Celebrated Yorkshire chef Frances Atkins has teamed up with Hull-based MKM, the UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant.
The first female in the country to earn a Michelin star, is working in partnership with the Hull-headquartered business to showcase its extensive kitchen range.
To launch the collaboration a series of informative videos have been produced, with the aim to inspire homeowners to make the most of their kitchen space.
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They include tips from kitchen planning to plating up like a pro, with recipes thrown in.
It comes as the company’s Ripon branch has designed and applied some of the latest trends to her recently launched Paradise Café.
The venture sits on a lakeside setting at Daleside Nurseries, near Harrogate.
Frances, who was recognised for her work at the Yorke Arms in Ramsgill in 2003, said: “I’m absolutely delighted to have joined forces with MKM. The company provides an extensive range of kitchens and accessories, so I’m extremely proud to feature its lovely designs and products in my new restaurant. They look fantastic and have helped create an amazing space and experience for my customers.
“The service we have received from MKM’s Ripon branch, which is local to us, has also been second to none. It’s a great example of two local businesses supporting each other. The chef’s table in particular is a brilliant feature, not just for a restaurant, but for any home, providing the ideal entertaining space, whilst the kitchen cupboards in bottle green look superb and are in keeping the botanical theme we have tried to create.”
