The first winner is The Clerkenwell Kitchen founded in 2002 by Helen Gray and Emma Miles.

They think local more than organic.

For fish and seafood they buy what’s plentiful rather than fashionable.

On a practical note, they work with 2 recycling firms to reduce waste to a minimum.

This super eaterie, tucked between Farringdon and Clerkenwell Road, serves delicious, fresh, seasonal food that avoids intensive agriculture at fair prices. The furnishings are simple: plenty of wood, windows and white walls with architectural seating and lighting. In the warmer months, the outdoor decked terrace comes into play.
Before opening the Kitchen, its two owners, Helen and Emma worked at the Eyre Brothers restaurant in Shoreditch, and for Hugh Fearnley- Whittingstall at River Cottage in Dorset, respectively. The open kitchen serves breakfast (anything from a bowl of muesli to big bacon and free-range egg constructions) through to afternoon tea (own-made brownies, muffins, pastries, delicious lemon tarts).
At lunchtime you can pick up a takeaway (freshly made soup, perhaps, or a luxuriously creamy courgette and parmesan tart with a lentil, mint and beetroot salad) or sit down for the works. Each day there are six dishes offered, such as honey-roasted gammon, roasted carrots and parsley sauce, or fish stew with squid, mussels, chorizo and croûtons. A decent glass of red or white will cost an additional £3.75. Your fellow diners will likely be as sleek and stylish as the surroundings; many of them hail from nearby architectural practices and workshops.