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Lancashire Food & Drink

Welcome to Taste Lancashire 08 - a website dedicated purely to food and drink in Lancashire and Blackpool. This is where you'll find our quality places to eat , producers , celebrity chefs , recipies and much much more.

Where to Eat and Drink in Lancashire

Savour the fresh flavours from our numerous award-winning establishments offering speciality cuisines from around the world. Choose from an array of restaurants with Michelin stars , Taste Lancashire awards and AA rosettes .

AA Rosette Awards: AA inspectors annually award Rosettes to restaurants for the quality of their food. Most Star-rated hotels have their own restaurants and we also inspect these.
Michelin Awards in Lancashire: Michelin stars are probably their most recognised awards however, Michelin also award establishments their Bib Gourmands award. Michelin Stars and Bib Gourmands are awarded annually for the fine quality of the cooking based on an inspector visit.
Taste Lancashire Quality Assured Restaurants: Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board has teamed up with Made In Lancashire and Quality in Tourism to produce a new quality award scheme for eating establishments.
Lancashire Public Houses: Lancashire has a vast amount of quality pubs serving delicious, home-cooked food, many priding themselves on only using the finest local ingredient.
Key to Quality Accreditations: All eating establishments listed on this website have received one or more of the below awards. Please be aware ratings may change throughout the year.

Taste Guide to Lancashire

As well as their individual character and charm, Lancashire's Districts offer a wide variety of unique and special places to eat and drink.

Blackpool Rocks: Blackpool has long been the premier holiday resort and has an exciting, extensive, year round programme of events to complement Blackpool's many famous attractions; Pleasure Beach Blackpool, Sandcastle Waterpark, Blackpool Tower and Circus, Blackpool Zoo and Stanley Park.
Time to taste - delighful, heary, stylish and tantalising: High quality food and drink in Lytham St Annes & the Fylde doesn't get better than this! Fresh fish and seafood, meat from local farms, tempting local specialist shops in the towns and villages.
Lancaster - Smokehouse, Sunshine and Shrimps: Lancaster, Morecambe and the Lune Valley have a long tradition of producing fine foods from the land, the rivers and the sea.
Pendle Witches Brew up a Feast: Pendle is one of the best places to indulge yourself in Lancashire and was the first Fairtrade borough in the world.
The world on a plate puts Preston on the map: Preston is a modern multicultural city, a fact clearly reflected in the comprehensive food and drink offerings across the city.
Taste Trail to Rival Tolkien: Launched in March 2008 The Ribble Valley Food Trail features some of the finest producers and restaurateurs in the country. This trail will help you to explore this premier food destination.
Welcome to Pennine Lancashire: "Incredibly unique . . . this is a food festival unlike any other." Enjoy England.
Sarsaparilla and more in Rossendale: When it comes to dining out, Rossendale is brimming with choice, with a number of excellent restaurants, pubs and stylish wine bars.
South Ribble serves up a rich menu: South Ribble, nestles in the heart of Lancashire and has a rich offering of quality eateries from rural village settings to town centre delights.
Work up an appetite in West Lancashire: On the fringes of Liverpool, the picturesque District of West Lancashire really does have it all when it comes to food and drink.
Wild about Wyre: With mouth watering locally sourced seasonal produce, the food in Wyre is guaranteed to set your tastebuds racing all year round. In Wyre we pride ourselves in getting food from our fields, farms and trawlers fresh to your plate.

Tasty Events

Come along and help celebrate with us Lancashire's year of food and drink, Taste Lancashire 08. Experience Lancashire's fabulous food culture for yourself through our great range of enticing events and festivals.

Taste Lancashire 08 Highlighted Events: Don't Miss Out! There will be many exciting events and celebrations of Food and drink throughout Lancashire and Blackpool during the year.
Lancashire Hot Shots: 2008 sees the third year of Lancashire Hot shots being run across the county and venues are already being lined up to take part.
Lancashire's Farmers' Markets: Lancashire Farm Shops and Markets have grown in popularity over the past few years, and are noted for the quality of their fine locally produced stock, cheeses and meat products.
National Food Celebration Days and Weeks: Farmhouse Breakfast Week - 20th - 26th January 2008 Farmhouse Breakfast Week is an annual campaign that emphasises the importance of eating a healthy breakfast every day.

Lancashire Chef Profiles

Lancashire's a real hot bed of local culinary talent. We've an incredible number of award winning chefs with real flair, great imagination and bucketsful of enthusiasm. Here we profile these heroes to celebrate their superb skills and talent.

