Friends of the Manor Newsletter October 2004
Link to www.northcotemanor.com

HOT NEWS
As promised you are the first to know!

 Menu changes for the Winter Season ...

  1. Winter Season A La Carte Menu
  2. Winter Season 8 Course Tasting Menu
  3. The Northcote Gourmet Menu
  4. Christmas 2004


Christmas Holly1 Winter Season A La Carte Menu
Available from October 2004 - February 2005

  • Nigel’s starters are always inventive with a strong influence of his Lancashire roots throughout his selection.
  • Fish and shellfish are a strong feature at Northcote relying on the very best of suppliers.
  • Menus each day are enhanced with daily specialties.
  • An inspiring array of meat dishes with fabulous game from the local area, make for some wonderful interpretations to suit all palates.
  • Desserts & cheeses conclude our a la carte menu. Desserts at Northcote have a thoroughly seasonal approach and continue to blend modern with traditional in Nigel's innovative style.

Appetisers

A Plate of Tiny Lancashire Delicacies
£14.50
Blackpudding & Buttered Pink Trout with Mustard and Watercress Sauce
£8.25
Southport Shrimp Organic Porridge, Tomato Relish
£ 9.50
Leagram Organic Lancashire Curd Cheese Souffle, Spicy Tomatoes & Spring Onions, Lemon Oil
£8.50
Pig’s Trotter, Girolles, Truffles
£11.50
Pan Roast Organic Salmon, Jerusalem Artichokes, Pickled Cucumber
£8.90
Pan Roast Foie Gras, Mulled Grapes, Cress, Syrup
£15.50

From The Garden

Northcote Mixed Salad
£6.00 / £9.00
Bank’s Tomato & Leagram Sheep’s Milk Salad, Red Onions, Basil Oil
6.00 / £10.00
Dressings: White Tarragon, Northcote’s Own, Organic Honey

Fish & Shellfish

Oven Roast Silver Hake, Onion Tart, Treacle Roast Tomatoes, Creamed Spinach
£10.50 / £21.00
Monk fish Fillet, Cockles, Salsify Fritters, Butter Bean Veloute -
£12.50 / £25.00
Plain, Grilled or Pan Fried Whole Dover Sole, Garden Vegetables, new Potatoes - £market price

Meat & Game

Roast Ash Knot Red Leg Partridge, Damson Prunes, Butternut Squash, Bread Sauce Fritter
£23.50
Cannon of Bowland Beef,Forest Mushrooms, Dauphinoise Potatoes, Truffle Jus
£25.90
Breast of Radholme Mallard, Spicy Red Cabbage, Spinach Puree, Yellow Beets
£21.00
Braised Shin of Heather Fed Bowland Lamb, Pan Roast Liver, Puree Potatoes & Black Cabbage
£22.00
Prime Fillet of Bowland Forest Beef, Plain or Peppered, Local Vegetables, Chipped or New Potatoes
£26.95

Desserts

Organic Lemon Meringue Tart, Butter Milk Ice Cream, Angelica
£7.50
Melting Ginger Parkin, Simpson’s Iced Double Cream, Caramel Custard
£8.25
Apple Crumble Souffle, Lancashire Cheese Ice Cream
£9.50
Iced bread & Butter Pudding, Apricots, Raisin Sorbet
£8.00
Eccles Cake Soufflé, Orange Peel and Tea Ice Cream
£9.50
Banana Mousse, Chocolate Granita, White Chocolate Ripple Ice Cream
£9.00

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 2 Winter Season 8 Course Tasting Menu

  • The Tasting Menu is a new part of Nigel's overall experience.
  • Nigel has now brought together a brilliant tasting menu of Lancashire's greatest ingredients.
  • £70.00 per person, excluding wines.

Tasting Menu

Leagram Organic Lancashire Curd Cheese Souffle, Spicy Tomatoes & spring Onions, Lemon Oil
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Pig’s Trotters, Girolles, Truffles
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Northcote Garden Lamb’s Cress soup, Sevruga Caviar
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Southport Shrimp Organic Porridge, Tomato Relish
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Monk Fish Fillet, Cockles, Salsify Fritters, Butter Bean Veloute
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Roast Ash Knot Red Leg Partridge, Foie Gras, Bread Beignet
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Organic Lemon Meringue Tart, Butter Milk Ice Cream, Angelica
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Eccles Cake Soufflé, White Chocolate Ripple Ice Cream

Menu price
£70 per person

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Christmas Holly3 The Northcote Gourmet Menu

Still a firm favourite with many of our clients and is now available at lunch or dinner

  • Five gastronomic courses.
  • The gourmet menu is a constant of the Northcote ethos.
  • The fabulous blend of Nigel's food and Craig's wine matching changes daily.
  • £50.00 per person for five courses excluding wines.

Northcote Menus

Please click on the following link to view our full range of menus and wines.

www.northcotemanor.com

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4 CHRISTMAS 2004
ENTERTAINING - NORTHCOTE HAS ALL THE SOLUTIONS

 If you haven’t already booked your festive celebrations either for family, friends, colleagues or clients this Christmas here’s a quick reference list of options available during December from the Northcote Group

Northcote can offer ideal solutions to many of your entertainment needs, especially at Christmas

Date
Event
Link
Mon 15th Nov 2004 Nigel's Christmas Cookery Course more info
Tue 16th Nov 2004 Nigel's Christmas Cookery Course more info
Fri 26th Nov -
Thur 30th Dec 2004
Northcote Offsite at the Rovers 'Party Nights' more info
Mon 29th Nov -
Thur 30th Dec 2004
Christmas Lunch Menu available at Northcote Manor more info
Fri 24th Dec 2004 Christmas Eve Lunch & Dinner more info
Sun 26th Dec 2004 Boxing Day Lunch & Dinner more info
Tue 28th Dec 2004 Surprise Wine & Gourmet Night more info
Wed 29th Dec 2004 Nigel's Favourite Dishes more info
Thur 30th Dec 2004 Brigade Gourmet Evening more info
Fri 31st Dec 2004 New Years Eve Dinner more info

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Northcote Manor
Northcote Road, Langho, Blackburn, Lancs
BB6 8BE
Tel: 01254 240555 Fax: 01254 246568
E-mail: maureen@northcotemanor.com
Web: www.northcotemanor.com


Special Events

Northcote Offsite

The ultimate in festive outside catering, bring the famed kitchens of Northcote Manor to your chosen venue or home.

northcoteoffsite.com

Please contact
01254 691919

The Three Fishes, a Ribble Valley Inn
The Three Fishes, interior shot

The Three Fishes

A Ribble Valley Inn.

Visit the regions new traditional non-smoking pub. For informal celebration this Christmas.

A real pub with real values! Real Food! & Real People!

thethreefishes.com

Gift Vouchers
Gift Vouchers
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Ideal for those who enjoy indulging in food and wine.

Birthday dinner with champagne. Anniversary Gourmet Break.
A Cookery Course Experience.

A tutored wine tasting event.
Lunch to say sorry!
The ideal way to say thank-you.
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