La Bécasse was a gourmet restaurant located in
Ludlow,
Shropshire,
England.
Establishment
Chef Patron Alan Murchison opened the restaurant in 2007. The French word
bécasse means
woodcock but in connection with
Guy de Maupassant's "Tales of the Woodcock" (1883) has usually been translated "Tales of the
Goose."
Within four months of launching, La Bécasse was voted "Best Fine Dining Restaurant" in the
West Midlands
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...
by the Metro. Will Holland, head chef, featured on
BBC1 television's ''
Saturday Kitchen'' in summer 2009, as well as ''
MasterChef: The Professionals'' in 2010.
The restaurant had
one Michelin star in the
Michelin Guide and
3 AA rosettes.
It was first given a Michelin star in January 2009.
Recent history
Will Holland left the restaurant in September 2013
[Ludlow Advertiser]
''Ludlow restaurant in liquidation'' (12 January 2015) just weeks before the business went into
voluntary liquidation. It was immediately resurrected by a newly formed company called Ludlow Restaurants Limited and the restaurant ran as before. It was however un-rated by the AA
[ and no longer had its previously-held Michelin rating.
]
Closure
In January 2015 the restaurant went into liquidation for a second time and closed for good.[
]
Elsewhere in Ludlow
Ludlow had one remaining Michelin-starred establishment — ''Mr Underhills'' which shut in December 2015.Via Michelin
Mr Underhill's at Dinham Weir (The town had at one point boasted three Michelin-starred establishments, but all are now gone.)
References
External links
La Bécasse
website
Profile of Will Holland at Fine Dining Guide website
(2008)
(2007)
Staff Canteen interview with Head chef Will Holland
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Michelin Guide starred restaurants in the United Kingdom
Defunct restaurants in the United Kingdom
Ludlow
Restaurants disestablished in 2013
Restaurants established in 2007