Cornwall

Last Friday, the 2018 Muddy Award Winners toasted their success at <a href="http://www.penrosekitchen.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Penrose Kitchen</a>, just outside Truro.
The perfect spot for a relaxed Cornish get together (or intimate wedding as one guest suggested), the restaurant is situated in serene water gardens, which are currently bursting with beautiful lilies.
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Apologies to our brilliant winning <a href="https://www.veritywestcottphotography.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">photographer Verity Westcott</a> &#8211; what follows are a few amateur snaps of the occasion for posterity. There she is look!
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After the <a href="http://caspyn.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Caspyn gin</a> cocktails, <a href="http://www.callestickfarm.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Callestick Farm</a> ice cream and classy canapés whipped up by chef Ben, it&#8217;s a good thing I have winning Personal Trainer <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thinkfitcornwall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Becky Bennet from Think Fit </a>in Truro on speed dial now.
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Gorgeous fresh asparagus and gin raspberry brambles, followed by Cornish ice cream in every flavour.
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Hats off to the super dooper team from <a href="http://www.badgerforestschool.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Badger Forest School</a>, the only fully branded winners of the afternoon. I can&#8217;t wait to join them in Cardinham Woods with the kids this summer! Perfect excuse to drop in on our winning cafe &#8211; probably the most highly contested category &#8211; <a href="https://www.woodscafe.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Woods Cafe</a>.
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<a href="https://www.penleehouse.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Penlee House Gallery</a> (Best Art Gallery) was representing for Penzance. <a href="http://edgeoftheworldbookshop.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Edge of the World Bookstore</a> &#8211; we missed you!
A massive congrats to the Newquay contingent, who once again cleaned up, claiming prizes for Best Pub (<a href="https://www.travellersrestcornwall.co.uk/">The Traveller&#8217;s Rest</a>), Best Woman&#8217;s Store (<a href="https://roosbeach.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Roo&#8217;s Beach</a>), Best Bar (<a href="http://waxwatergate.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WAX Watergate</a>) and more.
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The gorgeous Ro from <a href="https://www.rohair.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ro Hair</a> (also Newquay-based), showed us how to rock beach waves. I&#8217;ll be round there next week for a tutorial!
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Talking of beautiful things, we also welcomed winners in the Best Interiors Store, Gift Shop, Florist and Jewellery Store categories &#8211; congratulations to <a href="https://www.joandcohome.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jo &amp; Co</a> (who have recently launched a stylish new furniture emporium too), <a href="http://winifredandmabel.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Winifred and Mabel</a> (storming to victory for a second year), <a href="http://www.flowersbydonnacornish.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Flowers by Donna Cornish</a> and jeweller <a href="https://www.sarahdrew.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sarah Drew.</a> Follow Sarah&#8217;s Facebook page for news of her popular <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sparkledrew/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recycled/ Beach Find jewellery workshops</a>.
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The team from Charlestown&#8217;s <a href="http://www.thelongstore.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Longstore</a> took an hour or two off to collect their certificate, before heading back to the winning restaurant for a busy Friday night.
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And <a href="https://www.oceanflowyoga.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oceanflow Yoga</a>&#8216;s Jen and Stretch provided the entertainment. Last year, we all posed for photos in tree pose &#8211; this year I left them to the acro yoga! Stay tuned for their fab Silent Disco yoga events over the summer.
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I shall need a day at <a href="https://www.scarlethotel.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Scarlet</a> &#8211; our winning spa &#8211; to recover from all the excitement.
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Oh and a pedicure! Claire &#8211; of winning beauty salon <a href="http://www.banburysbeauty.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Banbury&#8217;s</a> &#8211; you told me I needed one (no offense taken!) and after an ill-advised wander through the water gardens in sandals, it&#8217;s now a desperate situation.
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To our remaining winners &#8211; <a href="http://heligan.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Lost Gardens of Heligan</a>, <a href="http://www.constantinebaystores.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Constantine Bay Stores</a>, <a href="https://www.mounthaven.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mount Haven Hotel</a>, <a href="https://www.trevaskisfarm.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trevaskis Farm</a> and <a href="https://www.minack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Minack Theatre</a> &#8211; a massive Muddy well done (pictures of some of you were a bit blurry &#8211; but we love you too).
And on a heartfelt note, thank you all for coming &#8211; it was amazing to meet so many of the creative and talented folk that make Cornwall such a special place to be. And to all our finalists too &#8211; thanks for getting involved, I&#8217;m looking forward to next year already.
Sophie x

Muddy Parties at Penrose Kitchen

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