26/10/2024
As a tasting of what can be expected when you dine at SOURCE Gilpin Hotel & Lake House, Head Chef Ollie treated us, and a few other lucky diners, to a sample menu at Fortnum & Mason last night.
After a Q&A revealing his background, eleven years with Heston Blumentahl at The Fat Duck ending as sous chef, as well as a chance to hear from a representative of his local suppliers Lake District Farmers.
The Lakes area has a plethora of Michelin starred restaurants and, as Ollie pointed out, this should make it as famous in the foodie world as San Sebastian or the Loire Valley, and yet this fantastic success seems almost a secret. Ollie himself gained the restaurant its first star within months of his arrival to go with the three AA Rosettes.
So what does a taste of SOURCE taste like? With Ollie and his team cooking just a few feet away, we got down to business.
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