MOUNT House School at Tavistock has been awarded top marks for the quality of its catering by Master Chef Peter Gorton from the Horn of Plenty restaurant at Gulworthy. The chef and restaurant owner was invited to the school by headmaster Jim Massey to inspect and comment on the standards there. Two years ago Mount House led the trend towards improving diet for youngsters in school when it embarked on a complete overhaul of the catering, introducing more healthy and attractive options. Mr Massey said since then an improvement had been noticed not only in the behaviour and attitude of the children, but also in the well being of staff. To set the seal on these improvements, Peter Gorton was asked to comment on the food standards. He said he was genuinely impressed not only with the standard of food on offer at the school but also the care it took to ensure the children were taught to appreciate good healthy food and the importance of behaving appropriately at meal times. ?Like the Horn of Plenty, Mount House School sources as much produce as it can locally and offers good, attractive, wholesome balanced meals,? he said. Mr Massey said: ?The children and staff have reacted to the changes we have made with great enthusiasm and we are delighted now to have received the endorsement of one of the country?s top chefs.?