Please see below a press release regarding the launch of Porthminster Kitchen - a new dining destination with stunning views over St Ives harbour, from the team behind Porthminster Beach Café - which opens this weekend.

Low resolution images of Michael and Lee are attached - please email me if you would like high res copies - further imagery is also available on request.

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Lucy

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PRESS RELEASE

To: News Desk

From: Porthminster Kitchen

Date: 23^rdApril 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Porthminster Beach Café Launches New Harbourside Dining Destination

The team behindPorthminster Beach Caféin St Ives launches their eagerly-anticipated second restaurant this week, bringing a new kind of creative dining to the heart of St Ives.

Porthminster Beach Café is an award-winning restaurant with an enviable reputation for serving the best Cornish seafood in an amazing location; perched directly on the sands of Porthminster Beach with views across St Ives Bay.

A year in the planning, their new location will offer an alternative dining destination above the hustle and bustle of the town's harbour, combining the same high standards with a fresh new approach - and an equally awe-inspiring view.

Porthminster Kitchenwill serve up a refreshing, playful take on Cornish cuisine, introducing a menu of smaller plates and lighter options combining global flavours, local ingredients and creative cooking.

Michael Smith, Executive Chef of both restaurants, explained the thinking behind the new venture: "We wanted to create a more casual dining environment where people can enjoy inventive but affordable food."

Appetisers are £3, starters £5-£7 and main courses are priced at £11-£17.

He added: "We have also stripped out much of what is unnecessary; dairy and gluten take a backseat in favour of light, vibrant ingredients."

The restaurant, which enjoys stunning panoramic views of St Ives Harbour, is also light and airy, with a more urban feel than its sister beachside eatery; rustic wood flooring, stainless steel, industrial lighting and stark white tiles are complimented by huge windows and mirrors - ensuring that the view remains the star of the show.

Diners can watch fishing boats return with their catch - shortly to make its way to these very tables - and admire a vista which has inspired many generations of artists, including Anthony Frost whose work adorns the walls.

Michael's Head Chef at Porthminster Kitchen is Lee Wilson: A South African-born chef who has worked with Michael for many years, Lee's other experience includes spells at Peirre Koffman's in Knightsbridge and Jason Atherton's flagship restaurant Pollen Street Social, as well as a stint as personal chef to the Qatari Royal Family.

Lee said he is looking forward to leading the team at Porthminster Kitchen: "We've spent months experimenting with dishes in order to produce a fresh and exciting menu; the food is designed to allow people to create their own tasting menus by choosing a succession of small dishes - it's a really relaxed and informal approach."

Lee arrived in St Ives 11 years ago and, despite taking several high-profile jobs elsewhere, he says he has always felt an inextricable pull to return.

He explained: "You hear it so many times but we really are blessed with amazing produce and an inspirational food culture in Cornwall; Michael and I have both travelled and worked all over the world and it speaks volumes that there is nowhere else we would rather be."

The restaurant also has two self-catering rooms available, which enjoy the same impressive views of the harbour. These can be booked viaNo. 27 The Terrace.

Reservations at Porthminster Kitchen can be made for dinner only. Call 01736 799874 to book.

To find out more, please visithttp://www.porthminster.kitchen/

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Editor's Notes

Contact:Lucy Cornes at Eventy - Marketing & PR on 01326 376273 /lucy@eventy.co.uk

Photo:Please find attached low res images of Michael Smith (Executive Chef) and Lee Wilson (Head Chef).

Further information: 

Porthminster Beach Café -Porthminster Cafe in St Ives is a multi-award winning seafood restaurant.  The café specialises in Mediterranean and Asian seafood cuisine and is open daily for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. Nestled beneath the steep slopes of Porthminster Point, right on the beach with unbeatable and uninterrupted views across St Ives Bay to Godrevy Lighthouse, Porthminster Beach Café is one of the most popular dining destinations in Cornwall.

Porthminster Kitchen -New from the Porthminster Beach Café team, Porthminster Kitchen is a creative dining experience in the heart of St Ives, with panoramic views over the famous harbour.

Enjoy a light and playful take on Cornish cuisine, incorporating fresh flavours and inventive textures. Guests can drop in for a drink and graze on appetisers, or create their own tasting menu from a list of small plates. For the full experience, dine overlooking the harbour and enjoy several courses, accompanied by an inventive selection of wines as well as local beers and ciders.