Michelin-starred chef Frances Atkins is to open her new Paradise Cafe at Daleside Nurseries in Killinghall this month.
The cafe, run by Ms Atkins, chef Roger Olive and front of house manager John Tullett, will be open six days a week from 9am until 5pm. It will be closed on Mondays.
The trio, who have all worked together for 20 years, have been operating out of a wagon at the garden centre for the last 18 months.
The Paradise Cafe wagon has served its last meal.
The wagon has now finished trading as attention turns to the new venture.
A post on the Paradise Cafe Facebook page said:
“It has taken longer than we anticipated to finish the cafe given the various curveballs we have all been thrown in the last two years.
“From today we are using all our time to be fully prepared for our opening date.”
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The post added:
“To begin with, Friday evening will be open for a series of special dinners, these will be bookings only and there will be more information coming shortly.
“We look forward to progressing our opening times and our takeaway business in the future as we develop.”
Gino D’Acampo restaurant in Harrogate set to close
An Italian restaurant owned by Gino D’Acampo will close this month after more than four years in Harrogate.
Gino D’Acampo My Restaurant on Parliament Street is one of five of the celebrity chef’s restaurants to close.
After opening the business in 2017 Mr D’Acampo claimed it was the only “proper Italian” in Harrogate.
His comments sparked a furious backlash at the time from a number of Harrogate’s Italian restaurant owners.
The closures follow the news from the start of the year that his My Pasta Bar chain entered liquidation amid problems with coronavirus.
Piccolino will take on the former Gino D’Acampo My Restaurant in Harrogate, which will reopen after a rebrand on Monday, January 24.
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A spokesperson for Piccolino, which is part of the Individual Restaurants group along with Gino D’Acampo My Restaurant, said:
“This former Gino D’Acampo My Restaurant will become part of the Piccolino family of restaurants on January 24.
“We are thrilled to announce that we will soon be opening a brand new Piccolino restaurant in Harrogate.
“We can’t wait to welcome you through our doors of Harrogate’s brand new Piccolino.”
A Thai restaurant chain known for fresh dishes and bright interiors has revealed the month when it plans to make its Harrogate debut.
Giggling Squid is currently renovating the former Las Iguanas unit on John Street in anticipation of a March opening date.
The restaurant started in the basement of a fisherman’s cottage in Brighton but has since developed into a business with more than 40 restaurants.
When it opens there will be the opportunity to eat indoors, outdoors as part of the alfresco experience or take the food home with click and collect or delivery.
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Andy Laurillard, Giggling Squid co-founder, said:
“Thai mealtimes are energetic, informal, adventurous and where food is celebrated. It’s relaxed and there’s no standing on ceremony.
“We simply want people to have a great time over something tasty. Every Giggling Squid has its own personal touch to it, and this restaurant is no different.”
Giggling Squid Harrogate will be open Monday to Thursday 12pm to 10pm, Friday to Saturday 12pm to 10.30pm and Sunday from 12pm to 9.30pm.
A few restaurants already specialise in Thai food in Harrogate, including Sukhothai, Tah Chang and takeaway service Nakhon.
Royal Baths Chinese Restaurant reveals plans to re-openA Chinese restaurant set in the main hall of the Royal Baths in Harrogate plans to reopen next year after months of repairs.
Royal Baths Chinese Restaurant has been closed for most of the last two years due to coronavirus lockdowns and an extensive refurbishment that began in May this year.
Because the restaurant is based in a Grade II listed building, the work has been more complicated than expected.
The building, which is owned by North Yorkshire County Council, underwent a series of roof repairs before work started on the internal central hall in September.
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Now the Royal Baths Chinese Restaurant has revealed that the works are almost complete. It said on its Facebook page:
“We are almost finished with the renovations. However we will not be open until after the New Year.
“Royal Baths Chinese Restaurant wish you all a very merry Christmas and happy New Year. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2022.”
Although the Royal Baths Chinese Restaurant has been closed, the owners have continued operating at their other site, Haks Little Royal Baths Chinese Restaurant, on Station Parade.
Famous North Yorkshire pub ‘reduced to ashes’ in overnight blazeA North Yorkshire pub famous for its food and setting in a historic thatched inn has been “reduced to ashes” in a fire which took hold overnight.
