How a tiny Cumbrian village became the nation’s gourmet capital
Still, Cumbria was a different place when L’Enclume opened in 2002. Yes, there were fine-dining restaurants, primarily in grand country hotels. But while they were excellent, they were, according to Cumbrian Ryan Blackburn, head chef at Old Stamp House, ‘with the greatest respect, pretentious’. As for Cartmel, while it had achieved fame as the disputed … Read more