About Holly and Raoul

Raoul & Holly owned Woodruffs, Britain’s first totally Organic Cafe, based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, which was established in 1998. Holly bought the business in 2003 and worked there from the start – she ran the successful cafe until she sold it in 2019.

Raoul and his family co-owned award winning Seafood Restaurant, The Old Passage, Arlingham, Gloucestershire, where he was head chef for many years.

After marrying and the birth of their daughter Matilda, Holly and Raoul took the opportunity to move to Cornwall for a short break, where Raoul spent the summer working as head chef for Michelin starred Chef Nathan Outlaw at The Mariners Pub, Rock, Cornwall.

When they returned to Stroud in 2015 to continue running Woodruffs, they also started Well Seasoned Cotswold Catering. They teamed up with Owlpen Manor in Uley and began catering for all the Weddings and Events on the Estate.