Former MasterChef champion Simon Wood has announced a new style menu for his award-winning Manchester restaurant WOOD. The acclaimed chef is to celebrate the restaurant's sixth year on First Street with a 'more casual approach to dining'.
New menus will go live from Thursday, August 10, ditching the former fine dining tasting menu format - replaced with a range of small and larger plate options instead. It aims to showcase Simon's classic flavours but with a more casual style to suit different occasions for a range of diners.
It will also cater for different budgets too - with small plate dishes priced from £7. It gives diners the option of choosing an array of small plates and wines, or to have a full blown traditional three course meal to suit their social occasion.
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Simon was famously crowned MasterChef champion on the hit BBC show in 2015. He opened his first ever restaurant in Manchester in 2017 - part of the burgeoning developments on First Street in the city centre.
Announcing the menu update this week, Simon said: “WOOD has always been about bringing passion and creativity together to meet powerful flavours in an unintimidating environment and this still rings true.
“We are all about welcoming diners to an exciting place to experience high quality dishes in quietly luxurious surroundings and the dishes we have created offer playful flavour combinations, that make a fun dining experience that really delivers.”
The new format presents a relaxed experience with more choice to suit all occasions and combines new dishes full of flavour alongside some of the most popular dishes loved by the many fans of WOOD, Simon said.
The menu features favourites including Koji Cured Bavette and Simon’s cheeky take on Ham, Egg and Chips; plus new dishes like chicken glazed lamb sweetbreads and celeriac shawarma.
The restaurant’s Josper Charcoal grill will remain at the core of the cooking and the menu will feature a showcase selection of Fire and Flame dishes including BBQ Hen of the Woods, Herb Smoked Bacon Chop and Monkfish XO on the 'big plates' section of the menu starting in price from £22, up to £60 for the weighty 900g bone-in rib of beef.
All dishes will continue to use responsibly sourced ingredients and from local suppliers where possible.
Simon continued: "We are looking forward to bringing this new chapter. Over the years we have built some great friendships here at WOOD and we can’t wait to make new ones.
"The beating heart of our kitchen, our huge pass, will be full of action and it will be a true experience. I am so proud of what we have achieved as a team here and cannot wait to welcome new people to be part of our story.”"
During its six years in the city, WOOD has continually evolved and created memorable offerings from Tomahawk Tuesdays, Fine dining, Wood at Home and Homage - its fine dining cheese experience.
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