26 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 27th, 2007 6 .Valiev _____: ____ __ Food and Wine featuring Chef ofthe Month


the '2007 Best Dishes' competi­ tion selected by the Craft Guild of Chefs and the Restaurant Maga­ zine. TheThree Fishes burger, made


Burger is the best of British H


EAD CHEF Richard Upton, ofTheThree Fishes, Mitton, won the "Best Burger" in


from Ribble Valley rump steak, is accompanied by long-standing favourites, pickled cucumber, pic­ calilli, mustard mayonnaise, toma­ to relish, combined wjth a toasted muffin, rocket salad, plus real chips. Joint owner of the Three Fishes


Nigel Haworth comments "As part of our regional menu, it was impor­ tant to include a good burger, as its such a popular dish in the casual dining market. But we needed to research exactly what makes a quality burger. Obviously it’s got be the best beef, and we use local Bowland rump steak. The secret to the success of our burger is the ratio of beef to beef fat, after that there are no other ingredients except seasoning with salt and pepper." After hours of poring over sack


loads of entries and visiting all the finalists' establishments, the Three Fishes was chosen as winner in the best burger section. Another award has also been


achieved by The Three Fishes, which has scooped fifth place in the National Gastropub Awards 2007 organised by Pub Chef Maga­ zine. Four hundred pub food experts, including chefs, restaurant critics and food writers, voted for their top five pubs. Among the voters were Ray­


mond Blanc, James Martin, Antho­ ny Worral Thompson, Lloyd Gross- man and Times critic Giles Coran. Nigel Haworth commented "It's


always fantastic to be recognised with awards, especially when the voters are your peers in the indus­ try.


"To be placed fifth in a list of establishments that are predomi­ Richard Upton at theThree Fishes


nantly from the South of England is a great result and a credit to the team atTheThree Fishes. "The term gastro pub is often


debated, I do feel that our pubs are great traditional food pubs, with a commitment to our roots and


regional produce. Whether that's classed as gastro, the debate con; tinues, however we are in great company here on this list of the top 30 gastro pubs. Also good to see the Highwayman -? our second pub,. at Kirkby Lonsdale - placed on the


list, creeping in at 26th, after just six months of opening." • THE winner of the competition


in last month's edition of the Valley magazine for a meal at the White Bull, Ribchester, was Mr Dennis Frankland, of Peel Street, Clitheroe. There were 98 correct entries. *


ity of wines come from warm sunny places. So let us forget about winter, grab


hold of your maracas and join me in sunny Spain. Ole! It’s one of my favourites. It's


red, and as mentioned before from Spain, it’s that old classic Rioja. This particular Rioja is Vega del


Rayo, 12.5% alcohol by volume, vin­ tage 2005.


Forget about winter with classic Rioja O


NE of the nicest things about writing on wine in the winter is that the major­


To refresh your memory, the Rioja


region is situated in North East Spain, the Pyrenees to the north and on the Ebro River, north-west of Zaragoza. The climate is one of con­ trasts, very cold winters, wet in spring and very hot dry summers. Spain's famous grape variety,


Tempranillo, features strongly in the ♦


production of Rioja and in this month's wine it is blended with the Mazuelo grape. So let us look at the wine; it is a lovely, deep ruby red, on the nose you get what you expect - black fruit in abundance and a hint of vanilla. The first taste is of the fruit, spicy, peppery, a hint of oak, but not too


Year to you all.


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TheThree Fishes is offering our readers the fantas­ tic opportunity to dine in the restaurant. The lucky winner will receive a chance to taste the award-win­ ning Three Fishes' burger dish, and take along three| people of their choice to sample the same. Drinks are excluded from the prize.


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much, which is to my liking.This wine would go perfectly with this month's featured food - beef burger. The wine is available from D.


Byrne and Son at £4.99p, with the special 50p voucher off, only £4.49p. With the New Year fast approach­


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