Northcote's Obsession 2024 chef line-up revealed

28 September 2023 by
Northcote's Obsession 2024 chef line-up revealed

Obsession, the annual fine dining festival at Northcote in Lancashire, has announced its full line-up of chefs for the 2024 event.

Nineteen chefs, whose restaurants hold 19 Michelin stars between them, will cook at the Ribble Valley hotel between 19 January and 4 February next year.

Gareth Ward, Lorna Mcnee, Aktar Islam, and Emily and Michel Roux are among the names who will host special evenings during the festival.

Each chef will cook a unique menu for the event with some dishes that will not be available anywhere else.

Last year, the event raised over £70,000 for industry charity Hospitality Action, which will be the beneficiary again this year.

Guests at Northcote executive chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen's night will taste a preview of her early 2024 Gourmet Menu, which will remain on offer for a limited time throughout February.

Obsession launched in 2001 and has become an internationally renowned event with a waiting list of thousands of people hoping to attend.

Goodwin-Allen, who is also director of the Game Bird and American Bar at the Stafford, London hotel, said; "Each year we approach Obsession with a view of ‘how can we equal last year's event' and it always seems like an impossible task.

"But I have to say I'm extremely excited for this year's line-up. We have a range of styles of cooking- diverse, traditional, progressive, highly technical - and it's packed with personality."

Tickets will go on sale on 6 October 2023 and are priced at £210 per person, including a Louis Roederer Champagne and canapé reception, five course menu, coffee, and petit fours. A specially paired wine flight can be added, starting from around £70 per person.

The 2023 line-up

• Friday 19 January: Lisa Goodwin Allen, Northcote, Ribble Valley (1 star)

• Saturday 20 January: Alex Greene, Deanes EIPIC, Belfast (1 star)

• Sunday 21 January, Gareth Ward, Ynyshir, Wales (2 star)

• Monday 22 January, Tom Barnes, L'Enclume (3 star)

• Tuesday 23 January, Sarah Hayward, The Coach, Buckinghamshire (1 star)

• Wednesday 24 January, Adam Smith, Woven by Adam Smith, Coworth Park, Berkshire (1 star)

• Thursday 25 January, Alex Tsiontinis, CTC, Athens (1 star)

• Friday 26 January, Adam Handling, Frog by Adam Handling, London (1 star)

• Saturday 27 January, Lorna Mcnee, Cail Bruich, Glasgow, (1 star)

• Sunday 28 January, James Knappett, Kitchen Table, London (2 star)

• Monday 29 January, Tom Shepherd, Upstairs by Tom Shepherd, Staffordshire (1 star)

• Tuesday 30 January, Aktar Islam, Opheem, Birmingham (1 star)

• Wednesday 31 January, Daniele Lippi, Acquolina, Rome (2 star)

• Thursday 1 February, Adam Byatt & Harry Kirkpatrick, Trinity, (1 star)

• Friday 2 February, ORO, Hotel Cipriani, Venice (1 star)

• Saturday 3 February, Henrique Sá Pessoa, ALMA (2 star)

The grand finale

• Sunday 4 February, Michel Roux, La Gavroche/Chez Roux Ltd, London (2 star) & Emily Roux, Caractere, London

For more information visit https://www.northcoteobsession.com/.

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