With little over a month to go until opening, the Clink Charity has released details of the new menu at the Clink Restaurant, HMP Styal as it prepares to open to the public on Thursday 30 April 2015.
Bookings for the unique dining experience are now being taken and the team has already seen huge numbers reserve tables in a bid to be one of the first people to experience Cheshire’s latest restaurant.
Sustainable, seasonal food based on classic British cooking with a modern twist
The charity’s executive chef team has developed the menu to reflect the restaurant group’s ethos of sustainable, seasonal food that is based on classic British cooking with a modern twist added. Dishes on the spring menu include asparagus, spring onion, broad beans, peas and shaved Parmesan to start, spring lamb neck fillet and rump, mini fondant potatoes, wild garlic purée, charred spring onions and purple sprouting broccoli to follow and lemon posset, mini meringues, shortbread and basil sorbet to finish.
Women prisoners begin training
The women prisoners training in the restaurant officially began their training this month working towards gaining nationally recognised City & Guilds NVQs in food preparation and food service, under the guidance of experienced trainers and assessors. This is the first Clink Restaurant to operate within a women’s prison, the opening marks a significant milestone in the charity’s growth as it moves into prisons in the north of England.
John Hewitson, Governor of HMP Styal commented on the opening, “We are delighted to welcome this exciting partnership with The Clink Charity which I am certain will help us get more women into employment and, in turn, help reduce the risk of reoffending. When the restaurant opens, it will give the public an opportunity to see first-hand how we’re helping to prepare the women for release. All of the women in Styal will be returning to their communities at some point and it is vital that when they do they are better prepared to lead a law-abiding life than when they came into custody.”
With the sole aim of reducing prisoner reoffending, The Clink Charity mentors each graduate weekly for a further six to 12 months, once training is completed and prisoners are released, supporting them in finding full time employment.
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