The Michelin-starred Northcote restaurant in the Ribble Valley has hit back after a former diner called pictures of chefs licking plates at a recent food festival event ‘uncouth’. He also warned future visitors ‘to ask if your plates were washed in hot water before eating’, reports LancsLive.
The diner, who ate at the restaurant last year, had spotted pictures posted to Facebook in which Great British Menu chef Hrishikesh Desai is seen licking a plate during its annual ‘Obsession’ festival, where chefs are invited to cook at the upscale hotel restaurant.
“Chefs licking plates is uncouth, it appears Obsession at Northcoate [sic] is a self-indulgent booze up for chefs, very disappointing to watch this on their Facebook, a lack of professionalism," the diner, named John M, wrote.
