What is it ? – One of the finest country house hotels in the North of England. Luxurious 20 room accommodation with food of the highest standards in the UK. What`s Cooking ? – Well sourced ingredients from throughout the UK with strength from the Cumbria region. Who`s Cooking ? – Chef Paul Leonard previously of The Devonshire…
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Rothay Manor , Ambleside.
What is it ? – A Country house hotel and Restaurant in Ambleside , Cumbria (Right in the centre of the Lake district) 10 minutes walk from the shops and bars. Who`s Cooking ? – Chef Dan Mc George formerly of The Michelin starred Bath Priory. What should I expect ? The hotel is…
Forest Side , The Lake Districts multi million pound hotel opens.
My first experience at Forest side was a year ago. I popped in on my way past to see chef Kev Tickle. I was expecting a sample of freshly baked Bread with his latest Cheese discovery. Instead i walked into a mudbath full of contractors and civil work. Exactly a year later and after almost…
Lake Road Kitchen – 125 day old Beef.
Since my first visit to Lake road kitchen in Ambleside a couple of months ago there`s been a very special piece of Beef hanging in the fridge with my name all over it. I was so tempted to return earlier to try it but a reservation had been entered into the restaurant diary on the…
Lake Road Kitchen – Another Diamond for the Cumbrian collection.
At the time of writing Lake road kitchen has only been open for 20 weeks and finally i got around to eating dinner there last weekend. The tom tom drums were beating out the message within days of the restaurant opening but i held out for weeks waiting for them to settle in and…
Herdwick – A grand day ont Joe Relphs Yew Tree farm…. Yis Aye.
“Good stuff comes in Laal parcels“….they`ve stolen my best one liner.That`s exactly what i keep telling people….well it`s my excuse anyways ha ha. The farm people are actually talking Sheep, Herdwick ones which are naturally quite a small breed.I was invited over to Yew tree farm in the Borrowdale valley recently to spend an afternoon…
The Langdale hotel , Cumbria, another undiscovered secret hideaway.
In all of my years living in the English Lakes i found it really strange that i`d never actually been to the Langdale valley before. I`d been to places nearby but never ventured the 10 minutes from the main road and seen one of Englands most beautiful sights.
Cumbrian Hidden Treasures.
When driving through the Cumbrian lake District there`s normally somewhere to eat at every turn.It might be a corner chippy, a village pie shop , a cosy country pub or a fine dining Michelin starred restaurant. I was rather amazed at just how many country houses there were around the Windermere area during my drive through there last weekend.There…
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