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Gisburn award-winning restaurant sends Lancashire food back home to Italy

TASTY Maurizio Bocchi, left, with Emma Robinson, of Emma’s Dairy, Rimington, and Ian O’Reilly, of Lower Gazegill Farm, Rimington

4:00pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

THE husband and wife behind one of Britain’s top Italian restaurants are spearheading a drive to open up new markets for Lancashire’s rural food producers.

East Lancashire chefs reach for the stars

Chefs Mo Gherras, Dominic Chapman, Usha chef Zia Uddin, Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar and Ibrahim Ali, executive chef of the Usha Group.

10:00pm Monday 6th May 2013

TWO chefs are aiming for the stars after rubbing shoulders with curry kings at a major event.

Sisters bring cafe culture to Blackburn

Sharone Harrison

4:52pm Monday 29th April 2013

A ONCE popular nightspot which was closed for 18 months has reopened as a licensed tea and coffee house.

Learn to bake during Bread Awareness Week

4:37pm Monday 22nd April 2013

BREAD baking needn't just be for the upper crust. In Bread Awareness Week discover that there's no better time to work your dough.

Ribble Valley restaurant-goers urged to check food hygiene ratings

Christine Nelson, manager of Whalley Abbey which has a top rating, and environmental health officer Eamonn Roberts

3:46pm Thursday 18th April 2013

RESTAURANT and cafe goers in the Ribble Valley have been warned to check the food hygiene rating before deciding where to eat.

Gallery: Record number of visitors to Lancashire Food Festival in Accrington

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11:30am Monday 15th April 2013

ORGANISERS of the annual Lancashire Food Festival said they catered for record numbers of visitors at the weekend.

Mellor pub named in awards shortlist

11:07am Wednesday 3rd April 2013

A pub in Mellor has been named as a finalist in the Tourism Pub of the Year category of the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence.

Top chef on the menu at Accrington food festival

Ed Baines will be at the Foodie Festival

8:00pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

ACCRINGTON will welcome one of the country’s top chefs when Ed Baines, from ‘Britain’s Best Dish’, arrives at the 16th Lancashire Food Festival.

New seating area for historic Ramsbottom pub

10:16am Monday 25th March 2013

PLANS for a new seating area at a historic pub near Ramsbottom have found favour with borough council planners.

Rossendale school chef backs high street butchers

4:17pm Monday 11th March 2013

A HEAD chef at a top Rossendale school has backed high street butchers in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.

Hyndburn MP backs campaign highlighting plight of the pub industry

9:07am Monday 4th March 2013

AN MP is backing a campaign to highlight the plight of the pub industry.

'Pie week' events raises cash for East Lancashire Hospice

Brian Ashworth of Clayton Park

4:15pm Monday 4th March 2013

THEY’RE sold in their millions every day; they are a British favourite and a particular traditional delicacy in the north.

Lancashire halal meat query goes to the top

9:14am Friday 1st March 2013

THE Lancashire Council of Mosques has written to the country’s food boss Owen Paterson demanding he reveal the four county schools supplied with ‘halal’ beefburgers containing horsemeat.

Darwen pub issues real ale pledge

12:36pm Friday 1st March 2013

THE Craven Heifer pub in Pole Lane, Darwen, will close on Monday ahead of a £150,000 refurbishment.

County council refuses to identify Lancashire schools that received horsemeat

2:17pm Thursday 28th February 2013

LANCASHIRE County Council bosses were last night still refusing to identify the 51 schools which received beef products, including halal beefburgers and cottage pies, containing horsemeat.

Penrith Marmalade awards set to be bigger and better than ever

Last year’s marmalade champion was Hazel Rushton, seen with her trophy at Dalemain House, Penrith

5:37pm Thursday 28th February 2013

TiHE World’s Original Marmalade Awards and Festival is set to be even bigger in its eighth year – with a record number of jars being sent in for judging.

East Lancashire MEPs clash over who's to blame for horsemeat scandal

7:00pm Thursday 21st February 2013

TWO East Lancashire Euro MPs have clashed over the causes of the horsemeat scandal in Britain.

Real ale 'Oscar' for Burnley brewery Moorhouse's

Moorhouse’s chairman Bill Parkinson and MD David Grant

12:00pm Wednesday 20th February 2013

A BEER brewed by Burnley firm Moorhouse’s has been named as one of the world’s best real ales.

Waterfoot brothers support Jamie Oliver food crusade

Jamie Oliver is rumoured to be opening a restaurant in Old Town

4:00pm Wednesday 13th February 2013

A FITNESS centre run by two brothers from Waterfoot has been chosen to spearhead a campaign by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.

Chorley MP calls for inquiry over horse meat discovery 'inaction'

Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle

3:02pm Monday 4th February 2013

CHORLEY MP Lindsay Hoyle is seeking answers from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Chorley Council over monitoring contaminated horse meat in local shops.

East Lancashire chefs serve up success

COMMENDED Chef patron Steven Smith at the Freemasons

2:26pm Tuesday 29th January 2013

TWO East Lancashire dining venues have been placed on a list of the top 50 gastropubs in Britain.

Management course for Burnley food outlets

10:57am Friday 25th January 2013

BURNLEY Council is helping food businesses become more efficient by holding a free business management event.

Ramsbottom pub's winning roast

4:00pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013

AN awards-hungry pub in Ramsbottom has been named one of the best venues in the country for a traditional Sunday roast.

Brains and pig's cheek on the menu for Accrington diners

8:00pm Monday 14th January 2013

BRAINS, snout and pig cheek will be on the menu at Accrington and Rossendale’s pop-up restaurant.

Bottled beer trend puts East Lancashire back on the brewing map

Ian Bearpark admires the Thwaites range

7:00pm Thursday 27th December 2012

REAL ale is recognised as the only growing market in the struggling pubs and beer industry and drinkers in East Lancashire are blessed with a myriad of brewers.

Fancy a snack? Just say cheese!

Lyburn cheese

5:16pm Thursday 27th December 2012

BESIDES the turkey and trimmings, cheese is perhaps our biggest Christmas foodie favourite.

Blackburn chippy is the second best in the north west

2:37pm Thursday 20th December 2012

AN East Lancashire chippy was named the second best in the North West.

Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine opens restaurant

Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine opens restaurant

1:14pm Tuesday 11th December 2012

IT’S been a hectic few weeks for Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine.

East Lancashire expert's cookery-free healthy eating

Lesley with some of her ingredients

4:03pm Sunday 2nd December 2012

IN the beginning, the onlookers are doubtful — but one taste of a ‘raw’ mince pie is often enough to convince.

Cash from Kendal cafe will help the homeless

Chef Gary Smith preparing food with trainee Lorna Drinkall

5:50pm Thursday 15th November 2012

A CAFE which aims to help the homeless and long-term unemployed through serving up quality locally-sourced food has opened in Kendal.



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