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May 2011
Top Lincolnshire restaurant launches eight-course breakfast menu
Lincolnshire Echo, 28th May, 2011
Top Lincolnshire restaurant launches eight-course breakfast menu
DINERS can breakfast like a king with the launch of a new menu at top Lincolnshire restaurant Winteringham Fields.
Chef-patron Colin McGurran decided to take his award-winning eight-course Menu Surprise and offer a breakfast version to brighten the morning for his overnight guests.
Dishes in the seven- course Sunrise Menu Surprise include Iberico ham and quail's egg Benedict and brioche and pain au chocolat ice cream, and a range of freshly-squeezed juices, artisan teas and coffees.
Mr McGurran said: "Nutritionists have advised for a long time that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We are delighted that we can now offer our guests the chance to start the day as magnificently as they are used to concluding it with us.
"The Sunrise Menu Surprise is undoubtedly the most indulgent breakfast around."
The breakfast costs £75 a head and is served from 8am to 9am.
DINERS can breakfast like a king with the launch of a new menu at top Lincolnshire restaurant Winteringham Fields.
Chef-patron Colin McGurran decided to take his award-winning eight-course Menu Surprise and offer a breakfast version to brighten the morning for his overnight guests.
Dishes in the seven- course Sunrise Menu Surprise include Iberico ham and quail's egg Benedict and brioche and pain au chocolat ice cream, and a range of freshly-squeezed juices, artisan teas and coffees.
Mr McGurran said: "Nutritionists have advised for a long time that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We are delighted that we can now offer our guests the chance to start the day as magnificently as they are used to concluding it with us.
"The Sunrise Menu Surprise is undoubtedly the most indulgent breakfast around."
The breakfast costs £75 a head and is served from 8am to 9am.
Breakfast tasting menu at Winteringham Fields, and wedding package at The Ritz
By Becky Paskin, www.bighospitality.co.uk 27-May-2011
Restaurants, hotels and pubs including Winteringham Fields and The Ritz tell us what promotions they’re running to attract customers.
Breakfast tasting menu
Lincolnshire restaurant Winteringham Fields is taking the tasting menu to a new height – by offering it at breakfast. The eight course Sunrise Menu Surprise, a twist on chef-patron Colin McGurran’s dinner tasting menu, features dishes such as Porridge Beignet with Rhubarb and Whisky Compote; Yogurt and Honey Panacotta with Raspberry and Balsamic Dressing with English Breakfast Tea; Iberico Ham and Quail’s Egg Benedict with brioche and Darjeeling tea; and Lincolnshire Sausage with Black Pudding and Caramelised Apple with Lapsang Souchong tea. The menu, claims McGurran, is to offer guests the chance to “start the day as magnificently as they are used to concluding it with us.” The tasting menu is priced at £75 per head and served between 8am-9am only.
Wedding venues collaborate
London venue 195 Piccadilly, home to the BAFTAS, has announced a collaboration with The Ritz hotel to offer a wedding package thought to be the first of its kind in the capital. Couples choosing 195 Piccadilly for their wedding ceremony will be offered a complimentary room upgrade at The Ritz, plus a bottle of Champagne and breakfast for two. Additional guests in the wedding party will also be given a complimentary breakfast at the hotel. The partnership is thought to enable both venues to offer exclusive wedding packages to couples due to their proximity.
Wheat-free zone
Fifth Floor Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge will become a wheat-free zone during British Food Fortnight (17 September- 2 October) following a collaboration with spelt producer Sharpham Park. While the Foodmarket will host a Sharpham Park pop-up shop featuring a range of organic wheat-free spelt products, the Fifth Floor Restaurant will serve a wheat-free afternoon tea, created by executive chef Jonas Karlsson. Featuring a number of organic spelt items such as Sour Cherry Spelt Tart and Lemon Drizzle Spelt Cake with Almonds, the afternoon tea will be available with a choice of teas for £22.50, or £29.50 with a glass of Champagne. In addition to the afternoon tea, the restaurant and café will also be serving a number of wheat-free dishes during the fortnight.
Book Club
The Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel is taking advantage of its literary roots and offering guests the chance to participate in a book club. Each month a new book is chosen and reviewed by critic in residence Chris Moss of Time Out magazine, before being distributed to guests to read during their stay or take away with them. June’s Book of the Month is E.M. Forster’s A Room with a View.
Vintage vehicles dating as far back as 1946 take part in classic car rally
Scunthorpe Telegraph, Monday, May 16th
HUNDREDS of motoring enthusiasts gathered to see vintage cars take part in the Lincolnshire Border Club Classic.