Anson Bolton: Anson's interest in all things culinary started at an early age when he worked in his Uncle's restaurant - and soon decided that prepping vegetables was much more enjoyable than scrubbing pans.
Anthony Malone: Head Chef - White Tower Resturant , Blackpool Blackpool born chef Anthony Malone discovered his love for all things culinary by experimenting and creating delicious dishes in the kitchen of his parent's guesthouse.
Ash Rehman: Head Chef at The Red Pump Inn, Bashall Eaves near Clitheroe Ash really is a "good local food" enthusiast.
Chef Profile - Nigel Haworth: Nigel Haworth - the key facts... Born in Accrington, Lancashire, attended Accrington & Rossendale Catering College, before leaving to work five seasons, one in Gleneagles Scotland and four in Switzerland.
Chris Irwin -executive chef at The Bayley Arms & Shireburn Arms: Chris came into the kitchen full time only ten years ago, after a career in all areas of food service and operations.
Chris Rigby head chef at Don Antonio, Blackpool: Chris attended Blackpool and The Fylde College, catering department, and graduated in 1989, he developed his love of food and cooking from his Grandmother.
Gary Buxton - Head Chef at Gibbon Bridge Hotel: Gary Buxton joined The Gibbon Bridge Hotel as its Head Chef in February 2000.
Giovanni Iozzi - Chef Profile: Giovanni was born in 1964 in the village of Cetraro in the region of Calabria situated at the toe of Italy.
Greig Barnes - Head Chef at The Spread Eagle, Sawley: Greig Barnes was born in 1971 in Preston and trained at the town's then W R Tuson College.
James Cowell: Apprentice Chef at Ye Horns Inn My qualifications include NVQ level two and three in catering and hospitality. Next year HNC in hospitality management, all studied at Blackburn college.
Marco Calle-Calatayud: Marco is of Catalan origin and moved to the heart of the Lake District at the age of seven, when for 11 years his father ran the Low Wood Hotel.
Michael Weston-Cole - Chef Profile: Michael was born in Barrow in Furness in 1980 and studied at Ulverston Victoria High School. Upon leaving school in 1997 Michael began his career in catering at Burlington's Restaurant at Preston, under the guidance of executive chef John Benson-Smith.
Norman Price - Head Chef at High Moor Restaurant: Norman Price is Head Chef at High Moor Restaurant in Wrightington, near Wigan in Lancashire.
Paul Heathcote: Snapshot Paul Heathcote is a Michelin-starred chef-proprietor who has grown into a successful catering entrepreneur. A champion of British regional cuisine, Heathcote has built up a diverse empire in the north-west of England.
Paul Webster - Head Chef at Greens Bistro: Greens Bistro is a family run bistro that opened 8 years ago in 1999. It is named Greens as we have recycled all we can since day one, long before it became trendy.
Steve Saxon Head Chef at The Shireburn Arms Hotel: A new horizon at the Shireburn Arms as Steve Saxon takes the reigns at this historic coaching inn- the only change in fifteen years. Steve's menus bring a new excitement to the table.
Stosie Madi - head chef & proprietor at Weezo's: Nationality: French Cooking Speciality: Modern European Chef Proprietor Weezos Gambia, Weezos UK, Parkers Arms Newton in Bowland. Stosie cooks depending of what is in season and uses local produce only where possible.

Lancashire Recipes

Try out your culinary skills by following some of Lancashire's best chefs recipes.

