Celebrity chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White is inviting members of the public to join him for a lunch-time date on Monday when he arrives to celebrate the first birthday of his Durham restaurant.
The famous face will be hosting lunch at his Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill in Hotel Indigo which opened a year ago in the revamped city landmark Old Shire Hall.
There he will be showing off a new menu while also issuing signed copies of his renowned cook book White Heat.
Local food-lovers who are unable to make lunch have a second chance to catch up with him as White will be heading to the Newcastle branch of Hotel Indigo afterwards for a similar dining experience at his other restaurant, where dinner will be served from 6.30pm.
This Steakhouse Bar & Grill opened in 2012 and during a visit there four years later he spoke of its success in this interview with The Chronicle .
Now, on his return to the region, the chef, who famously gave back his coveted Michelin stars - after becoming the youngest ever chef to win three - to take a different culinary direction, is especially keen to celebrate the first anniversary of his Durham steakhouse which launched in 2018 following the Old Shire Hall's £15m refurbishment in Old Elvet.
He will be unveiling a new menu, which promises some "exciting eclectic creations" capturing White's love for perfectly-cooked classic dishes.
It will feature the likes of steaks including fillet, rib-eye and Chateaubriand as well as one of his own favourite starters: Scotch egg with Colonel Mustard sauce.
The three-course lunch, costing £60, will begin at 1pm on April 29 and run until 4pm, besides a meet-and-greet with White, the price will include a signed copy of the 25-year anniversary edition of his White Heat best-seller.
Then the three-course dinner, costing £85 and also including a signed copy of his book, will run from 6.30pm until 9.30pm.
To book for lunch in Durham call 0191 329 3535 or for dinner in Newcastle book here .
Following meet-and-greets at Glasgow; Cardiff; Birmingham and Bristol , the Newcastle date is White's second appearance before he concludes his tour in Brentwood. Essex, on Tuesday.
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