Chef/patron, ‘Made by Bob’, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Bob was previously head chef at The Swan at Southrop, and has also worked in London at Sir Terence Conran’s famous Bibendum restaurant under Simon Hopkinson and at Nahm with Australian chef and internationally recognised Thai food master, David Thompson (who describes Bob as “a fantastic chef”).
His latest venture, ‘Made by Bob’ is the culmination of a life’s dream for Bob Parkinson: a relaxed café/restaurant and delicatessen serving fantastic food that is seasonal and as locally sourced as possible, although he confesses to a love of Italian and Asian ingredients as well. At ‘Made by Bob’, Bob devises, prepares, and sells all his own products; everything has his idiosyncratic mark and his total involvement, hence the idea behind the name.