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The course is over 2 days and the cost for each delegate for this course is £75 and is subsidised by Visit Chester & Cheshire. Please forward your contact details to Pam Billington at p.billington@visitchesterandchershire.co.uk or call 07870 699140.

The course is for one day and the is £80 per delegate, with a minimum of 12 people attending. Again, please contact Pam Billington at p.billington@visitchesterandchershire.co.uk or call 07870 699140.

Now in its ninth year, British Food Fortnight is the biggest national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces.  Many shops, pubs and restaurants in Cheshire will be taking part this year with special menus and promotions as will National Trust properties, tourism attractions, hotels, youth hostels and many more. 

Very excitingly, in 2012 the dates of British Food Fortnight will change, for one year only, to run at the same time as the London Olympics.

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THE BEAR’S PAW LANDS TOP NOMINATION

A Cheshire gastro inn has been nominated for a top industry award less than a year after opening.
The five star Bear’s Paw in Warmingham, Sandbach, has been nominated in the Best Newcomer category at this year’s Northern Hospitality Awards.
The Bear’s Paw opened last May following a £2m restoration project after a devastating fire destroyed much of the 19th century building.
Within two months it had been awarded an AA Dining Award and a five star rating, in recognition of its outstanding food and accommodation.
The gastro inn is up against establishments from Lancashire, Liverpool, North Yorkshire and Harrogate.
Phil Britton, manager of the Bear’s Paw, said: “To be nominated for such a prestigious award in our first year is incredible and is testament to the hard work of the entire team.”
The Bear’s Paw boasts luxurious furnishings throughout, including fourteen boutique rooms, which feature complimentary wifi and media hubs.
Executive chef Leigh Myers, who has worked at some of the country’s most prestigious Michelin-starred restaurants, serves the very best in seasonal, local produce and the bar boasts cask ales from six local microbreweries.
The winners will be decided by a panel of industry experts and are to be announced next month (April) at a ceremony at the Hilton Deansgate in Manchester.
For further information, please visit www.thebearspaw.co.uk or call 01270 526 317.
The Bear’s Paw is part of Nelson (Northwest) Hotels Ltd www.nelsonnorthwest.co.uk

Joseph Benjamin restaurant on Northgate Street, Chester are one of three businesses in the Northwest nominated by viewers of Good Food Channel's Market Kitchen programmed as Local Food Heroes 2009.
 
The deli and restaurant run by brothers Joseph and Benjamin Wright has twice won the Chester Food and Drink Festival Small Restaurant award.
 
One winner per region will be announced on TV in November and the overall competition winner will be revealed in the final on 11th December. 
 
Food Lovers were invited to nominate and vote for regional businesses.  Criteria included friendly customer survice, animal welfare and ethical issues and respect for the land and how it is farmed.