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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- Bread & Butter Pudding
- Black Pudding Hash Brown
- Goosnargh Chicken
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Burn’s Evening
Saturday, January 25th is Burns Evening and to celebrate, Heathcotes Brasserie is running a very special Scottish-themed menu followed by coffee and a wee dram for just £19.50 per person. Choose from the likes of snail porridge with smoked bacon and crispy quail’s egg, Haggis and neeps with slow cooked lamb, soft mash and scotch egg and a new take on the classic Cranachan dessert. You can view our special menu and book online on Heathcotes Brasserie’s website – click here to visit...
Local Lazio Produce
Blog One Last week I was in Italy, including the wonderful growing area of Lazio, just south of Rome. Lazio has an almost 12 month growing season because of the mountains which circle the area from coast to coast like a horseshoe, with the flatland in between almost forming its own micro-climate! On Monday I spent the morning in an artisan tomato-tinning factory, watching a range of different tomato varieties, including regular passata and tomatoes with basil, being tinned and jarred. I then visited the markets of Fondi, which sell fruit and vegetables from local growers. All of these farmers deliver their produce in any shape or form, including one local who transported his on top of a Ford Fiesta! I’m not sure if that’s the best way of doing it. I then went truffle-hunting, and you can find out what we’ll be doing with these later in the week. -Paul Heathcote I will be updating this blog with more stories from my trip throughout the...