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The Cottage in the Wood, a hidden restaurant in the heart of Whinlatter Forest in the Lake District, has launched a unique tasting menu inspired by Cumbria.
In celebration of the hugely successful Taste Cumbria festival, which takes place in the county this September, the menu has been designed by the Cottage’s born-and-bred Cumbrian head chef Ryan Blackburn, a Taste Ambassador for the festival.
The Taste Cumbria menu features Solway Firth shrimps, duck eggs from Scales Farm in Embleton, sourdough bread from award-winning artisan bakery More?, Herdwick breast from Yew Tree Farm in Coniston (formerly owned by Beatrix Potter), Whitehaven-landed Turbot, red deer from Grizedale Forest, Blue Whinnow cheese from Thornby Moor Dairy near Carlisle and Grasmere gingerbread from Sarah Nelson’s shop.
To complement these, the Taste Cumbria Menu also includes Westmorland Pepper Bread, made using an old Cumbrian recipe, and fresh herbs foraged from the forest by Ryan and his kitchen team.
The Cottage in the Wood is fast emerging as one of the best restaurants in the north west and boasts many celebrity fans. Ryan was recently awarded the title of Chef of the Year at the Cumbria Life Awards with his bold, gutsy cooking, delicate presentation and passion for all foods Cumbrian earning much praise.
The Taste Cumbria festival will take place in Cockermouth in the Western Lake District 28 September and will feature celebrity chefs, a farmers market and outside bars serving local ales, along with the area’s very best culinary talent, informative master classes and workshops from Cumbrian food heroes.
For further information please visit www.thecottageinthewood.co.uk
