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Upcoming cookery classes at Longridge Restaurant include, Wednesday 15th July Evening - Heathcotes classics, Thursday 16th July - Simply summer dishes, Saturday 18th July - Simply summer dishes. Click here for a full list of Classes in 2009. . .On the 23rd of July Sorrento will be hosting an Italian Night with a 4 course set menu with live music and entertainment for £22.95. . .Rendezvouz at Croston will be donating ALL profit made between 13th and 19th July to Harley Slack, a 4 year old boy who lost his arms and legs to meningitis. His parents are trying to raise £100,000 to help Harley make the best possible recovery and get the best possible artificial limbs that could transform his life. . .Celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott will be signing his new book Just Five Ingredients at SilverDell bookshop in Kirkham on the 10th of July at 1pm. . .Tickets are now available for the Yalumba wine tasting on the 20th July 2009 at The Fishermans Retreat in Ramsbottom. . .The Heathcotes wine club starts next month in three locations & will cover a different topic each time, including the origins of particular varieties, wine matching, whilst also dispelling some of the common myths about wine. 16th July – Grado, Manchester. 23rd July – Simply Heathcotes, Liverpool. 30th July – The Grill Room at the Olive Press, Preston. . .Lancashire based chef Paul Heathcote has been awarded an MBE on the Queen's Birthday Honours list. . .La Locanda in Gisburn, has won the Taste Lancashire category at the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourism Awards 2009. . .European Gastronomic Tour Menu on the last Friday of every month at Stables Brasserie in Wigan. . .Bolton is set to provide the backdrop for Slumdog Millionaire star Mahesh Manjrekar’s next production. Mahesh was persuaded by local restaurateurs Subhash and Geeta Kotecha from Spice Valley that Bolton was the best place for his latest film. . .Cabaret evenings on the last Friday of every month at Sofrito in Wigan. . .Tuesday night quiz nights at the Brook House Inn in Heskin and the Hare and Hounds in Briercliffe. . .The Cavendish Arms in Chorley will be hosting a beer festival on the 19-21 of June, with a hog roast and 50 cask ales. . .Forthcoming Events at The Waggon at Birtle include Lobster, Champagne and Strawberries (July 16th, 23rd and 30th), Spanish Wines and Tapas Evening (August 27th) and Game Evening (October 22nd). . .For details of upcoming events at New Season Tapas & Cocktail Bar winner of Chorley Guardian's 'Best Place to Dine in Chorley 2009' click here. . .As of Friday 12th June The gift shop at The Priory, will specialise as an Artisan Bakery stocking home made breads, cakes and desserts and homemade chutneys. . .Every Wednesday, The Coach and Horses will celebrate local producers and suppliers by hosting Auberge evenings. . .La Locanda in Gisburn and its customers helped raise over £4000 for the Airedale Hospital’s breast cancer unit. . .Chris Rawlinson, chef and owner of The Red Cat at Whittle-Le-Woods has won North West Young Chef of the Year 2009. . .Rendezvous Indian Restaurant has opened in Croston. . .Upcoming events at the Hand and Dagger Inn in Treales near Kirkham include, "Salute to the 40's, a display of military vehicles with free camping from 10th to 12th July and a Vintage Rally on 22nd and 23rd August with cars, tractors and stationary engines etc. . .Nigel Haworth, chef and co patron at Northcote has, for the second year running, won through to the finals to represent the North West in BBC2’s Great British Menu. . .Ribble Valley Inns, owners of Five venues including Northcote and The Three Fishes have taken over The Bull at Broughton near Skipton in North Yorkshire which has now closed for refurbishment and will re-open early June. . .New home cooked tapas menu available at Deli Med in Preston to eat in or take away. . .The finalists for the 2009 Craft Guild of Chefs Awards have been chosen and will now go on the roll call at the awards ceremony at the London Hilton Park Lane on June 1st. Click here for details. . .Live music every Sunday evening at San Marino in Belmont and every Thursday evening at Il Toro in Horwich. . .Festival Bowland is a 'year-round' calendar of events that celebrate the culture, birds, wildlife and landscape of the Forest of Bowland, visit www.forestofbowland.com for details. . .For upcoming events at The Continental in Preston click here . . .Ramsons in Ramsbottom wins "Best Restaurant" at the Northern Hospitality Awards. . .Regular forthcoming events at Olive Tree Brasserie in St Annes include, Greek nights with a bouzouki band, dancer and full meze for £26.95 per head starting 26th April and Souvlaki Sunday barbeques on the sunshine terrace (weather permitting) starting Easter Sunday. . .Sunday 5th April sees the advent of the first annual UK Chocolate Festival to be held in Ramsbottom with chocolatiers from across the region gathering to offer samples, produce and talks on the chocolate making process.Download the full programme of events here. . .Easter weekend festival at Shoulder of Mutton near Ramsbottom with a barbeque on Good Friday and entertainment throughout. . .More top awards for Ribble Valley Inns as Michael Ward, head chef at The Highwayman scoops both UK Pub Chef & Game Chef of the year awards whilst his counterpart Thomas Pickering at The Three Fishes took Poultry Chef of the year at the PubChef Magazine food excellence ceremony in London. . .Cookery classes available throughout the year at The Longridge Restaurant please click here for details. . .The Red Pump Inn celebrates entry into the 2009 Michelin Guide with an offer menu and also receives a Silver Accolade from Visit Britain, one of only a handful in the UK for a 4 star inn. . .The Red Cat in Whittle Le Woods has been included in this years Michelin Guide. . .Lancashire restaurant Thyme @ Sirloin wins best North West Restaurant at this years Hi-Life Dining Awards click here for full details. . .Open for just 14 months The Sparling at Barton already have a review listing in the Michelin Guide 2009. . . The White Tower in Blackpool, the Pleasure Beach's award winning restaurant is now available for private group bookings such as weddings and corporate events. . .The Borough in Lancaster has been awarded a Michelin Recommendation. . .Upcoming events at Gibbon Bridge -- Valentine's Day (Feb 14), Special Thai Menu (Feb 28), Mothering Sunday (Mar 22), Dinner and entertainment with Tim Chu (Mar 28), Wine tasting (Apr 24), Gardening lunch (Jun 15), Male voice choir concert and dinner (Jul 19) click here for more details. . .Recently shortlisted at last years British Curry Awards Bangla Fusion in Preston is also the only Indian restaurant in Lancashire listed in the Which? Good Food Guide 08/09. . .2 new Indian restaurants Mulakh and East Z East now open in Preston. . .The New Whisky and Wine Shop is now open at The Fisherman's Retreat in Ramsbottom with an amazing range of Scottish single malt whiskies, quality wines from around the world and limited edition bottlings. . .You can now keep up to date with all the latest news from sugarvine by becoming a fan on Facebook. . .Gisburn Restaurant La Locanda has just been awarded the rarely given ‘Highest Quality Assured’ accreditation from Taste Lancashire.