Wirral restaurants and businesses featured in new culinary guide about the region’s best local organic produce

Oct 10 2012 by Lorna Hughes, Birkenhead News

WIRRAL eateries and businesses have been featured in a new culinary guide about the best local organic produce around the region.

The booklet was produced by Food Tourism Connect, a campaign which aims at raising awareness of rurally produced food and drink around Merseyside.

The initiative aims to raise the profile of rurally produced food among visitors and to promote it directly to consumers, buyers and wholesalers.

Wirral business that are included in the guide are:

Claremont Farm, Bebington,

Roses Tea Room, Ness

Brimstage Brewery, Brimstage

The Wro, West Kirby

Hillbark Dining Room, Oxton

Caffe Cream, New Brighton

Peel Hey Guest House, Frankby

Home, Birkenhead

Appleberry Deli, Heswall

Church Farm, Thurstaston

Gorge’us, Bebington

Edge and Son Butchers, New Ferry

Muff’s Butchers, Bromborough

Sheldrakes Restaurant, Heswall

Peninsula Dining Room, Wirral

Dodgshons Bakery, Wallasey

Ward’s Fish, Birkenhead

Merebrook House, Thornton Hough

The guide also includes an overview of which local foods are in season at particular times of the year, a directory of local supplies and three ‘taste trails’ – routes which take in noteworthy local food suppliers.

Several local ‘food heroes’ are also featured, including Wirralians Andrew Pimbley, of Claremont Farm in Bebington and Mark Wilkinson of Fraiche restaurant in Oxton.

Wirral Farmers’ Market, which takes place on the second Saturday of each month, is also highlighted as an place to buy local produce.

Callum Edge, of Edge and Son Butchers in New Ferry, said: “So many people are interested in eating fresh, local food but it can be hard to know where the best places to go are.

“Buying local doesn’t just mean that food is likely to be fresher and tastier it also means that you’re supporting local businesses and re-investing in your local community.

“Local people and bars and restaurants across the region are so important to our business and this guide is an excellent way to reach them.

“We’re delighted to be included.”

Pam Wilsher, Head of Visitor Economy Development of the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “We hope this guide will make it easier for locals and visitors to our area to eat fresh, local, food produced right here.

“This guide has something for everyone.”

To download a copy of the guide, visit www. visitliverpool.com/freshandlocal