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Thursday 31st January 2019
Day 14 of 17
Lisa Goodwin-Allen
Northcote
Northcote Road Langho, Blackburn BB6 8BE
reception@northcote.com
+44 (0)1254 240555
1 Michelin Star
View BioLisa Goodwin-Allen
Lisa Goodwin-Allen is Executive Head Chef at Northcote and was promoted to the position in 2015 after almost a decade as Northcote’s only female head chef, a role she first took on at the age of 23. She works alongside chef patron Nigel Haworth to maintain the Michelin star that Northcote has held for the last 20 years and is passionate about using seasonal and locally sourced ingredients to incorporate her Lancashire roots into her creative dishes.
She began her culinary career at Lancaster & Morecambe College and worked at the highly acclaimed Holbeck Ghyll in the Lake District and at David Everitt-Matthais’s two Michelin-starred Le Champignon Sauvage in Cheltenham before arriving at Northcote in 2001 as a demi chef de partie. She quickly moved up through the ranks and was promoted to chef de partie within a year with junior sous and sous chef positions following soon after.
“Definitely one of my biggest achievements was becoming a head chef at such a young age, that was the turning point of my career,” Goodwin-Allen told Four magazine. “A big part of my food is that I’m a Lancastrian girl. We’re very lucky to be in this area because of how much local produce we’ve got. We also look back at a lot of things in the Lancastrian heritage and how we can turn it into a fine dining dish with our own style on it.”
We also look back at a lot of things in the Lancastrian heritage and how we can turn it into a fine dining dish
Goodwin-Allen has been named Restaurant Chef of the Year by the Craft Guild of Chefs, Best Chef of the Year at The Northern Hospitality Awards and has reached the finals of The Roux Scholarship and Young Chef Young Waiter competitions. Her wild rabbit and leek turnover was served at the banquet celebrating the National Trust that was the finale of the BBC’s Great British Menu TV series in 2010. She returned to the show as a guest judge in 2016 and was also a chef mentor on MasterChef: The Professionals in 2015.
In 2017, Goodwin-Allen was involved in Springboard’s FutureChef, an industry-backed resource aimed at inspiring young people aged 12 to 16 to cook through classroom activities, demonstrations, competitions and awards. “I love to encourage people to come into this fantastic industry where you can learn so much and meet so many interesting people.”
Outside of work, Lisa loves to spend time with her husband and young son, often cooking with them.
Day 14 of 17
Romy Gill MBE
Romy's Kitchen
2 Castle Street, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1HB
eat@romyskitchen.co.uk
+44 (0)203 675 7750
Romy Gill MBE
Romy Gill MBE is the chef and owner of Romy’s Kitchen which she opened in the town of Thornbury near Bristol in September 2013. She is renowned for her unique style of cooking that combines Indian and British cuisines in dishes such as Kashmiri chilli and tamarind octopus with pear, fennel and dill and which eschews ingredients such as unnatural food colouring that are sometimes found in Indian food in the UK. Gill writes a monthly recipe column for independent.co.uk and is a regular contributor to food publications including Crumbs, Olive and Delicious and is currently working on her first cookbook. Her television appearances have included Masterchef, the Hairy Bikers and James Martin’s Saturday Morning. She is a member of Slow Food and cooked for England at the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto in Turin in 2016. She was also one of the speakers at the Mad Symposium in Copenhagen.
Day 14 of 17
Marianne Lumb
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Marianne Lumb
Marianne Lumb has received numerous plaudits for the food at the 14-cover eponymous Notting Hill restaurant that opened in 2013, including being named ‘Top Gastronomic Experience in London’ by Harden’s guide. Lumb came to national attention in 2009 as a MasterChef: The Professionals finalist, having previously worked in top UK restaurants including Michelin-starred Gravetye Manor in East Grinstead. She published her book Kitchen Knife Skills in the same year. Her varied culinary background includes a stint as a private chef that took her around the world from the UK to the Mediterranean, America and Australia, learning about local, seasonal food across the globe, experience she has used to create dishes such as Palourde clams with Jersey Royal potatoes, parsley and wild garlic velouté for the tasting menus at Marianne.In 2018, she announced she was leaving Marianne restaurant to pursue projects overseas in Asia and the Caribbean. She is currently representing the central region of Great British Menu on BBC2.
Girls' Night Menu
SNACK
MUTTON DOG - LISA
Redoma Rosé, Dirk Niepoort, Douro Valley, Portugal, 2015
SPICY CRAB - ROMY
Turmeric Ghee Toasted Bread
SEA KALE - MARIANNE
Burnt Celeriac, Yorkshire Rhubarb
Sancerre, Claude Riffault, Les Chailloux, Loire Valley, France, 2015
AMRITSARI MASALA SEA BASS - ROMY
Moilee Sauce
Riesling Bannockburn, Felton Road, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2014
MALLARD - MARIANNE
Beetroots & Sumac
Eagles’ Nest Merlot, Constantia, South Africa, 2013
COCONUT - LISA
Lime & Chocolate
Cordon Cut Riesling, Mount Horrocks, Clare Valley, Australia, 2018
Obsession Food Festival
Obsession first took place in 2001 and was created by Chef Ambassador Nigel Haworth and MD Craig Bancroft as a celebration of great food, wine and a meeting of friends, old and new.
From that first event, its size has grown but the ethos is still very much the same; a completely memorable culinary experience with some of the world’s most innovative chefs creating unique Obsession menus for guests to enjoy at Northcote.
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OBSESSION 19 SPONSORS
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Wedgwood
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Obsession Partners
Wellocks
Wellocks have become the special ingredient of the UK’s finest restaurants and have been working closely with Lisa Goodwin-Allen and Craig Bancroft at Northcote for many years, sourcing the most exceptional produce and speciality ingredients.
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The Wright Wine Company
Yorkshire Wine & Spirits Merchant
Specialist supplier of wine and spirits, ranging from the everyday to the premium, for both retail and the trade. We are proud to be chosen by several leading restaurants and michelin-starred hoteliers to help create award-winning wine lists and drinks menus, and enjoy a close working relationship, both personal and professional, with owners, sommeliers and managers alike.
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Louis Roederer Champagne
Founded in 1776 in Reims, Louis Roederer is an independent family-run champagne house producing Louis Roederer and Cristal champagnes. Pioneers in sustainable farming, Louis Roederer works hand in hand with nature to produce extraordinary wines that reflect the terroir of the champagne soils and the passion of the Rouzaud family.
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Riedel
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