Short-listed for seafood awards

Wednesday, 04 February 2009 01:00

KEIR Meikle, owner-chef of the Navy Inn in Penzance, has a double reason to celebrate as he's been short-listed for not one but two major awards organised by Seafish UK.

The Navy has been nominated by Seafood Cornwall for the Seafood Pub of the Year category while Keir himself has been nominated as Seafood Chef of the Year in the Seafood Awards 2009 competition. Modestly, Keir (pictured left, with chef Jay Orley) said: "Using fresh Newlyn fish caught by local suppliers means that we're cooking fish that are as good as you're going to get anywhere – but it's fabulous to be nominated for two important awards."

Keir and his team will travel to the Grosvenor Hotel in London in May to see whether they've scooped a national title