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At 20 years old, Lancastrian Chef Danny Young was crowned Essential Cuisine’s North West Young Chef of the Year. Cooking up a storm in 2014, he wowed judges with his well-researched and sublimely constructed menu. Danny Young has now been promoted to the role of Head Chef at Northcote, under Executive Chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen. In an email from the hotel, he was described as a “loyal and long-serving member of the Northcote kitchen brigade” and “an integral part” of the hotels annual Obsession gastronomic event.

We’re back again to share mouth-watering recipes incorporating this months in-season ingredients. May introduces an abundance of produce that you can get your hands on from local farmers and suppliers. From vibrant fruits like apricot, to versatile herbs like mint… let’s take a look at what is in season during May.

Could your working kitchen benefit from a new pizza oven or grill? What about a smoker or commercial barbecue? To celebrate the return of catering across the country, Essential Cuisine are calling on all chefs to submit their hero summer dish as part of their new “turn up the heat” campaign...

The Craft Guild of Chefs Graduate Awards was one of the few face-to-face culinary events which took place in 2020 and it is back with a bang for 2021. Feedback from chefs was that this event gave them focus, hope and positivity during the toughest year of their working careers.