UK Enterprise 2017

88 WORLDWIDE BUSINESS REVIEW / UK Enterprise Awards 2017 , Best Family-Run Greek Restaurant - Cambridgeshire TheOliveGrove is a family-runRestaurant based intheheardofCambridge, offeringaninnovative, sustainableapproachtoGreekcuisine.Weprofile therestaurant tofindoutmore. The Olive Grove opened its doors on the 1st of April, 2013 and has been welcoming connoisseurs of exquisite Greek cuisine ever since. Straight from the turquoise blue waters of Elafonisos, Laconia and the family business ventures of Capari Suites, the Kouzini Restaurant and the Canal tavern, the establishment continues its thirst for providing excellent service and products which it has cultivated since 1992. The Kontakos family shared its traditional family recipes with the exquisite chef Nikolas Krassas and they have succeeded in bringing diners an amalgam of traditional Greek cuisine with a culinary twist respecting the benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Their philosophy is all about simplicity, unpretentiousness, excellence, tranquillity and healthy-living. As such, their aim is to bring out the best Greece has to offer in food and wine, transcending the notions of simply feta and retsina. At the Olive Grove the culinary team are pioneers of sustainable cooking with low-wastage values, striving for transparency and honesty in their food. Their ethos is to use seasonal, local, and WUK17066 mostly organic vegetables, whilst meat and fish are cooked from nose-to-tail. All their fresh produce is 80% seasonal, 80% British and 20% European non-air freight. As part of this this sustainable approach the Olive Grove are committed and official members of the SRA (Sustainable Restaurant Association) and have made great unique strides in green management procedures. The only good paper is no paper at all and to achieve that commitment all its take-away boxes are eco-friendly and biodegradable, its innovative till and ordering system is completely electronic while the receipts are sent via email with the diner’s consent, and the restaurant’s Health and Safety checklists are all done electronically. Even the establishment’s accounting is done online while its suppliers have committed themselves to never print a paper invoice in the Olive Grove’s name. Based on the philosophy of the family’s Grandfather, the Olive Tree sees that the word gastronomy hides inside it the word astronomy; therefore, replicating that experience of dining in tranquillity among the stars is the restaurant’s way of life, and this will continue as it looks towards a bright and exciting future.