Restaurant Guide publisher Paul Allen presented the winning restaurant team with their award as the eatery celebrated its first birthday last week (16 July). Paul Allen commented on the win: "The restaurants we feature in The Foodie Square Guide are recommended to us by our readers. Nominations are received from the readers and restaurant-goers – across Buckinghamshire and beyond." "We take into account all of our customer comments and feedback and this is used to determine the winner of the award. Jon Todd, Grant Hawthorne and his remarkable team have done Buckinghamshire proud with their attention to detail from the food and wine, to the landscaped areas." Chef Hawthorne continued: "It's been my ambition to become the best restaurant here at The Plough Wavendon…Our award-winning, fine dining restaurant in Milton Keynes is where my passion and demonstration of the art and craft of cooking is to be found." Hawthorne has recently launched his nine-course summer Degustation menu, with wines to match each course.