TV chef Nigel Smith’s Restaurant at Ribby Hall, Wrea Green has won Best North West Restaurant at The High-Life Dining Awards 2010.

The Hi-Life Dining Awards is an annual event which celebrates the very best chefs and restaurants in the UK and Ireland with over 100,000 Hi-Life members voting for the nominees and winners.

BBC North West Tonight’s anchorman and new presenter Gordon Burns hosted the ceremony, held at Manchester’s Hilton Hotel on 29 January, with music legend Noddy Holder and stars from Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and Coronation Street presenting the awards.

Nigel runs his award winning restaurant at Ribby Hall in Lancashire and his career has included stints working with Albert Roux, Paul Heathcote and Anton Edelmann at the Savoy. 

Nigel has recently created six recipes specifically for Kleeneze. The recipes showcase the benefits of a number of Kleeneze cooking aids, including its oven roasting bags, salad dressers and green bags.

View Nigel’s recipes with accompanying instruction videos.

North West based Nigel is well known for his enigmatic cooking style and he creates contemporary and classic menus using local and seasonal produce at Nigel Smith’s Restaurant, Ribby Hall in Lancashire.

Nigel also runs a thriving outside catering business and cookery school and cooks for many celebrities and high profile clients. His career has included stints working with Albert Roux and Anton Edelmann at the Savoy, as well as hosting his own TV series.

Nigel believes in consistency and quality which is why he is endorsing Kleeneze and over the coming months will be testing our products. Nigel will be selecting items that he uses in his own home when cooking for his family and says he is truly enthused by the versatility of the products. Look out for his great selection of unique new recipes that he has compiled especially for Kleeneze. He hopes these will motivate you to try them for yourselves!

Nigel says “I am overwhelmed by the quality of the cookware – it is great! These products have a place in everyone’s kitchen and I know you will enjoy my chef’s choices and all the recipes – especially the video recipes on this website which are really easy to use and I hope will inspire you to get cooking! I am so impressed by the selection of merchandise and everything can be ordered by shopping from the comfort of your own home! Kleeneze really does make life easier!”

View the Cooking with Kleeneze web site now to watch Nigel’s video recipes.