Celebrity Recipes: You will find below a list of Lancashire celebrity recipes which have been put together for you to try.
Local Chef Recipes: Here we have collected and listed many great Lancashire recipes for you to create and enjoy. All of the recipes have been provided to us from Local Chefs throughout Lancashire.
Barbecued Lamb Shoulder with Lebanese Taboulé: On a hot summer day the perfect Mediterranean meal al fresco with the advantage of not doing much while your guests are there, what can I say but hostess heaven, also use local lamb from your local butcher for ...
Breast of Goosnargh Cornfed Chicken with Wild Chanterelle Mushrooms: What you need: (serves 4) 4 Corn fed chicken breasts Mushrooms 3tbsp olive oil 3 cloves of garlic finely 100 gms unsalted butter 500 ml vegetable stock 1 small onion, finely chopped 200 gms risotto rice 150 gms grated ...
Crème Brulee: What you need: (Serves 6) 600 ml double cream 1 vanilla pod 3 egg yolks 100 gms caster sugar 100 gms Demerara sugar What to do: Put three- quarters of the double cream in a heavy sauce pan with ...
Fillet of Extra-Matured Pendle Beef with Lancashire Blue Cheese with Herb-Scented Crushed Potatoes: What you need A decent sized fillet of extra-matured local Lancashire beef (It should be dark red in colour, not bright red!) Potatoes boiled or steamed in their skins Freshly picked thyme (ours are from the garden at the ...
Fresco Fresco Tiramisu: What you need (Serves 6-8) 3 eggs, separated 100 gms mascarpone 75 gms (2½ oz) caster sugar 200 ml espresso/black coffee 60 ml Marsala wine 12 sponge fingers Cocoa powder to dust What to do 1.
Gluten Free Summer Pudding by Marco Calle-Calatayud: Ingredients: Homemade juvela bread rolls (Cut Discs) 1 Punnet Blueberries 1 Punnet Blackberries 1 Punnet Strawberries 1 Punnet Redcurrants 1 Punnet Raspberry 2 cups of water 1 cup of sugar Method 1.
Hotpot by Nigel Haworth: HOTPOT IN THE 21ST CENTURY Favourite Recipe from Nigel Haworth, Northcote Manor Background In order to recreate a traditional Lancashire Hotpot with flair, Nigel cooks a simple peasant dish but utilises some of the finest produce from his repertoire ...
Lancashire Hotpot - A long and rambling history: Lancashire has a long and varied agricultural and industrial history, which has resulted in a rich culinary heritage.
Lancashire Tea Smoked Goosnargh Duck Breast: What you need 1 Goosnargh duck breast 250 g granulated sugar 12 Lancashire tea bags 1 tbsp honey Coarse sea salt Sprig of thyme What to do Rub the Duck breast with sea salt and thyme and leave over ...
Lytham Sea Bass Fillet, Green Pea & Smoked Bacon Risotto, Rhubarb Jam: What you need 4 large pin-boned & de-scaled sea bass fillets 50 mls of olive oil Pinch of salt & pepper 200 gms of fresh green peas 1 pint of good quality chicken stock 6 rashers of smoked Bowland ...
New Season White Asparagus, Hollandaise Sauce & Perigourde Truffle Jus: What you need Asparagus (allow 4-5 spears per portion) 200 g cooked asparagus trimmings 3 g gelatine 400 ml whipping cream 25 g Shallots 50 ml port 50 ml Madeira Chicken stock 15 g chopped truffle 100 ml veal ...
Oven Baked Chicken Breast in a Creamy Leek & Stilton Sauce: What you need: 1 Chicken breast (Skin on) 20gms of leek (finely sliced) 20gms of mushrooms (finely sliced) 20gms of stilton (grated) 50ml cream 1 knob of butter What to do: Cook the chicken breast in a sealed dish, ...
Pan Fried Sea Bass on a Bed of Caramelised Red Cabbage: What you need: (Serves 4) 4 X 175-200 gms thick, meaty portions sea bass, with skin left on 1 medium sized red cabbage, shredded 75 gms unsalted butter 300 ml red wine 85 ml crÃ¨me de cassis 150 ml ...
Paul Heathcote's Black Pudding and Cheese Hash Browns and Caramelised Pear: What you need (Makes 4) 500g of Maris Piper potatoes 1 egg white 4 slices of good black pudding 100g Lancashire cheese 2 teaspoon chopped chives 2 teaspoon chopped parsley 1 ripe conference pear 2 tsp icing sugar What ...
Potted Goosnargh Duck: What you need Serves 15 5 Goosnargh duck legs 1 kg clarified butter 8 cloves of garlic Handful of fresh thyme Handful of chopped fresh parsley 250 g Goosnargh duck breast 250 g chicken breast Salt and pepper What ...
Risotto Dumplings of Smoked Trout and Smoked Haddock: Serves 4 - 6 Ingredients 1 red onion, peeled and diced 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 2 tablespoons of olive oil 10g butter 350g Arborio rice 1 ½ litres chicken stock 1 smoked trout 1 fillet of smoked haddock ...
Slow Roasted Pork Belly with Apple and Sage Mash, Cider Gravy and Green Beans: What you need 1 slab pork belly 3 cloves garlic Flaked sea salt 25 g rosemary 3 round shallots, peeled 10 fine green beans, topped and tailed 10 chopped sage leaves 1 diced Bramley apple 1 baking potato Salt ...
Warm Red Onion and Goats Cheese Tart: What you need (Serves 4) 4 large red onions 8 stoned and chopped black olives 4 fl oz olive oil 8 oz soft goat's cheese (cut into 8 slices) 300 g puff pastry 8 oz gooseberries 2 oz sugar ...

Lancashires Producers

Lancashire's food producers take real pride in the quality, freshness and flavour of locally grown and prepared produce.

