Luxury Italian ingredients supplied by an Irlam company will take pride of place in a new menu at Salford’s five-star Lowry Hotel.
Recently-appointed chef Andrew Green has selected the finest North West producers and suppliers to feature in his a la carte offering at the River Bar & Restaurant.
Speciality Mediterranean products are supplied through Matthew Bradley, who runs the North West arm of IB Food in Irlam.
It’s one of the UK’s leading catering suppliers of Italian chef ingredients.
Matthew said: “The Lowry Hotel is one of the region’s top hotels and it means the world to see our products appear on Andrew’s menu at the River Bar & Restaurant.
“All of our products are sourced directly from Italy, including dried pastas, olive oil and Bella di Cerignola olives.
“We’re always poised to provide the highest quality foods when Andrew needs them, to match the 24/7 requirements of a busy luxury hotel.”
IB Food is just one of the hotel’s unrivalled chain of suppliers, which includes fish supplied by Neve of Fleetwood, produce from Delifresh of Bradford and dairy products from Gornall’s Dairy of Preston.
Green added: “In this menu I wanted to let the ingredients speak for themselves, by using high quality, locally sourced produce with flavours that truly stand out. In the North West we’re very fortunate to have such a wealth of outstanding suppliers on our doorstep.
“Our seasonal dishes will change quarterly, but this menu will feature pressed duck leg with trinxat potato, kale and kumquat jus; pan fried halibut with chicory, baby leek, dauphinoise and candied walnuts; and ox cheek bourguignon with truffle mash and horseradish foam.”
