...Rudding Park staff take to the fields to appreciate food provenance first hand

Rudding Park’s restaurant staff are being sent out into the Yorkshire countryside to meet local farmers as part of Clocktower’s innovative campaign - Clocktower Food Heroes.

An evolution of Clocktower’s existing Yorkshire Selection dishes, the Food Heroes concept brings the issue of food provenance to the fore, highlighting Rudding Park’s ongoing commitment to using the freshest seasonal produce from local suppliers.

Drawing inspiration from local producers, Clocktower’s Chefs create a three course daily Yorkshire menu from just £25. This menu offers a choice of four starters, main courses and puddings, each featuring a principle ingredient sourced in Yorkshire within a 75 mile radius of Rudding Park and annotated with the food miles travelled respectively. Each month the Yorkshire menu will focus on a different Food Hero – see the Food Heroes list in this section for forthcoming Food Heroes.

However this unique concept stretches beyond the menu with the introduction of an innovative staff familiarisation programme. Comprising a series of monthly Food Hero ‘field trips’ for small groups of kitchen and waiting staff, the programme ensures the entire restaurant team visits local suppliers thus developing an in-depth knowledge of the ingredients and farming processes, which can subsequently be passed on to Clocktower diners.

The final step in the concept is the creation of monthly recipes which will be based on the ingredients of the monthly Food Hero – click here to view the Food Heroes recipes in this section.

Golf and Dine

Play a round of golf on the new Repton Short Course followed by a two course meal from the Yorkshire menu at Clocktower for just £25 per person

Tee times available from 5.30 - 8pm every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday until 27 August. Reservations must be made in advance by calling 01423 872100.

AUGUST'S FOOD HERO
Far Cappleside Farm, Rathmell

See the Food Hero tab for more information.