The owners of the Star Inn at Harome, which will be well-known to food lovers in the Harrogate district, called the fire service at around 10pm last night.
Firefighters battled the blaze overnight with nine fire engines on scene at its peak. As of 7am this morning, crews were still working to extinguish the fire.
In a dramatic video posted by the pub’s owners on social media just after 4am the thatched roof can be seen ablaze with smoke billowing out into the night sky. They said:
“It’s been a long night so far…I’m afraid we won’t be open for a while as we are reduced to ashes with The Star on fire and still burning, residents please call after 9 am.”
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https://twitter.com/TheStaratHarome/status/1463723386534862849
The Star Inn is famous for its food, having held a Michelin star for much of chef Andrew Pern’s tenure who has been at the pub for 25 years.
Fire crews from Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside and Pickering along with the aerial ladder platform from Huntington have attended the fire.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said at 7am:
‘Sneak peek’: Harrogate’s new Manhattan-style cocktail bar“At it’s peak the incident had nine appliances, one aerial ladder platform, one water bowser, one welfare unit and an incident command unit in attendance.
“Crews worked with main jets and hose reel jets to contain the fire and the aerial ladder platform was deployed to removed thatch from the roof.
“The incident is still ongoing and crews are still working to extinguish the fire.”
Harrogate’s answer to a Manhattan cocktail bar will open it’s doors on Friday, with the launch of 63rd+1st.
Decked out in trendy dark blue and gold, and featuring lots of greenery, the restaurant, lounge and bar on Albert Street is aimed at customers who might just want a nibble and a drink after work or a meal out with friends.
The restaurant area.
The extensive selection of cocktails, priced at around £10, include the likes of a New York Hangover and a Fuhgeddaboudit, as well as a more traditional selection. There is also a good choice of low alcohol or alcohol-free options.
With plenty of other restaurants in the area, as well as bars on nearby John Street, the venue will need to stand out from the crowd.
And general manager Eva Souza, from Harrogate, who has been in the hospitality industry for 15 years, believes it will.
She said:
“The location is really great in the town centre. I believe we are the right cocktail bar and restaurant for this particular place.
“People love to go out here and enjoy nice surroundings and I believe this is the right place for Harrogate people.
“There are a lot of Italian restaurants in this area and this is something unique. I believe it is something new for the town.
“Our bartenders are really well-trained and the bar itself is beautiful. You can sit around it and watch them prepare the cocktails.
“It’s like a home away from home and we want to be a nice, cosy place for everyone. The place is very stylish and I hope guests will be very happy here.”
General manager Eva Souza enjoying a cocktail in the lounge area.
The new 3,380 sq ft venue, which was formerly Ask Italian, seats 101, as well as another 12 outside.
The menu is inspired by Manhattan street food and features small plates to enjoy with a cocktail, as well as larger dishes.
It includes a ‘signature burger’ steaks and seafood, as well as savoury donuts, a crayfish roll and a corndog. Small plates include arancini and calamari.
Head chef Nick Chappelow, who is also from Harrogate, said:
“I’m excited to cook all of it. The menu is great.
“I like the fact that there are sharing plates on the menu. It’s more relaxed and you get to just graze, so it’s somewhere in between tapas and a main meal starter size.
“The jammy chicken lollipops are insane.
“There’s a really good team here. I’ve been a head chef for 20 plus years, so I’ve seen a lot and it’s nice to go into this going forward.
“It’s fresh and funky and we are going to hit the ground running.”
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Brunch will be served from 9am on a Friday and over the weekend and there will also be a Sunday lunch option. Diners can also choose table service or they can order and pay using a tablet.
American-style booths in the restaurant area.
The venue, which will generate 30 part-time and full-time jobs, is being developed by Hostmore PLC, which also includes TGI Fridays as part of its portfolio. It is named after the street in New York that was home to the original TGI Fridays and where Tom Cruise filmed Cocktail.
Harrogate’s branch is the third to open in the UK behind Surrey in May and Glasgow in September.
- 63rd and 1st opens on Friday, November 26, at 9am.
Harrogate’s first food hall is to close just six months after it opened in the former Jamie Oliver restaurant on Parliament Street.
Solita Food Hall Harrogate, which is set over two floors and a rooftop terrace, started serving customers in May.
