Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge is makes his way back to Norwich for an evening at Delia’s, Carrow Road’s restaurant owned and inspired by famous chef and NCFC shareholder Delia Smith.
Tom Kerridge, owner of the first pub to gain a Michelin star, rose to fame when he starred on the Great British Menu in 2009 and 2010, going on to feature in and present many food programmes across the BBC and other channels. He famously lost 11 stone in 2017 and has since fronted his own Lose Weight For Food TV show and added two weight loss cooking books to his collection.
Tom Kerridge in Norwich
Tom is no stranger to Norwich; he was appointed his first head chef role in 2003 by David Adlard, who was the first chef to earn a Michelin star in East Anglia. Local legend Adlard’s was first established in Norwich in 1990 and stayed a firm favourite in Norfolk fine dining for 18 years, finally closing its doors in 2007 when Adlard retired and moved onto running a guesthouse. The head chef of Adlard’s at the time took over the premises in 2010, where it continues to thrive as 3 AA Rosette-awarded Roger Hickman’s Restaurant.
“I think the main thing I learned from David Adlard was the understanding of making your own business work – how to drive things forward in your own way… how to make decisions that are solely yours,” Tom explains.
Interview: Tom Kerridge on his Norfolk food hero - EDP Norfolk Mag
Tom also did a guest spot at another of Norwich’s acclaimed restaurants, Benedicts, upholding 3 AA rosettes for the 2020 guide. Tom joined the team for one night in 2018 alongside owner Richard Bainbridge, who has had the restaurant down historic St Benedicts since 2015, following his win on BBC2’s Great British Menu that year after a career working alongside renowned chefs such as Michel Roux Sr and Norfolk based Galton Blackiston.
Top Norwich restaurant Benedicts was listed in the Sunday Times in 2016, when we went along to visit behind the scenes. At the heart of the restaurant is celebrity chef Richard Bainbridge producing some amazing dishes!
Dinner with Tom Kerridge
The evening at Delia’s includes a drinks reception, canapes, wine and a Tom Kerridge inspired three course menu including Citrus-cured mackerel, Treacle-cured fillet of beef with beef suet cottage demi-pie and Tonka bean pannacotta. Delia Smith herself will also be joining the evening - tickets start from £75.
Fine dining in East Anglia
Norfolk & Suffolk’s food scene has many well recommended eateries among its historic and beautiful landscapes, from Norwich and North Norfolk. The aforementioned Norfolk-born Galton Blackiston is the owner-chef of Morston Hall on the North Norfolk coast, a luxury country house hotel with one of Norfolk’s Michelin-starred restaurants that also boasts 4 AA rosettes. The Neptune Inn in Hunstanton holds the only other Michelin star in Norfolk and 3 AA rosettes, headed by owner-chef Kevin Mangeolles.
Other AA rosette awarded restaurants for 2020 in Norfolk and Suffolk are:
Bildeston Crown, Ipswich - 3 Rosettes
Tuddenham Mill, Newmarket - 3 Rosettes
Titchwell Manor, Nr Brancaster - 3 Rosettes
Socius, Burnham Market - 2 Rosettes
North Street Bistro, Burnham Market - 2 Rosettes
Farmyard, Norwich - 2 Rosettes
Dial House, Reepham - 2 Rosettes
Kings Arms, Fleggburgh - 2 Rosettes
Mulberry, Thetford - 1 Rosette
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