Liverpool chef Andrew Sheridan shortlisted for top national awards

Liverpool’s newest fine dining restaurant 8 By Andrew Sheridan has been shortlisted for five top awards, just four months after moving to the city.

Sheridan’s flagship restaurant in Cook Street has been nominated in five categories of the British Restaurant Awards (BRAs) – alongside some of the country’s most revered establishments including Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck.

The British Restaurant Awards are now in their fifth year, and winners will be announced at a prestigious ceremony in London next month (September). Diners can now vote for their favourite top restaurants from the shortlists.

Categories 8 By Andrew Sheridan has been nominated for are: Best New Restaurant in 2023; Best Culinary Experience in 2023; Best Luxury Restaurant 2023; Restaurant of the Year 2023; and Best Restaurant in Liverpool.

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Other shortlisted restaurants include three Michelin star-holder The Fat Duck, Gareth Ward’s Ynyishr, and Moor Hall in Aughton.

Sheridan, who moved his restaurant from Birmingham to Liverpool in April, said: “To be shortlisted for five awards in such esteemed company is incredible.

“It would be amazing to win but being shortlisted just a few months after opening in Liverpool, is pretty remarkable.”

Sheridan and his business partner Sam Morgan of the Open Restaurant Group also own OXA in The Wirral, and Black & Green, Worcestershire, both upmarket neighbourhood bistros.