Lancashire's Award Winning Producers: Lancashire's Producers 'swept the board' at The North West Fine Food Awards 2008.
Producers in Lancashire: Lancashire is dedicated and proud to promote foods that have been grown, reared, caught, brewed, pickled, baked, smoked or processed in Lancashire.

Lancashire Specialities

Lancashire is of course famous for it's cheese and hotpot. But how about Sarsaparilla? Goosnargh cake? Nettle beer? Lancashire is famous for many great produce why not treat your taste buds and discover what Lancashire has to offer you.

Lancashire and Liverpool united once more

Prior to 1974 they were one and the same. Liverpool - alongside the likes of Manchester, Bolton, Oldham, Southport and Barrow - was part of Lancashire.

Lancashire Food Trails

Lancashire's fabulous food trails will introduce you to some of the great cuisine that Lancashire has to offer.

Lancashire Cheese Trails: Simple Lancashire cheese - eaten as often as possible: on its own, with a proper cuppa or, best of all, with Christmas fruit cake.
The Ribble Valley Food Trail: Food is now one of the nation's favourite pastimes and as the Ribble Valley has some of the finest producers and restaurateurs in the country this trail will help you to explore this premier food destination.

Food & Drink News

There's lots going on in Lancashire for food and drink so keep an eye on this page for all the latest news.

