Great fun with Fish 'n' Chips!

Sometimes our job can be great fun! This weekend was a case in point.The Wensleydale Heifer, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, has re-captured the record for the world’s largest serving of fish and chips. We helped organise the event and gained tremendous media coverage for one of our smallest clients. The chefs broke the record by frying a fillet of prime halibut, in its famous Black Sheep beer batter, and hand cut chips weighing a combined total of 101 lbs. They also cooked a vat of mushy peas to accompany the record-breaking dish. The Heifer was determined to use American Independence Day weekend to reclaim the world record, which was held by The Black Rose Restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts, USA with chips weighing almost 44lb and the fish 34lb, for the UK. The fish and chips were prepared in a custom made, giant pan made by Beekly Fabrications. The fillet was coated in over four gallons of batter and accompanied by an amount of chips proportional to the size of fish. The fish was weighed prior to cooking and then battered and fried as a single fish before being divided into servings. Local Black Sheep beer was used in the batter and served at the event. The record was officially verified by Guinness World Records and the dish shared amongst around 250 villagers and friends, who made a donation to the Help for Heroes charity.