HEAD CHEF MAT
Owner and Head Chef Mat has a passion for
wholesome simple tasty food. That's him on the right! He doesn't normally
look like that...he's much taller in real life and tends to wear a more
consevative outfit when cooking! A fully trained and qualified chef, Matt aged
30 something, was born into cooking! He has worked for many well known
establishments and has been involved in the food and drink industry for as
long as he can remember.
In 2004 Matt and his wife Shiho seized the opportunity to unleash their
personal culinary talents, with the purchase My Great Grandfathers.
They were building-up a loyal following, when disaster struck...... for
them, their neighbors, local friends and the residents of Tewkesbury. On
that one day, on Friday 20th July 2007, the flood-stricken town was
overwhelmed by a record volume of 5 inches of rain. The town came to
international prominence, appearing on the front page of many national
newspapers, suffering as it did, from some of the worst flooding in recorded
British history (more for press editors)
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The town features many notable Tudor buildings, with its
major claim to fame being Tewkesbury
Abbey. My Great grandfathers is literally
a few hundred yards from the Abbey. The restaurant building is thought to have been constructed
in around 1500, in its present form. We believe there may have been some
earlier construction on the site, as My Great Grandfathers is slightly
younger than its immediate surrounding buildings. The restaurant has
recently undergone extensive internal re-construction and re-decoration
following the floods of July 2007. More about the history of the building
when we find out!
FREE Guide to listed buildings here
Further Reading
More about Tewkesbury and the Abbey here