Restaurant Review
Estate agents can be prone to exaggerate but when Storrs Hall was described as ‘one of the most desirable small properties in the kingdom’, it wasn’t ...more
The Gastrotourist
Some meals are worth a special journey. In The Gastrotourist we profile select destination restaurants from across the UK and beyond. This month:
Manor House Hotel, Castle Combe
Neighbourhood Watch
The market town of Carnforth acts as the southern gateway to the Lake District, being the last town of any real size before the A6 takes you out of La ...more
The Rant
I don’t drink and drive. Or to be more accurate, I don’t drink alcohol beyond the legal limit and then drive. ...more
Signature Dish
Fresh haddock is used by Andrew Webber of The Custom House in Barrow-in-Furness to make their very popular fishcake starters. ...more
Sugarvine Wine Offer
The Explorer Case brings together a choice of interesting wines from around the globe, specially selected with variety in mind. There’s two bottles ea ...more
Book Shop
Jay Rayner chronicles the revolution in high-end gastronomy that has been sweeping the world since the late eighties. Not simply an account of endless ...more
Quick Bites
Live entertainment from Red Aura at The Stag Inn, Crosby on Eden, 2nd August. . .Quiz night every Thursday at The Black Bull, Kirkby Stephen. . .The newly refurbished Wheatsheaf At Brigsteer has been awarded an AA rosette. . .Live music every weekend at Sands Café Bar, Grange over Sands. . .Broadoaks Country House Hotel are offering a Midweek discount (Sun-Thurs) on all room only prices for June and July, click here for more information. . .The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will be visiting Underscar Manor for a three course lunch in June. . .The AA has awarded Broadoaks Country House Hotel the much sought after five stars, they are also to be included in the exclusive Johansens Hotel Guide. . .Jazz & Tapas on Thursdays at The Braddylls Arms, Ulverston. . .The Anglers Arms in Haverthwaite is now serving food all weekend and hosting a Beer Festival 15-17th August. . .Fish and seafood night every Thursday at Seven in Cockermouth. . .Ladies Day Friday May 2 at the Black Swan Inn at Culgaith, near Penrith. . .Winners of the 2008 Northern Hospitality Awards -- Reg Johnson (Special Achievement); The London Carriage Works, Liverpool (Best Restaurant); The Pipe & Glass Inn, East Yorkshire (Best Newcomer); Lisa Allen at Northcote Manor, Langho (Best Chef); The Shoulder of Mutton, Kirkby Overblow (Best Pub); Lowry Hotel, Manchester (Best Hotel); Eyck Zimmer at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester (Best Chef Mentor); Barlounge, Chester (Best Bar); Northcote Manor, Langho (Best Wine Offering). . .Simon Rogan of Michelin-starred L'Enclume in Cartmel is opening a second restaurant in the village, Rogan & Company. A more informal venue, it's inspired by some of the top-end gastropubs he has dined in. . .Celebrate Burns Night with a difference at LucyCooks in Staveley on Friday Jan 25. Cookery demonstration, dinner and half a bottle of wine, £45. Booking essential. . .The Lakeside Hotel at Newby Bridge has won Cumbria Tourism's Large Hotel of the Year award 2007. . .Recreate the atmosphere of a Thai restaurant in your own home with outside caterers Thai Kitchen In Lakeland. . .After a £1 million refurb, The Highwayman at Burrow, near Kirkby Lonsdale, has reopened. This is the second pub venture from Michelin-starred Northcote Manor after the great success of The Three Fishes at Mitton. . .