Spring, bake-off and man of the year
March has already been a busy month. Today I am judging UCLAN’s great bake-off. I often work with the university since I’ve been an honorary fellow since 1994. I will give a lecture in the evening. I have just finished writing the menu for the visit for my friend Gerard Basset OBE, who will be with us on the 3rd of April. Gerard will now match the wines. You can view the menu in progress at the bottom of the page. Gerard is, without doubt, one of the people I admire enormously. His wine knowledge is second to none and it will be a privilege to work with him again. And congratulations to him; he has just won Decanter Man of the Year for 2013. You can see more details about our wine event here. He is in some esteemed company. Looking forward, we have our Easter menu at Heathctotes Brasserie which will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Easter Weekend. You may want to check the menu here. And our new a la carte menus for both the Olive Press and Heathcotes Brasserie are nearly completed. I’m just waiting for the Chancellor, like all of us, to see whether he’s increased duty before we go to print. For those of you who want to sample the menu in the Brasserie before, we’re running a shortened preview in our Shoots of Spring menu. It’s only on for seven days. We thing it’s a bargain and would really appreciate your feedback on the new dishes Carl Noller, my head chef, and I have created. Another hectic month; nothing changes other than...Coronation Street and…
What a nice evening last night at the Brasserie. As well as a whole lot of fun, we certainly will repeat the Call My Bluff evening later in the year by request. Our next Wine event is Wednesday, February the 6th, when Sean Wilson, actor turned cheese maker joins me for a cheese and wine pairing with a difference. Myself and Sean go back a very long time. In fact both he and Helen Worth, who plays Gail in Coronation Street joined me on the opening evening of Heathcotes Brasserie back in 1995. They were not only regular customers, and big foodies, but have since become friends. Sean has taken a change of direction in life and has become a renowned cheese maker, winning many awards, but he’s also now back in television with a new programme on Channel 5 called The Great Northern Cookbook, a programme for which I’ve supplied a recipe for. As for the recipes on February 6th, I will be writing the menu this week and I’ll share it once we’ve matched the wines to go with Sean’s award-winning fromage. I will have to carefully weave the ingredients into some dishes and make sure they perfectly match the wines. Should be a great evening. You can view the event here and buy online...Welcome to our new site!
Welcome to the new website for Heathcotes Restaurants. Heathcotes Restaurants have had many different websites over the years. We were one of the first restaurants with a real web presence and understand how important it is for you the diners to be able to access our menus, special offers, news and, of course, the ability to reserve online using our website. Times are changing. Phones and tablets have changed the way we use the web. So we’ve designed the site to be more enjoyable to use on a range of devices, from PCs and laptops to phones and tablets. The site changes automatically depending on what size screen you use – but it’s still easy to access everything from blogs and photo galleries to menus and reservations. So what do you think? Do you have any suggestions or feedback? We would love to hear it. Please comment below or send us an email using the quick contact box on the side of the page. The site is a work in progress and we will be adding new functionality and features in the near future. Thanks for visiting our...Lebanon and £20k raised
What a wonderful Chilean wine evening; it was a pleasure to host Juan from Tabali Vineyards. Our next guest will be from Lebanon, Ralph Hochar of the iconic vineyard Chateau Musar with its truly exceptional wines. There is very little space left for the event, which takes place on Wednesday, November 7th. Our January 2nd event, “Call my Bluff”, promises to be fun. It will be hosted by Richard Sinnott of Gerard Seal wines, a supplier to Heathcotes for over 15 years. See if you can catch Richard, myself or my special guest out as we taste and salivate and tell a few porkys about the wines. On a different note, both my good friends Chefs Nigel Haworth, Michael Caines and I gave up our time again for the final leg of our three dinners in aid of Hospitality Action. We all are aware of how fortunate we are and have been in our careers, and are proud to say that over £20,000 was raised to help those less fortunate. Time-consuming? Yes. Fun? Most definitely. Rewarding? Absolutely. Thank you to all concerned. Here are some photos from the evening with my comments. View our next wine event Click here to see photographs from the Hospitality Action...10% Student Discount
Students can now enjoy The Olive Press Preston's authentic range of Italian pizzas, pasta and grills for 10% off their usual price. Just book in advance and bring a valid NUS card when you visit us. Terms & conditions apply. See link below for details.