5 North St
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(Michelin Guide 2004–15)| 5 North St | |
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.jpg) 5 North Street, Winchcombe | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 24 January 2003 |
| Chef | Marcus Ashenford |
| Rating | (Michelin Guide 2004–15) |
| Location | 5 North Street, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England |
| Website | www |
5 North St, also known as 5 North Street, is a restaurant located in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England, which is owned and run by chef Marcus Ashenford. It has held a Michelin star for over a decade.
Chef Marcus Ashenford had previously held a Michelin star at the Chavignol restaurant, purchased 5 North St for £56,000 in 2002 and moved in on 15 January 2003.[1][2] It had previously operated as Poacher's under former owners Claire and Frank Eckermann. Under Ashenford, the restaurant reopened on 24 January 2003 and described the food to be served on the new menu,[2] saying "I'll be cooking the same sort of food as at Chavignol but we want an affordable family-run restaurant where all the locals can come as well as people that are into food".[1]
He also announced his intention to aim to repeat his success with Michelin stars, but said that he didn't want to "become obsessed by it".[1] At opening, his wife Kate was running the front of house and he was joined by Marcus McGuinness as pastry chef, who had previously worked with Ashenford at Chavignol. Despite the intention for Ashenford's wife to only work until she gave birth until their first child as she was seven months pregnant when they opened, she was still working there nearly two years later.[1][2] After three years, McGuinness departed to join the team at nearby Le Champignon Sauvage and went on to join Claude Bosi at his restaurant Hibiscus.[3]
In 2014, Ashenford published a cook book based on recipes from 5 North Street, entitled Flavour. The book was edited by Andy Richardson.[4]
Description
The timbers on the exterior of the building are more than 400 years old.[5] The restaurant can seat 28 diners at a time,[1] and because of the age of the building it has some quirks of layout – such as the wine cellar access being through a trapdoor in the women's bathroom.[6]