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» The Old Farmhouse Restaurant - Upcoming events
» New addition to Hinchliffe's Farm - Bengal Owl
» Hinchliffe's nominated for the second year running
» Hinchliffe’s at the Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival
» Healthy food in a healthy kitchen
» More fund raising at Hinchliffe's
» Free range eggs are the way forward
» New ranges: Definitely "Deliciously Yorkshire"
» Meet our antipodean additions to the open farm!
» Blooming marvellous: Compost, hanging baskets and bedding plants on sale
The Old Farmhouse Restaurant ~ Upcoming events
Spanish Night
Saturday 20th March 2010 - 7.30pm Start
Enjoy a Spanish influenced menu whilst listening to guitarist Neil Darwent
3 Courses & Wine
£27.50 per head
Floral Demonstration
Tuesday 20th April 2010 – 10.00am Start
With Lynne Hodgkinson for “Stems Design”
Brunch & Coffee
£9.95 per head
Mikron Theatre Night ~ "Striking the balance"
Thursday 6th May 2010 – 7.00pm arrival (performance starts 7.30pm)
with the acclaimed Mikron Theatre Company
2 Course Steak Dinner
£27.50 per head
Father's Day
Sunday 20th June 2010
Coming Soon
Wine Tasting Dinner (Friday 11th June 2010 – 7.30pm)
Jazz Night (July 2010)
Quiz Night (July 2010)
New addition to Hinchliffe's Farm - Bengal Owl
The Bengal Eagle Owl, is a species of large horned owl originating from South Asia. They have a deep resonant booming call that may be heard at dawn and dusk. They are typically large owls, and have "tufts" on their heads.
They are splashed with brown, and grey and have a white throat patch with black small stripes. Their diet consists of mice and any small rodents and mammals.
Our Bengal Eagle owl was found injured and sent to a Rescue Centre who have kindly donated him to us. He is quite old and is unable to hunt for himself or fly very far.
Hinchliffe's nominated for 5 years running!
We are delighted to announce that Hinchliffe’s has once again been nominated for The Good Food Channel's Market Kitchen Local Food Hero 2009 Awards, which means it has been nominated for the LAST 5 YEARS!
The competition recognises and pays tribute to Britain's independent food businesses and their passion for food. Voting has now closed, and we’re eagerly awaiting the results. Many thanks to those who cast their votes!
Baby boom at Hinchliffe’s!
Hinchliffe’s is proud to announce that Antarctica, one of our resident alpacas, gave birth to baby Lulu on Father’s Day. Partner Simon Hirst said “mother and baby seem to be doing really well, despite Lulu being three weeks overdue!”
Lulu is the new addition to a growing gang of alpacas that live at Hinchliffe’s. Owned by Sally Barber of Spectrum Alpacas, the alpacas’ wool is used to make luxurious garments.
And our tiny alpaca isn’t the only new delivery here – a swallow is also rearing four chicks in a nest in Lulu’s stable!
Hinchliffe’s at the Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival
Hinchliffe’s will be exhibiting quality local produce at the Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival from 13th to 16th August, 2009 on St George’s Square.
The Old Farmhouse’s head chef Richard Greenway will be joined by a Huddersfield Giants player in the opening cooking demonstration, and later on that day he will be showcasing how to cook modern British dishes.
The event is free-of-charge, and opens at 10am on 13th August 2009. For more information please call the Festival Hotline at 01484 487933 or visit www.huddersfield-htcpl.co.uk/foodanddrinkfestival/.
Healthy food in a healthy kitchen
The Old Farmhouse Restaurant at Hinchliffes Farm Shop has received two of the highest awards recently from it’s local authority Kirklees Metropolitan Council.
The First was to receive the top award of 5 Stars in the Scores on The Doors scheme following its routine Food Hygiene Inspection.
http://www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk/about.php
This was followed by the top award of Gold from the Kirklees Healthy Choice Award, run in partnership with the Primary Care Trust as a way of awarding and promoting food outlets which practice the best standards of food hygiene and offer healthy food options on their menus.
http://www2.kirklees.gov.uk/community/environment/healthychoice/healthychoice.php#healthy1
All food in the restaurant, including the Children’s Menu is prepared to order using only the finest natural ingredients – many of which are sourced from our sister company at Hinchliffes Farm Shop.
More fund raising at Hinchliffe's
Hinchliffes raised £60.00 by selling little packets of Reindeer Food on the farm shop counter over the Christmas period for The West Yorkshire Forget Me Not Trust - who are trying to raise money to build a dedicated Children's Hospice in the Huddersfield area, as the nearest ones are in either Manchester or Wetherby.
