Jonathan Todd, owner of The Plough in Wavendon, had a second reason to celebrate at his restaurant during a black tie dinner for the restaurant’s first birthday celebrations on Wednesday 16th July.

Grant Hawthorne, head chef at The Plough Wavendon, recently a finalist in two categories of Restaurant Magazine’s UK Best Dishes 2007, was yesterday elected to the position of Master Craftsman by the Craft Guild of Chefs at their annual general meeting and lunch, held in London.