It has six different stalls, all under the Shoot The Bull brand, and also welcomes other independent businesses on board. It created 30 jobs.
Founder Chris Harrison, chief executive of Shoot The Bull, told the Stray Ferret earlier in the year he hoped Harrogate would welcome the concept with open arms. However, Mr Harrison confirmed today that the Harrogate venue will close at the end of the year.
He added that staff would be offered employment at the next restaurant set to take on the building.
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The steakhouse had planned to open in January but with the change of location it is unclear at this stage when it will open for business.
A post on its Facebook page said:
“We’ve decided to go BIG and move into the former Jamie Oliver site on Parliament St! Expect an amazing roof garden that will be usable 52 weeks of the year!”
Co-founder Howard Eggleston has been planning to bring his steakhouse brand to Harrogate for four years.
Masham restaurant founders to sell business after 16 yearsThe owners of a fine dining restaurant in Masham have put the business up for sale after 16 years at the helm.
Jon and Laura Vennell opened Vennell’s Restaurant on Silver Street in 2005.
Since then the restaurant founders can boast 14 consecutive years in the Michelin Guide, the Good Food Guide and the AA Restaurant Guide.
Vennell’s is set in a large Grade II listed Georgian property, which has recently been refurbished. The restaurant is on the ground floor and there is accommodation on the first and second floors.
Inside the restaurant.
However, Mr and Ms Vennell have decided to move on and have listed the restaurant for sale at an undisclosed fee with Christie & Co. They said in a joint statement:
“Now in our 17th year as guardians of this amazing building, it is time to pursue our next adventure. The locals have always supported the restaurant on this site, which dates back to the 70s.
“The building, following an extensive renovation both inside and out this year is in exceptional condition, as is this business breaking all records in the last four months.
“The scope to run this restaurant more as a business than a lifestyle is massive.”
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David Cash, associate director in Christie & Co’s hospitality team, is handling the sale. He said Vennell’s was “a quality eatery and presents massive potential”. He added:
Steakhouse set to open at empty Harrogate restaurant“Ordinarily town centre restaurants are held on a leasehold basis and rarely do freehold opportunities like this one present themselves.
“In addition, rarely do hospitality business premises come with such substantial living accommodation.
“Vennell’s presents an opportunity for an experienced chef to live and work in an immaculately presented property, which has seen a great deal of investment recently.
“Not only that, but they stand to benefit massively from the reputation that Jon and Laura have built over the past 16 years.
A steakhouse is set to open early next year on the site of a restaurant that became one of the earliest business victims of coronavirus in Harrogate.
Tomahawk Steakhouse currently has restaurants in London, York and Newcastle and the owner expects it to make its Harrogate debut in January.
The new eatery will take the place of Bistrot Pierre on Cheltenham Parade, which was directly above Sukhothai.
Co-founder Howard Eggleston has been planning to bring his steakhouse brand to Harrogate for four years and feels this location presents the ideal opportunity.
It will create 25 jobs.
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Mr Eggleston told the Stray Ferret:
“We are quite far down the line on this one. We have the furniture already and we are keen to get started.
“Harrogate is a nice place which I know well, I visit quite regularly. There’s some competition in town but we are bringing something different.
“We are all about the food, not the bells and whistles for decorations. We serve the finest Himalayan salt dry-aged steaks and a lot more.”
The Tomahawk Group has expanded significantly during covid and now has 18 sites, with a further seven, including Harrogate, opening soon.
Harrogate Pine Marten pub closes for month-long refurbishmentA well known Harrogate pub and restaurant has closed for a month-long refurbishment.
The Pine Marten, on Otley Road near RHS Harlow Carr, closed today and is planning to open again on Saturday, October 30.
When it reopens in October the pub has promised that it will have a “glamorous” new look and feel with its own personality and style.
It will also bring a new feature bar, which will be at the centre of the social space.
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As well as a new feel for the pub, the owners have also developed a new menu inspired by food trends from across the world, including a new range of small plates.
The pub dates back to the 1820s when it was the original home of Robert Wigglesworth, who created the world’s largest telescope at the time.
The Stray Ferret approached owners Mitchells & Butlers for comment. The company declined to comment but said it would share more information closer to the reopening date.