His career has spanned stints in Switzerland, Sharrow Bay Hotel, Ullswater, The Connaught in Mayfair, London and Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons.

At the age of 29 he opened his eponymous restaurant in Longridge, Preston. Within two years he had been awarded his first Michelin and Egon Ronay stars along with The Good Food Guide’s ‘Restaurant of the Year’. Within a week of the restaurant’s second anniversary, he was nominated ‘Newcomer of the Year’ in the Catey Awards. In the same year Charles Heidsieck Champagne Guide voted Paul Heathcotes as ‘one of the best restaurants in the world’.

The 1994 Egon Ronay Guide awarded Paul ‘Chef of the Year’ and Michelin gave him a second star, an accolade bestowed on eight restaurants in the UK, Heathcotes still being the only one in the North West and a second Catey Award in 1997 for Independent Restaurateur of the Year.

Paul has 2 restaurants: his original Olive Press Preston serving Italian grills, pizza & pasta, and Heathcotes Brasserie cooking French & British cuisine.

Paul has been awarded three Honorary Fellowships from Liverpool John Moores University, Lancashire University & his home town Bolton University in recognition of his achievements in catering.

Paul has published two cookbooks, Rhubarb & Blackpudding and Heathcotes at Home, writes columns to a number of regional newspapers and magazines and also appears regularly on TV.

Paul chairs the North’s Academy of Culinary Arts, Adopt-a-School, encouraging the traditions of his profession and is also a fundraiser for Childline & the NSPCC, Fashion Kicks and Youth Zone.

In 2009 he was awarded an MBE for his contribution to the Hospitality Industry. In 2013 he launched Heathcote & Co, a new events and outside catering company that has so far catered for, amongst others, the prestigious Manchester International Festival and is the official caterer of Bolton Wanderers FC and Bolton Whites Hotel.

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Gerard Basset Wine Evening

by | Apr 4, 2013 | Paul's Blog

European Sommelier of the Year in 1996, World Sommelier in 2010, Decanter Man of the Year 2013. Our evening with Gerard Basset, a man undoubtedly at the very top of his profession, was a real highlight for me at Heathcotes Brasserie last night. Gerard is a humble man with a knowledge second to nobody when it comes to wine. Gerard shared anecdotes from his his storied career, some useful tips about wine tasting and perfectly matched a menu cooked by my chef, Carl Noller. It all added up to one of those great evenings that can be rarely repeated. Kevin Sambrook, our next guest, has much to live up to when he joins us on May 1st to share with us his his travels through Northern Spain. I’m also greatly anticipating June 5th’s speaker, Fiona Beckett from http://www.matchingfoodandwine.com, who is one of the best food and wine matchers in the country. So what’s in store for today? Tonight we launch our new menu at Heathcotes Brasserie. We look forward to seeing you enjoy dishes such as Fillet of beef with 62° duck egg, asparagus, Béarnaise sauce, Heathcotes black pudding with sweetbreads, bay leaf sauce, baked beans or our 15 minute Rhubarb and Custard Soufflé. You can view our newly launched Heathcotes Brasserie menu here, and keep an eye out for more news and information about our wine events here....

Spring, bake-off and man of the year

by | Mar 11, 2013 | Paul's Blog

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…

by | Jan 3, 2013 | Paul's Blog

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...