The ingredients for this dish were sourced from local suppliers, including Kirkby la Thorpe and Ruskington Allotments. Each chef was tasked with creating a three-course meal that showcased local Lincolnshire produce and celebrated seasonal ingredients.īarry impressed the judges with his innovative menu, which began with a starter of marinated heritage beetroots, accompanied by whipped goats’ cheese, pickled walnut, dill, lemon, and cream. The event, held at Sessions House and organised by The Lincolnite and MyLocal Lincolnshire, saw five chefs battle it out in a culinary showdown.

The accolade was awarded at the Lincolnshire Food & Farming Awards, following a competitive cook-off featuring some of the county’s most talented chefs. “We are genuinely devastated for ourselves and the staff, and equally for the customers, as we very much believe what we offer is about the community, not just a game of Bingo, it is more than that.”īarry Liversidge, the head chef at The Queen’s Head in Kirkby la Thorpe, has been crowned Lincolnshire Chef of the Year 2023. I want to rise the club back from the ashes, literally. The only silver lining is that we can come back from this and we will build the club back to its former glory if not better. “In terms of the timing, it couldn’t have been worse.

“What hasn’t been damaged by the fire, which was contained to the back end of the club, was still damaged by smoke through the whole building. Mark said: “Emotionally, to get that call at 5am on the Friday (May 14) was pretty painful and our initial reaction was ‘Why now? Why me?’ He is hoping that the bingo club in Spalding can reopen again in the first part of 2022.

Mark told The Lincolnite that the extent of the damage and scale of exactly what needs to be done is still being assessed, but that it could take up to six months to complete.

The inside of the building was so badly damaged that the business was unable to reopen as planned on May 17.

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