‘Stourbridge’ chef looking to serve up a record-breaking dish - An enterprising Stourbridge chef is looking to cap a remarkable first eight months in business by entering the ‘seafood’ record books. Matt Gardner, who manages the Mare and Colt in Kidderminster with his girlfriend Jess Harris, is aiming for his sixth consecutive ‘National Seafood Pub of the Year’ title and is urging local people to back his efforts by tasting a range of dishes during a special week starting on October 5th. The former Halesowen College student is hoping that a concerted marketing drive, special themed decorations and over 40 different starters and mains will be enough to overcome the challenge from 140 outlets in the Chef and Brewer chain. And, in a bid to separate himself from the competition, he has renamed one of his signature dishes as the ‘Rachel Jones Trio of Seafood’ in recognition of one of the town’s most famous daughters and producer of the record-breaking Chris Moyles show on Radio 1. “We really want to put Stourbridge and Kidderminster on the map when it comes to good dining and thought we would capture the imagination by re-naming one of our specials after a local celebrity,” explained Matt, who took the reins on January 8th.