We have also cashed in a few of the company's old mobile phones and raised £33.00 which will be going to the Hospice shortly. This is a charity which we will now be making regular contributions to along with our usual nominated charity Kirkwood Hospice.
http://www.forgetmenottrust.co.uk/
http://www.kirkwoodhospice.co.uk/
Free range eggs are the way forward
Hinchliffe’s is delighted to announce that all eggs sold in the farm shop are free range or from chicken-friendly barn systems, which promote natural behaviour and allow the birds to move around at their free will.
Partner Les Hirst commented: “There’s no doubt about it, our customers prefer to buy eggs sourced from non-battery systems – and rightly so. Obviously, free range and barn systems are much better from an animal welfare point of view, but they also carry a hidden bonus – the eggs are delicious!
“The eggs sold in our farm shop are replenished several times a day so they are never more than a day old - you can’t get much fresher than that!”
New ranges: Definitely "Deliciously Yorkshire"
Here at Hinchliffe’s we have always been committed to providing our customers with fine Yorkshire-sourced produce.
Our buyers recently attended Deliciouslyorkshire’s ‘Meet the Producers’ day in York – and came away with some exciting new ranges for the farm shop:
Yorkshire Dales Granola from Yockenthwaite Farm Bakery
Milled and baked at the farm near Skipton, this granola was originally offered to the farm's bed & breakfast customers as a breakfast cereal, but it proved so popular that guests wanted to buy it to take home! It comes in four different types: Nutty, Not-so-sweet Nutty, Oat Spelt, Not-so-sweet-oat spelt and Nutty spelt, and three different-sized packs: 70g (snack size), 250g and 475g.
Jams, jellies, marmalades and chutney from Glenroyd Organics, Barnsley
This husband-and-wife team produces a delicious and unique range of top-quality organic produce, including flavours such as Fruity Beetroot, Spiced Pumpkin, Apple, Fig & Walnut, Orange, Clementine & Almond.
Superb smoked meats from Mackenzie’s Smoke House, Blubberhouses
An award-winning smoke house in North Yorkshire producing a wide range of smoked meats and fish, including oak-smoked duck, chicken, ostrich, venison, wild boar, goose and kippers, salmon, trout and mackerel, not to mention various fish pâtés.
Also new to the farm shop are our fresh olives and other speciality Mediterranean vegetables. Unpasteurised as nature intended and available in a range of 12 products including sun-blushed tomatoes, antipasto and sweet chilli garlic. The olives come in Kalamata, Black Pitted, Green Chilli, and Etna or Vinci mixes.
View a full list of our producers and suppliers here.
Meet our antipodean additions to the open farm!
Come and say g’day to our exciting new animals from down under – Hinchliffe’s welcomes the arrival of a pair of wallabies and kune kune pigs.
Partner Simon Hirst commented: “We’re delighted to introduce our new additions to the open farm. Kune kune pigs have been brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to breeding programmes in their native New Zealand and the UK, and we’ll have to strengthen the fencing for the wallabies – they are the Harry Houdinis of the animal world!”.
Blooming marvellous: Compost, hanging baskets and bedding plants on sale
Now that bedding season is upon us, there’s a good chance that you will be getting your garden ready for summer. We have a full range of composts, made-up hanging baskets and bedding plants in our nursery area, giving you ideas and inspiration for how to add instant colour to your gardens.
Parliamentary support for Hinchliffe's sausage butties!
Labour MP for West Bromwich East Tom Watson has cast his vote: Hinchliffe’s Old Farmhouse restaurant for the best sausage butty!
On a recent trip to Yorkshire, Mr Watson and his son popped into The Old Farmhouse for a bite to eat. On his official blog, Tom raved: “Let me say that if you like sausages, you should pay a visit to Hinchliffe’s Farm in West Yorkshire’s ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ country. Junior and I tucked into the best sausage butty that I have ever eaten…”
“It’s fantastic to see Hinchliffe’s mentioned on Mr Watson’s blog” said partner Simon Hirst. “It’s always nice to hear feedback from people near and far. All sausages and many other ingredients served in The Old Farmhouse are sourced directly from our farm, on-site butchers or farm shop, which means we can always guarantee quality and freshness”.
Why not try our sausage butties, or any other of our mouthwatering dishes for yourself?
Find out more about The Old Farmhouse or make a reservation by clicking here.
Parliamentary support for Hinchliffe's sausage butties!
Labour MP for West Bromwich East Tom Watson has cast his vote: Hinchliffe's Old Farmhouse restaurant for the best sausage butty!