The 17th year of the popular event saw a good turnout, with 82 cars dating from as far back as 1946.
Those turning up to the TSW Printers-sponsored border classic got the chance to see dozens of vintage cars, including MGs, Austin Healeys, Jaguars, Rolls Royces and Triumphs.
The line-up of classic cars set off from Brigg Market Place on Saturday morning, and made its way across the Yorkshire Wolds to Driffield Rugby Club – a distance of 104 miles.
While the number of people taking part did not match last year's 90, organiser John Savage was still delighted with the turnout.
He said: "There's quite a lot of old faces here today and one or two new ones as well, which is nice to see.
"Seventeen years ago it ran with seven cars, and then in the second year with about 13, so it's gone from there to about 90."
John said the events popularity was down to a like- minded individuals looking for an enjoyable day out.
He said: "It's not a race or a rally. But it shows we have obviously struck a chord with a lot of people who don't like to just be in a field polishing their cars, but like to give them a run out.
"It's very popular. We've had someone come up from as far away as London today and we've had people from Hertfordshire, and from all over the place.
"It's slightly down this year on last, but it's close. We've got a few new ones who haven't done it before and one or two of those who are missing have health issues or are away on holiday.
"The border classic is not what our club is really all about. It's a motor sports club. But this is one of those events that gets put on and it has snowballed and it keeps the club ticking over."
John said the draw of the border classic for people not involved was the mix of cars.
He said: "There's a whole variety of cars from all makes really. It's not just a field full of Jags.
"And most of the people who come like to use them, rather than sit them in a field and that's the main thing really.
"It just seems to strike a chord with people and they seem to keep coming back, and long may it continue."
The oldest car at the event was Brian Empson's 1946 Morris 8 Series E.
Brian said he had been coming to Brigg for the border classic for six years.
He said: "I've had this car for eight years. I got it from a dealer in Thornton-le-Dale. We just like the old cars and it's nice to take it driving for a change."
Del John, of Winteringham, turned up in his rare 1967 Gilbern Genie.
He said: "It is quite a rare car. They were made in Wales and there were only 197 made. They were only making them from 1966 to 1969 and this car is the tenth one made.
"We come to this because it's a one-off event. It's an unusual event. There's not anything much around here like it.
"We've been coming for four or five years, and we've had cars on the go for the past 30 years.
"There's lots of different types of cars and a great bunch of people."
Grandma's gearing up for 50-mile challenge
Hull and East Riding Mail, 3rd May 2011
THE grandmother of a teenager suffering from a rare neurological disorder is gearing up to help her to communicate.
Jean Bickerton, 67, is cycling 50 miles from Hornsea to Winteringham in North Lincolnshire to help raise the funds for a special computer in which a person's eyes play the role of the mouse.
It would help her granddaughter, Emily Bickerton, 13, communicate better and interact with the world around her.
The Leven teenager suffers from Rett syndrome, which has left her unable to walk and talk and she has little hand control.
Her grandmother from Hornsea said: "Emily is a lovely girl, I have lots of fun with her.
"She really gives a lot back."
The family need to raise more than £11,300 for the Eye Gaze computer.
They were first introduced to the specialist computer when Emily tried it out at Frederick Holmes School in north Hull.
The device tracks a person's eyes to determine which part of the computer screen they are looking at.
To click the mouse, a user must stare at the same part of the screen for a short time.
Speaking about the cycle ride, which Jean will take part in by herself, she said: "Every Sunday, I cycle along the old railway track from Hornsea to New Life Church in Hull.
"I love the freedom of cycling, though I did say I was going to give up after completing the Trans Pennine Trail a few years ago.
"The cycling was hard work, though it was the eating that was the bigger problem.
"However, I've always wanted to cycle across the Humber Bridge and my mother used to live in North Lincolnshire.
"I thought it would be good to do this for my granddaughter."
Also currently taking place is a Picture This Art With A Heart exhibition, being held at Hornsea's Floral Hall.
The event has been organised by the East Riding Artists every day from 10am to 4pm, until Thursday, June 9.
Michael Bickerton, Jean's son and Emily's father, has praised the fundraising.
He said: "I think my mother is bonkers, doing this at her age.
"I am very grateful to her and everyone else who is helping us raise the funds needed.
"There are also the Leven Wives, who have organised a cake stall on Saturday, June 18, in the Hare And Hounds car park from 9.30am.
He said: "This computer is very important.
"It will not only improve her communication, but may also be able to help her do other things with the computer."
Anyone wishing to donate can do so by visiting www.emilys computer.org or by donating to Jean Bickerton at 11 Shaftesbury Avenue, Hornsea, HU18 1LX.
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