OBSESSION at Northcote has always been what it says on the tin – an obsessive celebration of chef heroes at the home of the North West’s most high profile one, Nigel Haworth (pictured above).
General Tickets are £115 inclusive of Louis Roederer Brut Premier & Canapé Reception and a five-course signature menu
But he and his team - including business partner Craig Bancroft and Head Chef Lisa Allen - have gone into overdrive for the fifteenth such festival of fine dining to celebrate Northcote’s 30 years in existence...
15 nights, 25 chefs with a total of 27 Michelin stars between them.
It’s not just Nigel’s mates from the Great British Menu and assorted London luminaries. The stellar culinary cast are flying in from Austria, Germany Holland, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Thailand and New York.
Obsession 15 runs from Friday 23 January to Saturday 7 February. Each night a chef, or in some cases a gaggle of them, will create a unique five-course menu. Some might quip it’s a case of ‘Too Many Chefs etc...’, but to us it feels like foodie heaven.
Martin Klein
Friday 23 January: Chris and Jeff Galvin (main picture)
Galvin La Chapelle, London 1 star; Galvin at Windows, London 1 star.
Saturday 24 January: Martin Klein
Hangar 7, Salzburg, Austria 1 star.
Sunday 25 January: Jacob Jan Boerma
Restaurant De Leest, De Leest, Holland 3 stars.
Monday 26 January: Enrico and Roberto Cerea
DaVittorio, Brusaporto, Italy 3 stars.
Tuesday 27 January: Phil Howard and Brett Graham
Phil Howard – The Square, London 2 stars; Brett Graham –The Ledbury, London 2 stars.
Wednesday 28 January: Vivek Singh
The Cinnamon Club, London
Friday 30 January: A Taste of Portugal
Dieter Koschina – Vila Joya, Albufeira, Portugal 2 stars;
Vitor Matos – Casa da Calcada, Amarante, 1 star
; Jose Avillez – Belcanto, Lisbon, 1 star; Miguel Laffan – L'And Vineyards Restaurant, Montemor-o-Novo, 1 star.
Tsuyoshi Murakami – in at the deep end
Saturday 31 January: Tsuyoshi Murakami
Kinoshita, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sunday 1 February: Gaggan Anand
Gaggan, Bangkok, Thailand
Monday 2 February: Klaus Efort
GasteHaus, Saarbrücken, Germany 3 stars
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Tuesday 3 February: Girls’ Night Out!
Margot Janse – Le Quartier Francais, Franschhoek, South Africa
; Angela Hartnett – Murano and Limewood, London 1 star;
Lisa Allen – Northcote, Langho 1 star
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Margot Janse, Angela Hartnett and Lisa Allen
Wednesday 4 February: Ken Hom
Ken Hom, Thailand
Thursday 5 February: Shaun Hergatt ]
Juni, New York, USA 1 star
Friday 6 February: Great British Menu Night
Shaun Rankin – Omer, Jersey 1 star
; Glynn Purnell – Purnell's, Birmingham 1 star; Kenny Atkinson – House of Tides, Tyne & Wear; Nigel Haworth – Northcote, Langho 1 star
Saturday 7 February: Nigel Haworth
Northcote, Langho 1 star
General Tickets: £115 inclusive of Louis Roederer Brut Premier & Canapé Reception and five-course signature menu.
Wine pairings to compliment each dish also available.
Bookings can only be made via the Obsession telephone line: 01254 244503.
Northcote, Northcote Rd, Langho, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB6 8BE, 01254 240555.
