Oddfellows Chester, the city’s most iconic and quirky venue, has officially celebrated its grand relaunch, welcoming guests back to experience its unique charm, lively atmosphere, and heartfelt hospitality. The much-loved destination, originally opened 16 years ago by Chester champion Izzy…
The very first, original Hickory’s, re-opens following major refurbishment Since they first opened their doors back in 2010, Hickory’s Smokehouse has become one of Chester’s most beloved restaurants. Situated in a prime spot, down by the banks of the River…
DEVA FEST 25 Beat the January Blues! Until January 20th you can secure any Deva Fest ticket for just £1 and pay the balance in interest free instalments. Get ready to boogie with Gloria Gaynor and the Happy Mondays at…
Rooftop Social Club, Chester’s newest social space, has confirmed they will open their doors on Friday, 15th November. Located on the 8th and 9th floors of Pepper Street’s multi-storey car park, the impressive new 300-capacity venue has undergone significant refurbishments…
Salt House Tapas, one of Liverpool’s best-rated tapas restaurants, are delighted to announce the opening of its second restaurant in the heart of Chester city centre this autumn. The independently-ran restaurant will open its doors on Bridge Street, taking over…
Turtle Bay bring a taste of things to come to Chester City centre on Saturday 19th October Popup BBQ, cocktails, live music and FREE jerk chicken Taking place from 12PM in Exchange Square, Chester Northgate Caribbean-inspired restaurant and bar, Turtle…
Turtle Bay Chester to open on Thursday 24th October Two recruitment days to be staged on 25th and 26th September as the restaurant hunts for hospitality stars to join the team Creating 55 jobs for the city Caribbean restaurant and…
Felix Shore and Anna Roseblade, are thrilled to announce the opening of 209, an intimate and inviting bistro located in the heart of Farndon, Cheshire. With a deep passion for hospitality and a wealth of experience in the restaurant industry,…
Chester is set to welcome its newest social space this Autumn, as the highly anticipated Rooftop Social Club announces it will open its doors this October. Located in the heart of the city, Rooftop Social Club will see the top…
Experienced hospitality professional with over 30 years in the industry, Mark Thexton has joined the team at Hotel Wrexham as group food and beverage director. Having started work in the sector at 16, Mark has had a wide-ranging career, spanning…
The Forge, at Hotel Indigo Chester, has welcomed a new collaboration with Aubrey Allen and launched an exciting new summer menu. The Forge, which was awarded its first 2 AA Rosettes for Culinary Excellence in 2023, is renowned as one…
Former Masterchef star, Dylan Owens and his superstar ‘Commis Chef’, Aiden Byrne are bringing a taste of Wales to a little corner of Wirral next week, with their exciting homage to produce and flavours of Dylan’s homeland. Welsh to the…
Storyhouse is promising a brilliant series of performances and events in Grosvenor Park this summer – and the spectacular season starts with a special street food weekend next month. In the Park: Street Food Weekend takes place on Saturday, 14…
The annual Chester Hospitality People Awards returned last night for their 2024 ceremony, recognizing the best of the city’s hospitality sector. Attended by more than 300 guests from Chester’s vibrant hospitality community, the event showcased the remarkable talents and contributions of individuals…
From Tuesday, 28 May 2024, Holt Lodge Hotel will be under new ownership. Experienced hotelier Steven Hesketh and Daniel Gillon, cofounder and managing director of Onyx Real Estate Liverpool, will take over the hotel, with plans for a £250,000 investment programme over…
Sophie curates the carefully chosen, ever-evolving Cornerhouse gin list (currently 34 to try), showcasing gins you may not get elsewhere and championing smaller-batch distilleries and those with great stories to tell. Lind & Lime, Leith – this distillery make one…
The Chester Hospitality Association is excited to reveal the finalists for the People Awards for 2024. The awards, in association with Chester Race Company, Horseradish and Saffron Vanilla are a chance to celebrate the talented individuals at the heart…
Upstairs At The Grill brought the true essence of a New York steakhouse to the northwest way back in 2002, when the much loved restaurant first opened its doors here in Chester. Since then, it has built a reputation for…
A superb new Indian restaurant has opened on Pepper Street, Chester, by a family who bring so much experience, passion, flair and quality to the city’s ever-growing food and drink scene. Amni Restaurant has been open for just a…
The Chester Hospitality Association is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of their prestigious People Awards for 2024, a significant event that celebrates and recognizes the outstanding contributions of individuals in the hospitality industry. The awards, in association…
Yes! Sunday Roast Day is our favourite foodie day of the whole week and we love to celebrate it with friends and family. In true WLGT style, we have created your Essential Guide to the Best Roasts in Town –…
NorthLight, the acclaimed bar and restaurant in the heart of Chester’s Coachworks Arcade, will be opening the show at the upcoming Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Festival on Saturday, March 30th, 2024. A Culinary Showcase at 11 AM NorthLight’s…
Easter is a time for celebration and spending time with your favourite people. Here are WLGT’s top ten best things to do over Easter weekend – and don’t forget New Chester Market is open on Easter Monday! 1: TASTE…
Commercial property firm Bolton Birch has announced a new retailer Milby’s, an exclusive drinks shop in the heart of Chester in Godstall Lane, between Eastgate Street and St. Werburgh Street, Chester’s prime retail area. Godstall Lane is home to…
Calling all food lovers! The renowned Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Festival is gearing up for another year of culinary delights, and this time, they’re pulling out all the stops with a star-studded lineup of celebrity chefs. Get ready…
