Highly regarded chef Tim Allen opens his first restaurant as owner this today, after repeated successes working for other people – a point he emphasises with the name of his new venture, So-lo, in Lancashire. “I’ve done it in everyone else’s restaurants in every place I’ve been, but it’s never actually been properly mine. So this […]
High-profile Lancashire chef Andrew Nutter is closing his restaurant Nutters, near Rochdale, on Sunday after what he describes as “28 magnificent years”. He is planning to go out in style, with a series of ‘Last Supper’ evenings next week for fans. He said in statement: “It has been a difficult decision to make but these […]
Meanwhile Nigel Haworth, the Lancashire chef who founded Obsession and put Northcote on the map before leaving after 31 years in 2018, has announced details of his new venture, the Three Fishes at nearby Mitton, which opens on November 10. The Three Fishes will be pitched “between gastropub and fine dining”, with a focus on […]
Chef Nigel Haworth’s gastronomic event Obsession has kicked off at Northcote – a “class act” in all respects according to our reporters – hosting 21 world class chefs between now and 4 February. The culinary event series takes place over 18 nights from and sees chefs travelling from India, Russia, Japan, and Mexico, as well as the […]
When it was announced that Nigel Haworth was planning to step back from the kitchen at Northcote and undertake the role of Global Chef Ambassador – working on a consultancy basis and still spearheading the wonderful Obsession festival – there was never any doubt as to who was his heir apparent. Lisa Goodwin Allen has been with Lancashire’s […]