Food & Drink
Three of Liverpool’s best loved restaurants shine on Come Dine With Me: The Professionals
2 years ago
Come Dine With Me: The Professionals is back on TV and this afternoon three of Liverpool’s best loved restaurants featured in the show.
Lu Ban Restaurant in Cains Brewery Village, Italian Club Fish on Bold Street, and Crosbyâs Seafood Kitchen all appeared on Come Dine With Me: The Professionals today.
With the series filmed all over the country, each episode has three restaurant duos who take it in turns to host the others over a 3-course dinner, serving up an evening of food and entertainment, with fun and drama at the centre of the secret scoring to bag the ÂŁ1,000 cash prize.
Cooking up a storm in the Lu Ban kitchen, executive head chef Dave Critchley served fellow restaurateurs a menu of Tianjin inspired dishes at the lively and interactive Chefâs Table, starting with a traditional Chinese Yin and Yang hot and sour soup, a main of Szechuan grilled lobster followed by the stunning Cherry Blossom dessert of ruby chocolate, Morello cherry and apple blossom. Guests were also treated to a traditional Chinese Lion Dance.
Italian Club Fish kicked off the competition with married couple Rosaria and Maurizio providing their guests with a proper Italian night out before Crosby Seafood Kitchenâs Vicky and Ashleigh wowed with a seafood platter main course. Day three was the turn of Dave Critchley who was assisted by Lu Banâs super professional front of house guru Dimitri.
While the group were enthralled by Daveâs tales of China and the hot and sour soup blew Rosariaâs mind, it was also the third night of lobster! Â The Lu Ban Cherry Blossom dessert was served as a work of art and as the Chinese Lion Dance brought the evening and the competition to a close, Italian Club Fish were announced as the winners and received the ÂŁ1,000 cash prize.
Executive Head Chef of Lu Ban Dave Critchley said:
âWe went into the competition to showcase Liverpool as a brilliant place for visitors, to highlight independent restaurants and our stunning restaurant. Congratulations to Italian Club Fish and Seafood Kitchen, they did themselves and the city proud. We’re very happy that we got to showcase great Chinese food and entertainment, plus we managed to have a lot of fun along the wayâ.
To give guests a chance to be part of the TV experience, Lu Ban has launched its âCome Dine With Meâ menu at the restaurant which is available for pre-booking on Thursdays and Fridays at ÂŁ49.50 per person at www.lubanrestaurant.co.uk/come-dine-with-meÂ