Northamptonshire chef launches three-course fine dining takeaways as lockdown alternative

A top Northamptonshire chef has created a series of luxury three-course meals to be delivered to customer's doorsteps while pubs and restaurants are closed.

Danny Tomkins, who was crowned chef of the year at last year's Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards, has already offered a delivery service and at home dining this year due to the pandemic.

As the second lockdown is well underway and pubs and restaurants are closed, the chef has launched a series of new three-course takeaway meals, while once again offering delivery across Northamptonshire.

Danny, who previously worked as Earl and Countess Spencer’s personal chef, said: “This second lockdown has hit people hard – just when we hoped we were returning to normal it seems as though we are back to square one. We could all do with a bit of a pick-me-up and hopefully these delicious ‘dinner party in a box’ takeaways will be just the job.

“A high-quality meal with loved ones is one of life’s great pleasures and there’s no reason that shouldn’t still be possible.”

Danny has devised a menu whereby diners are able to select from starters including celeriac velouté, smoked pigeon breast and gambas pil pil.

Mains include beef cheek bourgignon, red lentil and spinach dhal and smoked haddock chowder while desserts include lemon cheesecake mousse, kraken rum chocolate mousse and apple crumble.

Danny is also planning a full Christmas dinner menu, which will see a festive feast delivered to customer's doors on Christmas Eve, complete with instructions on how to serve for the big day.

Priced at £40 per person, the lockdown three-course meal is available to book now, by emailing [email protected].

More details are will be released about the Christmas menu soon.

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