Chester, UK – March 18, 2024 – The Pied Bull, a renowned establishment nestled within the walls of the historic Roman City of Chester, is delighted to announce the completion of its highly anticipated refurbishment, aligning with the establishment’s commitment…
Chester Zoo is set to open its award-winning gastro pub to the public on Friday evenings in February. For the first time, The Oakfield, which was once home to the some of the first animals to live at the…
A new range of offers will be available in the market every Tuesday, building on the success of the previous range of discounts launched last summer. Covering an even wider range of traders, across both goods, services and food, the…
The Chester Good Beer Guide has been independently curated by my better half, Phil, and his best beer buddy, Stu. These two chaps are crazy about good beer, so this guide should be the ultimate beer trail around the city…
A brand new Craft Beer Expo has been announced; Chester Craft Beer Expo will take place in Storyhouse on Friday, 15 and Saturday, March 16, 2024. Chester’s Craft Beer Expo is a collaborative effort between Storyhouse and That…
There are some fabulous ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Chester this year, and WLGT has curated the city’s best list! New Year’s Eve with a Mediterranean twist at Artezzan! Artezzan will be opening its multi-award-winning doors once…
First view of the all-new Hickory’s Smokehouse restaurant, which is getting ready to open in Wrexham…. The team behind the popular, Southern-style restaurant Hickory’s Smokehouse are getting ready to swing open the doors at their second Welsh site in Wrexham!…
Storyhouse is more than just a theatre, cinema and library. We’re the cornerstone of our community, where people come together to connect, learn, and celebrate. Every penny of profit generated goes back into our community. Supporting Storyhouse is…
Chester Pride has once again teamed up with one of its partners, Bank of America, to offer a free Christmas Day buffet meal for any LGBT+ and wider community members who may be facing Christmas Day alone or can’t afford…
The Forge, within Hotel Indigo Chester, has been awarded its first 2 AA Rosettes for Culinary Excellence. The AA Rosette Award, first awarded in 1956, was the first nationwide scheme for assessing the quality of food served by restaurants and…
Chester, UK – November 19, 2023 – The Abode Hotel Chester’s 5th-floor bar was the scene of a thrilling cocktail showdown on November 8th, as eight of Cheshire’s top mixologists battled for the title of Taste Cheshire Cocktail Champion 2023. Sponsored by Three…
Mark Jarvis, Managing Director of The Chester Fields has always believed in doing things a little differently. A true veteran of the hospitality industry, Mark has brought huge success to The Chester Fields over the last 12 years by…
21st Century Hospitality, Gender Diversity… and the life of a chef, are all subjects to be explored in the city this month as Merseyside and Cheshire’s leading industry figures come together, with a host of special guests to drive conversation…
Taste Cheshire, the county’s premier food and drink organisation, celebrated its 21st anniversary on Wednesday, 27th September 2023 at Chester Racecourse with a gala awards ceremony. Over 400 people from across Cheshire’s Food, drink, and hospitality industries gathered to honour…
Horse Racing and Stein Racing at Chester Racecourse’s Oktoberfest Fixture Whether it is horse racing … or stein racing … there promises to be something to suit all “tastes” at the next meeting at Chester Racecourse. And the odds-on favourite…
What an incredible evening we had on Tuesday at Chef’s Table’s brand-new sister Restaurant 28, also located on Pepper Street. This was their first Wine Dinner hosted by co-owners Growing at Field 28 in Daresbury and was created in partnership…
To honour California Wine Month, Chester’s iconic, independent steakhouse, Upstairs at The Grill, has prepared two new wine flights, available for a limited time only. To celebrate California Wine Month, independent steakhouse, Upstairs at The Grill will be offering a…
Southern-style restaurant group have gone all-out to raise a staggering amount for local Children’s charity. The team behind the much-loved local restaurant, Hickory’s Smokehouse, have walked, climbed and cooked their way to raise an incredible £523,582 for local children’s charity,…
Oktoberfest is coming to Chester Racecourse, with the world-renowned celebration of Bavarian culture providing a specially themed twist to race day on Saturday 30 September. The enthralling event, which falls on Watergate Cup Day and features an eight-card race meeting,…
Photo: Artezzan – winners of the Gold award for Best Large Restaurant 2022 The Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Awards are back and have tallied a record number of votes from the public. With the total vote count exceeding 59,000,…
Chester-based independent Bridge St Coffee will soon be opening its second outlet in the city in the Coachworks Arcade at Northgate. The 2,000 sqft. corner unit is set to open in the autumn and will take its signature calming…
I first met Liam Mckay in 2004 when he was sous chef at Upstairs at The Grill. He was quiet, understated, mild-mannered and polite, but one thing was blatantly obvious. He was a superb and hugely committed young chef with…
Traders in the new Chester Market have come together to offer customers a range of discounts to choose from every Tuesday starting from 1 August. Recognising the challenging cost of living increases, the offers cover both goods, produce and food…
Planning for Chester Pride is well underway for the annual event that takes place on Saturday 19th August 2023 at Castle Square. Last year around 21,000 people attended the ever-popular event that also saw the return of the Bank of…
The Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Awards are back for 2023, and voting is now open. Cheshire’s only publicly voted awards of this kind have been running for over 20 years and Taste Cheshire is proud to launch this…
Thank you to Sam Ryley from Canteen Create for the image It is a well-known fact that hospitality has become more than a challenge over the last few years and attracting really good quality and impassioned young people into the…
