The Black Swan, Oldstead

The Black Swan
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The Black Swan, Oldstead is located in North Yorkshire
The Black Swan, Oldstead
Location within North Yorkshire
Restaurant information
Owner(s)The Banks family
ChefTommy Banks
Food typeBritish
Rating4 AA Rosettes
Michelin Guide 1 Michelin star
CityOldstead
CountryUK
Coordinates54°12′43″N 1°11′16″W / 54.21194°N 1.18778°W / 54.21194; -1.18778
Websitewww.blackswanoldstead.co.uk

The Black Swan is a restaurant with rooms at Oldstead, in North Yorkshire, England which provides food, drink and accommodation. Its restaurant, run by chef Tommy Banks, has been awarded a Michelin Star and Four AA Rosettes. It was rated the best restaurant in the world in 2017 by TripAdvisor.[1]

History

The Black Swan is a 16th-century building at Oldstead in the southwest corner of the North York Moors National Park. The inn had been used for many years by travellers visiting nearby attractions such as Byland Abbey, the Kilburn White Horse and Shandy Hall.[2] In 1840, the licensed victualler was Ann Easton.[3]

In 2006, The Black Swan was bought by Tom and Anne Banks.[4] Their sons Tommy and James became involved in the running of the pub and restaurant, with Tommy working in the kitchen and James running the front of the house.[5] In 2010, The Black Swan won Two AA Rosettes[6] and was voted AA Pub of the Year in England.[7][8]

In 2012, the restaurant won a Michelin Star with Adam Jackson as head chef.[9] When Jackson left to set up his own restaurant in June 2013, Tommy Banks took over as head chef.[7] The restaurant retained its Michelin Star and Banks, at the age of 24, became the youngest chef to hold a Michelin Star.[10][11] In 2016, the restaurant was awarded Four Rosettes by the AA.[12] In 2017, TripAdvisor named it The Best Restaurant in the World based on customers' reviews, the first British restaurant to top their list since it began in 2012.[13]

References

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  1. ^ North Yorkshire's The Black Swan 'best restaurant in world', BBC, 11 October 2017
  2. ^ "Yorkshire Life Lunch – Black Swan, Oldstead", Yorkshire Life, 24 March 2010
  3. ^ White, William (1840), History, Gazetteer and Directory of the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire, Robert Leader, p. 524
  4. ^ Bryant, Amy (12 October 2017), "Inside Tommy Banks' The Black Swan, voted best in the world by Tripadvisor", The Daily Telegraph
  5. ^ "Chef Tommy among the culinary elite – aged just 24", Yorkshire Post, 10 March 2014
  6. ^ "North Yorkshire's The Black Swan 'best restaurant in world'". BBC News. 11 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b Gerrard, Neil (23 June 2013), "Adam Jackson leaves Black Swan at Oldstead", The Caterer
  8. ^ "Great British Menu's Andi Oliver meets Michelin starred chef Tommy Banks down on the farm at the Black Swan Oldstead for his new podcast". The Yorkshire Post.
  9. ^ Freeman, Sarah (29 March 2015), "So, how DO you run a Michelin star restaurant?", The Yorkshire Post
  10. ^ Shingler, Tom (23 May 2017), "Tommy Banks: north Yorkshire's shining star", Great British Chefs
  11. ^ Love, Laura (20 February 2017), "Young North Yorkshire chef named in prestigious foodie magazine's 'favourite things' list", Gazette Live
  12. ^ Parsons, Rob (12 January 2016), "No book deal or TV show, but four AA rosettes for "dazzling" North Yorkshire restaurant", The Yorkshire Post
  13. ^ Perraudin, Frances (12 October 2017), "Black Swan head chef: 'I think people like that we're quite chilled out'", The Guardian