Calling all Picnic Lovers - Barley Picnic Site shortlisted in Nationwide Awards: Families in Lancashire are being urged to vote for the UK's favourite picnic spot in this year's Warburtons Picnic Awards.
Coffee Roaster Scoops Top Award: Gold Medal for `Santa Barbara` coffee J. Atkinson & Co , the coffee roaster in Lancaster established in 1837, has been awarded a Gold Medal for their El Salvador 'Santa Barbara' at the North West Fine Foods Awards 2008.
Gibbon Bridge New Hot Sandwich Menu: Undoubtedly one of the main attractions of this privately owned hotel is its fine Restaurant,which overlooks magnificent award-winning gardens and Lancashire's finest countryside.
Gino D'Acampo comes to Stonyhurst College: Gino D'Acampo, the celebrity chef will be appearing on both days at the NW Fine Food Lovers Festival 2007 at Stonyhurst College on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August 2007 Last year the festival broke all records with visitors ...
Great Opportunity to get your cookery skills on TV: ITV's Britain's Best Dish 2008 Do you cook an original mouth-watering starter, main course or pudding which you believe is a recipe for success? ITV is inviting you to "pitch your dish" to a panel of top chefs and ...
Head Chef of the Three Fishes wins "Best Burger": Restaurant Magazine UK Best Dishes Awards. Richard Upton, Head Chef of the Three Fishes wins "Best Burger" at the Restaurant Magazine UK Best Dishes Awards. The 2007 Best Dishes were selected by Craft Guild of Chefs and the Restaurant Magazine.
Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board at the BBC Good Food Show: The biggest event in the food lovers' calendar; the BBC Good Food Show Birmingham is taking place this week 28th November - 2nd December 2007.
Lancashire Lasses win Gordon Ramsey's F Word: The Lancashire Lasses beat off stiff opposition from the Desperate Housewives, and a late charge from the Police Ladies, to win an evening cooking at Claridge's.
Lancashire’s Legendary Highwayman Rides Again: After a winter and over £1 million spent entirely refurbishing this landmark pub, The Highwayman at Nether Burrow has now re-opened its doors...as a Ribble Valley Inn (RVI).
Launch of Taste Lancashire 08: Preview of launch of Taste Lancashire 08 - Lancashire's food and drink year.
Loyd Grossman to be Patron of Taste Lancashire 08: Loyd Grossman OBE, former host of BBC TV's Masterchef and more recently the inspiration for a successful range of cooking sauces, has agreed to become Patron of Taste Lancashire 08, Lancashire's forthcoming food and drink year.
New organisation to lead food & drink sector in the Northwest: A new organisation, Food Northwest, set up by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) to support the food and drink sector in England's Northwest, will become operational on 2nd April 2007, reducing the number of support organisations in this ...
Nigel Haworth on BBC's Great British Menu: Nigel Haworth , from Northcote Manor , will be championing his Northern roots with the opportunity to represent his region in Great British Menu . He appears in a Northern heat on March 20th on BBC 2 at 6.30pm.
Nigel Haworth through to the next round on The Great British Menu: Congratulations to Nigel Haworth who successfully cooked his way through the selection round last week of the Great British Menu series on BBC2 against chefs from the Northern region.
Nigel Haworth wins the 'War of the Roses': Congratulations to Nigel Haworth who won the judges over last week and will go through to the finals of BBC's Great British Menu Nigel beat off his Yorkshire competitor Anthony Quinn from cutting edge Leeds eaterie Anthony's .
Nigel’s Great British Menu creates a North-South divide: Nigel Haworth won through his round of BBC2's Great British Menu to earn a place in the televised finals later this month.
Northcote Manor and Johnson & Swarbrick win at the Northern Hospitality awards: The Northern Hospitality Awards were held on 7th April at The Lowry Hotel, Manchester. Lancashire is proud to announce that three of the winners of the 2008 Awards where based in Lancashire.
Preston Farmers Market – This Sunday: Preston Farmers' Market will once again be at the covered market in Preston City Centre and every fourth Sunday thereafter.
Red Pump Inn's Newly Refurbished Restaurant: Dine in their new restaurant and lounge rooms with Indian stone floors and solid wood tables and rich sumptuous tapestry fabrics..... with views out into the new garden and gorgeous surrounding countryside (Reservations strongly recommended at weekends.
Restaurant wins top award: A Ribble Valley restaurant is celebrating after being recognised for its use of local produce. Stosie Madi and Kathy Smith run Weezos in Parson Lane, Clitheroe, which has been named the Les Routiers 2007 best restaurant in the North.
Ribchester Pub recieves a Michelin award: The White Bull in Ribchester has been awarded one of the country's top food awards, Michelin's Bib Gourmand . Bib Gourmands are awarded annually for the fine quality of the cooking based on an inspector visit.
Rural Rossendale Walking Festival offer some delicious walks: Walkers of all abilities will dig their hiking boots out to take part in the second annual Rossendale Walking Festival this year.
Seniors Fish Experience Wins Best North West Fish and Chip Shop: Its official - Seniors Thornton has been announced as the top chippie in the North West! The top ten fish and chip shops from across the UK have been announced as part of the National Fish & Chip Shop ...
Seniors is the 3rd Best Chippy in the UK: Seniors Chip Shop in Thorton, has been awarded with the title of 'the thrird best in the UK' at the National Fish and Chip shop of the year awards.
Singletons Dairy has created a new Lancashire butter: LOCAL COMPANIES CLIMB GREAT HEIGHTS FOR MOUNTAIN RESCUE Singletons Dairy has created a new Lancashire butter made entirely from 100% Bowland Fresh milk, which has resulted in more than £400 being raised for Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue.
The 11th Lancashire Food Festival - Special Guests 'The Hairy Bikers': This year's Lancashire Food and Drink Festival in Accrington features special guests Simon King and David Myers aka The Hairy Bikers (on Saturday 5 April only) The full festival is on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April.
the fat giraffe goes nocturnal: Two and a half years after opening, the owners of the fat giraffe in Padiham have decided to concentrate on the fat giraffe evening eaterie and close the fat giraffe coffee shop.
The Highwayman pub newcomer of the year - Good Food Guide: The Highwayman has been awarded as Pub Newcomer of the Year in Which's Good Food Guide .
The Red Pump Inn a "special place" to visit: The Four Star accommodation provider The Red Pump Inn has also been listed in one of the country's most revered tourism guides as a "special place" to visit.
The Three Fishes in Mitton named winner of AA Regional Food Award: The Three Fishes in Mitton, Lancashire, received nationwide recognition last night when it was named winner of the Regional Food Award, sponsored by Food from Britain, at the AA Hospitality Awards.
The Three Fishes in top five gastro pubs: The Three Fishes at Mitton near Whalley has achieved fifth place in the National Gastropub Awards 2007 The awards are organised by Pub Chef magazine.
Three Fishes wins top prize: A Ribble Valley restaurant has been named as the number one place in the UK for using local produce.
Tourist Board Sees How Lancashire Food Works: Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board directors paid a visit to Lancaster House Hotel's (Lancaster) new Lancashire themed restaurant The Foodworks , after holding its annual general meeting and regular board meeting on 11 September 2007.
Undisputed British Champions - The Real Lancashire Black Pudding Co Ltd: The Real Lancashire Black Pudding Co (RLBPC) has been judged to be 'Supreme British Champion Black pudding Makers' in the National Supreme Products competition held at the N.E.C in Birmingham on 6th April.
world's largest Lancashire hotpot: Lancashire's food and drink year for 2008 launched Lancashire, arguably one of the best areas in Britain for food and drink, has launched Taste Lancashire 08 - the Year of Food and Drink in partnership with Liverpool's 2008 European ...
Taste Lancashire 08: Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board and the Liverpool Culture Company have joined forces for Taste Lancashire 08 - The Year of Food and Drink, a year-long celebration of local food, eateries and events across both areas.

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