Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa announces that 2 Michelin starred guest chef Norbert Niederkofler will be creating his local Italian and international delicacies at Michelin starred The Park restaurant, and The Brasserie, Lucknam Park, from 11th – 16th May 2010. Chef Niederkofler will be working alongside the award winning Head Chef at Lucknam Park, Hywel Jones.

Six miles from Bath, Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa is set in five hundred acres of gardens and parkland in the heart of the countryside. The Park restaurant offers Michelin star cuisine. The Spa, opened in November 2008, sets a new standard of luxury for country house hotels and is home to The Brasserie which has a wonderful open kitchen and wood-fired oven. Many awards testify to its excellence – Michelin Star, AA 5 Red Stars and the Visit Britain Gold Award.

Chef Niederkofler is Head Chef at acclaimed St Hubertus restaurant at the charming Relais & Chateaux family-owned Rosa Alpina in the Dolomites. Chef Niederkofler’s cooking fuses inherently Italian recipes with flavours from his South Tyrolean heritage and strong hints of neighbouring Austria’s cuisine.

Chef Niederkofler’s menu for The Park and The Brasserie will include dishes such as:

The Park

Millefeuille of deer with liquorice, kumquats and celery mousse

Fillet of venison with pine needles-potatoes, braised shallots and royal jelly sauce

The Brasserie

Burrata from Puglia with endives, over tomatoes and anchovies

Bear’s garlic gnocchi with crayfish

The Brasserie á la carte lunch menu is up to £40 for 3 courses.

The á la carte dinner menu in The Park starts from £66 for three course.

In addition to this there will be a tasting menu in The Park, at £86 for dinner.

The tasting menus will be complimented by a handpicked selection of wines.

All above prices exclude the cost of beverages

Overnight stay at Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa starts from £295 per room per night (include VAT and subject to change).

For further information or reservations visit www.lucknampark.co.uk