WINNING WAYS Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa, a Georgian mansion house venue in Cheshire dating back to 1816, has been awarded the highly sought-after three AA Rosettes at the prestigious AA Hospitality Awards for its modern British cuisine at their fine dining establishment, The Restaurant. The Restaurant at Rookery Hall combines freshly-sourced, high-quality local produce with fine dining, to deliver innovative gastronomic experiences for guests. The award recognises their uncompromising high standards and service excellence, carefully crafted by executive head chef Dion-Wyn Jones and his skilled team. Jones has earned an enviable reputation as one of the region’s best chefs. The judges praised the team’s focus on locally-sourced ingredients, provenance, a thoughtfully crafted menu and impeccable service. Further recognition was given to the wine collection, which includes best in class wines from Hand Picked Hotels’ family-owned Tuscan vineyard, Villa Saletta, alongside vintage fine wines from the group’s owners Julia and Guy Hands’ personal private wine collection. The AA awards cover 15 categories and are considered one of the industry’s most highly anticipated events, celebrating the UK’s top hotels, restaurants, and pubs and the people behind them. Rookery Hall was also recently named one of the Top 25 Best Hotels in the UK and The Channel Islands by Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards. Find out about tying the knot at Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa at www.handpickedhotels.co.uk/rookeryhall Nearlywed NEWS Catch up on the latest from around the region WHAT A CRACKER! Cheshire-based Chase and Wonder has launched two beautiful new luxury cracker designs Golden Ivy and Christmas Baubles, guaranteed to bring the brand’s usual sprinkling of festive joy and a dream favour for a winter wedding. The special ingredient for your special guests? Their very own take-home luxury, hand-poured, scented candle, which lasts into January and beyond. In total, seven cracker designs are now available, designed by founders David and Faye Aspinall and lovingly hand-rolled in their Cheshire studio by their team of elves! They contain the essential hat, joke and one of six luxury candles. Priced at £65, they’re available at www.chaseandwonder.com CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN Lush has launched two reusable advent calendars with a local connection. Designed by Tess Gilmartin from the Blue Room in Bluecoat, Liverpool, each calendar contains 25 vegan products featuring a combination of products from different ranges including bestsellers, Christmas retro products and gift exclusives. Wirral-based Tess creates art inspired by the world around her, using bright colour palettes and gestural mark making to celebrate what she loves most, such as people, animals and flowers. She has beautifully created the artwork for the interactive, reusuable and recyclable packaging, featuring fun cardboard cutouts and trays to store your treasures. This is the first time Lush has launched three advent calendars, as also available is the Advent Calendar Refill, an online exclusive for those who have purchased one of the brand’s calendars in the past. Lush Advent Calendar (£190), 29 High Street Advent Calendar (£130) and Advent Calendar Refill (£180) are available now at www.lush.com/uk/en 9 LOCAL NEWS
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