Ainsworth steps down as Good Food Guide editor

Jim Ainsworth stepped down as editor of the Good Food Guide last week and has been replaced by his deputy Andrew Turvil. Ainsworth will continue as consultant editor.

Turvil plans a constantly updated Good Food Guide website, which would be paid for by subscribers, despite the fact that it would lessen the impact the Good Food Guide has when it is published every October. Turvil said the advantages of keeping its reports constantly up to date would outweigh this.

Turvil was upbeat about the current state of UK restaurants. "The UK is gradually shaking off its reputation for lousy food and we have restaurants that rank as genuine world-beaters. But it's not all about the big players. The Good Food Guide has always sought fresh food prepared with care and skill, whether it is produced by a large brigade in a fancy hotel, or a husband-and-wife team working all hours in a fancy kitchen."

Source: Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine, 6-12 February 2003