour of both readers and critics for its top quality food. The restaurant is located inside a stunning Victorian walled garden and the fifteen course tasting menu is served from an open kitchen.

Who else is nominated?

David is nominated in the category alongside some huge names. They include: Gordon Ramsay, Shuko Oda, Ainsley Harriott, Gino D’Acampo, Aldo Zilli, Rohit Ghai, Tom Brown, Andrew Wong, Ravinder Bhogal, Jeremy Chan, Tommy Banks, Richard Corrigan, Heston Blumenthal, and Simon Rimmer.

How to vote

This year’s British Restaurant Awards is sponsored by Telephonos - a new social media network - and all voting is done by registering on the website. People have until September 1, 2023 to vote. You can sign up to vote, here