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Sunday 18th July

Local Chefs from 3 Yorkshire Dales Challenge

 National Food Critic. 

After Food Critic Michael Winner criticised all Northern food as rubbish, 3 Chefs and local foodies are prepared to issue a challenge back to him.

Settle Festival has organised the popular  “Take 3 Chefs” demonstration cookery evenings  since 2008, and has worked with many top Northern cooks, including Pub Chef of the Year from Michelin starred kitchens, Michael Ward, and award winning Yorkshire Chef, Stephanie Moon.

The latest upcoming event, on Wednesday 17^th March at Settle Victoria Hall, features Bruce Elsworth, from Multi-Award winning The Angel Inn at Hetton, Terry Quinn, from The Lister Arms in Malham, and Richard Wright from The Craven Arms in Giggleswick. They will be cooking with Local Produce, and food suppliers will be working with them at the event, to display the best of Yorkshire Food Provenance.

Settle Festival events organiser Mark Dale, a working Chef and Catering Advisor himself, who has done display cookery for The National Park and at National Major events, such as The CLA Game Fair, says “ ….  For Mr Winner to say that “all Northern Food is terrible beyond human belief” is so wrong and unfair on all who work in the food industry, and we are prepared for him to come and see our demo, to show the diversity and quality of food we can offer here. We have chefs cooking from a range of different types of dining places, such as the rural pub, where Terry is Chef/Manager, the award winning inn where Bruce is Executive Chef , and the newest local organic meat eatery where Richard is Head Chef. – These great chefs will be cooking a range of superb food, that would make Michael Winner eat his words !  - he is welcome to come and see, and taste and then try and make such a statement !”

Wine matching and food tasters will be available on the night, and with a raffle and displays of local ingredients, Farm Shop Owner James Ingle and International food blogger Chris Wildman from Paganum,  it offers plenty to show  Mr Winner how wrong he is! MC for the evening will be Margaret Holgate – infamous local WI personality and former home economics teacher!

Tickets available from Victoria Hall 01729 825718

More Info – www.settlefestival.co.uk

 Settle's Local Food Demo Cooking - The most fun you can have with 3 chefs  - or is it?

“Take 3 Chefs…”

From 3 Yorkshire Dales

Wednesday 17th March

  @ Victoria Hall, Settle

Bruce Elsworth  with Pascal Watkins

"Food is of the essence. Experience tasty well presented food using the freshest and finest seasonal produce from around the region. Meat and game from the Yorkshire Dales and Lancashire, fresh fish from the East and West coasts, legumes and soft fruit from the local farms and everything baked, cooked and produced in our own kitchens to offer you an exciting choice of classical and contemporary dishes. No wonder so many food lovers return to dine with us again and again." 

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From Ribblesdale – The Craven Arms, Giggleswick

Richard Wright

The Craven Arms is owned by local farmer Adrian Procter and his partner Ann. It is a family run business with his sister Deb as manager.

The building has been extended and fully refurbished using local tradesmen and returned to its original name.

Head chef, Richard Wright, who is Yorkshire born and bred, uses locally sourced produce. Meat and game is from Adrian's farm which is free range and organic.

Far Cappelside Farm, situated two miles away at Rathmell has been organic since 1999. Adrian is the third generation of the family to farm there using traditional breeds and methods to produce quality meat from "pasture to plate".

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From Malhamdale – Listers Arms and Paganum

Terry Quinn  with Chris Wildman

I may be of Lancashire origins, but my heart and soul are both firmly in God’s own county now. The Lister is blessed to be on the doorstep of some of Yorkshire’s finest local produce and it’s my mission to utilise it all on our menus.
Our steak is supplied by Taste Tradition of Thirsk, Blue Pig Pork and Black Pudding from Long Preston and speciality sausages from Paganum in Kirkby Malham, even the veg come from Airton.

Demonstrating seasonal dishes using local produce

Raffle Drawn, and Food tasters for sale in the Interval

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Tickets £6

from Victoria Hall Box Office

 (tel: 01729 825718)

( all proceeds support Community Events in Settle and District)

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 Many thanks to all who came to "Christmas Take 3 Chefs" - Chefs, Ticket Holders and Sponsors. The Recipes are now available here ....RECIPES-  Photographs and Videos etc will be online soon, plus your chance to feedback about the event ...  next one planned for Easter Time (maybe even a St Patricks Day one?)-  Register here to keep informed (click)

Part of - including the lights switch-on Sat 28th November ( Community Groups and Organisations etc Welcome to get involved - email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  or tel 07807 160 310 - more details here ("click!")   )

Take 3 Chefs Christmas Special

 with more than 3 chefs !!

Victoria Hall, Wednesday 25th November 7.30pm  - Book via Victoria Hall - 01729 825718 - The Box Office is open from
10.00am to 2.00pm Mon to Friday

Including: 

Award winning  Guest Chef from the Kitchens of a celebrity Michelin Starred TV Chef -

Michael Ward from The Highwayman

Nigel Haworth, along with his Head Chef Michael Ward develops The Highwayman menu to fully embrace the flavours of regional cookery and British Classics in-line with the seasons.

"Sourcing food locally, knowing who grew it, reared it and harvested it at it's very best, is very much a way of life for Ribble Valley Inns...with each pub sourcing ingredients from it's own local suppliers, then creating dishes to capture the abundance of taste and freshness.

Dishes that have huge appeal to all lovers of good food...including children. The Highwayman is not a 'gastro pub' but a 21st century version of 'the local', with the addition of regional food of outstanding quality and imagination, and a line of beers and wines to add even more to the perfect experience.

PLUS:

From Rudding Park

 Stephanie Moon: - Stephanie won Yorkshire Life Chef of the Year 2004/2005, and was promoted to Executive Head Chef at Rudding Park. Stephanie has also met the Queen and members of the Royal Family as a “young achiever” at Buckingham Palace, won a gold medal at Salon Culinaire in Sydney, and cooked for famous people during her time at Rudding Park including George Bush Snr, Michael Gorbachev and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

From The Falcon Manor

Ben Atkinson: ever since he can remember has always wanted to be a chef. From a young age Ben helped in his Grandparents restaurant, everything from making breads and pastries, to tending to herbs and wild woodland foraging. From these early experiences Ben instinctively works with fresh, seasonal, local and natural produce. Having travelled and worked extensively throughout the United Kingdom and abroad. He has developed a true passion and enthusiasm for real food, when asked to describe his style of cooking Ben says it is ‘creative, progressive and modern British’.

From The Austwick Traddock

John Pratt: " His passion being on sourcing and preparing the finest foods found on our door step. We have partnered with many local artisan producers who provide high quality products with pride and dedication. Our focus is on providing the best Local, Seasonal and Organic dishes inspired by traditional English slow cooking."

Details of the Last Take 3 Chefs, with Recipes, Videos and Photos below :

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Our last Take 3 Chefs - Wednesday 13th May - - > 

Take 3 Chefs Recipes, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS are available HERE ON THE "LOVESETTLE"FORUM - PLEASE JOIN THE FORUM, AND FEEDBACK ON THE EVENING AND THE RECIPES   <-- (Click!)

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