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After a £1 million refurbishment The Highwayman at Burrow, near Kirkby Lonsdale reopened for business in 2007. It's part of Ribble Valley Inns, owned by Nigel Haworth and Craig Bancroft of Michelin-starred Northcote and The Highwayman joins sis ...more

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In the Sunday Times recently food critic AA Gill positioned himself as Moses on the Mount and laid out his Ten Commandments for 'profitable dining' aimed at restaurateurs. To name but a few: 1. Do not open a restaurant because you love feeding peo ...see the full blog and reader comments

Head chef Russell Plowman joined Gilpin Lodge in January 2009 from the Michelin-starred L'Ortolan Restaurant in Berkshire. Prior to that he was at the Relais & Chateaux three-Michelin-starred Waterside Inn at Bray. The three-AA-rosetted cuisine at Gilpin is modern English with an emphasis on the finest fresh seasonal produce - much from within the National Park - beautifully presented without unnecessary fuss. Russell has teamed up with Sugarvine to answer your cookery questions:

Over the years I have tried and tried to recreate at home the beef stroganoffs I remember from dining out in my youth. My versions always turn out too creamy and lacking that richness and flavour. Any suggestions? - Roger J

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On sugarvine.com you can view profiles, photos, menus, wine lists and details of special events for many of Lake District & Cumbria restaurants, bars and pubs. Watch this space. . .

• The Hideaway, A Restaurant with Rooms, Windermere
• Fox Inn Ousby, Penrith
• Augill Castle, South Stainmore
• Hartley's Ice Cream, St Bees
• Hartley's Ice Cream, Egremont
• The Red Admiral, Boonwood
• Prince Of India, Windermere
• Distressed Sailor, Whitehaven
• Oily's, Workington
• The Mortal Man, Troutbeck
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Yes, they might be London-centric and some of them don't even have all that much to say about the food -- but there's no denying that the restaurant critics do make for interesting reading. So for your vicarious dining pleasure we've brought together restaurant reviewers from the quality national papers.

AA Gill, Sunday Times
Jay Rayner, The Observer
Matthew Norman, The Guardian
Giles Coren, The Times
Jasper Gerard, The Telegraph