01-04-2025
Somerset Michelin-star restaurant wins prestigious Trencherman's Award
SOMERSET's only Michelin-star restaurant won the Trencherman's Award for Innovation and Creativity at the 2025 ceremony.
Winners of the South West's most prestigious hospitality awards were unveiled at a ceremony near Bath on March 24, 2025.
Merlin Labron-Johnson's hyper-local farm-to-table restaurant OSIP in Bruton won the Trencherman's Award for Innovation and Creativity.
Trencherman's Guide editor Abi Manning hosted the awards evening, which is known for being the region's 'hottest' event in the culinary calendar.
The event was attended by the movers and shakers of the South West food scene including leading chefs, restaurateurs, hoteliers, and food and drinks businesses.
As part of the ceremony multi-course dinner was cooked by previous award winners, three of whom are Great British Menu and/or MasterChef: The Professionals alumni, with the nine prizes presented between courses.
Trencherman's Guide editor Abi Manning said: 'It's always a privilege and a pleasure to bring together the Trencherman's community at our annual awards, which celebrate the crème de la crème of the region's dining establishments.
'The atmosphere was one of celebration and solidarity; we have such an abundance of talent, creativity and innovation in the South West and I think everyone present felt proud to be a part of that, and celebrated each other and the hospitality industry regardless of whether they came away with a winner's plate or not.'
