Get a taste of the future from the stars of tomorrow

FOOD OF THE WEEK

THE recent publication of the 'Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2008' has created 15 new Michelin-starred restaurants. But check out the guide's good-value Bib Gourmand category to discover the stars of tomorrow and get a delicious bargain dinner into the deal.

They have a no-reservations policy at stylish gastropub The Ginger Pig, 3 Hove Street, Hove (01273 736123; gingermanrestaurants. com). Arrive early for modern dishes such as penne with courgette, chilli, olive oil and Sussex parmesan.

Chef James Mackenzie learnt his trade at the much-lauded Star Inn at Harome in North Yorkshire and now serves imaginative dishes including home-smoked venison with celeriac coleslaw and haggis beignet at the 15th-century Pipe and Glass Inn, West End, South Dalton, Beverley (01430 810246; pipeandglass.co.uk).

Dining on foie gras, poached duck egg, brioche and HP jus in an elegant conservatory overlooking a private courtyard is a surprisingly affordable treat at Pascal's, 1 Montague Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham (0121-455 0999; pascalsrestaurant.co.uk).

Enjoy local venison fillet, fondant potato, spiced aubergine and green beans in a beautiful English vineyard setting at The Leaping Hare, Wyken Hall, Wyken Rd, Stanton, Bury St Edmunds (01359 250287; wykenvineyards.co.uk).

Chef Trevor Cunningham is Northern Ireland's best kept culinary secret. Find out what all the fuss is about at Restaurant 23, 23 Church Street, Warrenpoint, Co Down (028 4175 3222), where sea bass with tomato and pancetta minestrone is on the menu.

There's an award-winning wine list and delicious food such as crisp mackerel with horseradish cream and warm salad of celeriac, pancetta, runner beans and pear shavings at the long-established Duck's at Le Marche Noir, 14 Eyre Place, Edinburgh (0131 558 1608; ducks-le-marche-noir.co.uk).

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