A Cornish chef opens up his favourite spots
David Gingell was born in Falmouth and has just signed one of those guides worth more than ten TripAdvisor lists. In his Cornwall tour for Wallpaper, the chef runs through his favourite restaurants, pubs, cafés and bakeries across the peninsula. And he does not hold back: there is one pasty he considers the undisputed best.
The value of a list like this lies in who signs it. A local chef does not recommend for commission or for an algorithm, he recommends what he eats when his own restaurant is closed. For travel professionals designing experiences in southwest England, this kind of material is gold for building gastronomic itineraries beyond the usual coastal fish and chips.
In my view, chef-signed guides are the best antidote to the homogenisation of recommendations. Cornwall has been selling landscape for years, and its food scene deserves the same weight in the shop window. Agencies and hotels in the area that know how to weave routes around these names have a real differentiation lever right there.
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