A husband and wife team with exceptional cooking pedigrees are preparing to open their own special bakery this week.

Awarding a third star in the Michelin Guide, its inspectors said every dish from chef Mark Birchall was "simply brilliant" and it was now one of the best dining experiences in the world.

About 8,000 people live in Aughton yet the Lancashire village hosts not one, but three restaurants with Michelin stars – more than big city neighbours Liverpool and Manchester combined.

One is Mark Birchall, of the UK’s newest three Michelin-star restaurant, Moor Hall (read our review here). He’s devised a savoury pancake recipe more complicated than the above, an audacious ...

On Pancake Day, lemon and sugar is hard to beat when it comes to a sweet option. A simple, flat crepe, as thin as can be, doused joyfully in lemon juice and with a crisp sheet of white sugar. All ...

Champagne, with pancakes? Here comes Billecart-Salmon, a French champagne house with a roster of chefs on its books. One is Mark Birchall, of the UK’s newest three Michelin-star restaurant, Moor Hall ...