What Makes a Restaurant a Destination Must Visit
Our Head Chef Paul loves to visit good restaurants both for the food, and new ideas/knowledge that can continue his food education and what flavours can aid future offerings. Recent visit have included Restaurant Sat Bains, L'Enclume and Le Gavroche. We were musing as to what makes a restaurant a destination place as a good number very good restaurants are not in large urban areas. The Chef's are becoming household names through TV shows like Great British menu and MasterChef
Would you nominate your favourite Restaurant for an Award?
As you may have seen from some previous posts we have been nominated and won an award this year. This got me thinking about the Awards in our local area and who nominates the restaurants to go forward? My eyes have been opened just to how much preparation time is required to put a plate of food on your table when it is not just a pre-packed dish warmed up and served. Then there is the skill of the chef to put things together, which may have you scratching your head but bring
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Manc v Food added 7 new photos — drinking having dinner at Waterside Bistro & Bar. 16 hrs · Shipley · Over the Pennines and heading into deepest, darkest Yorkshire is a town called Shipley. It's close to Bradford for those who are lost already.
Now, most of the food available dining out is either Indian, Persian or Chinese. You can pop to other chain restaurants but, if you want outstanding food in a warm relaxed atmosphere you have to eat here.
Plenty of tourists use this
LUX Magazine Award
Just to brighten our week we have been informed that the LUX magazine nomination has turned into an award. - Best Canal-Side Restaurant - West Yorkshire & LUX Culinary Excellence Award for British Cuisine - West Yorkshire. So I would like to thank all our customers, staff and LUX magazine for putting us on the culinary map.
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