Chef owner, Gary Usher, recently began an ambitious £200k Kickstarter campaign to open a 100-cover restaurant in the Ropewalks area of Liverpool city centre. With high profile and humbling support from the likes of Simon Rimmer and several Michelin star chefs, Usher recently released yet another extraordinary pledge. Supporters were given the opportunity to join chef Tom Kerridge for an amazing and exclusive launch evening at ‘the restaurant that could be‘, Wreckfish, in October this year, with all 74 places selling out in just 15 minutes and raising over £11k.
Chef and restauranteur, Gary Usher, launched a £200k crowdfunding campaign, in a bid to open a fourth restaurant, Wreckfish on 2nd May. If successful, this will be the largest ever amount raised in the UK by Kickstarter for a restaurant. A huge £25,000 was raised just two hours into the campaign, with the total now topping £135,000. Customers have been busy pledging for the likes of meal tickets for Usher’s four restaurants, branded merchandise, masterclasses and exclusive guest chef nights.
Gary Usher comments: “The support we have received for Wreckfish has been incredible, not only from people who know us, but from the entire industry. I can’t believe that Michelin stared chefs are offering to cook for us just so we can make Wreckfish a reality. Tom Kerridge coming to cook in our bistro that hasn’t even opened yet is a huge thing for us and the whole region. I honestly can’t think of a better way to launch the restaurant.”The campaign has also seen the likes of support from top chefs, such as Duck & Waffle’s, Dan Doherty, who will be hosting Wreckfish’s first ever brunch service on 5th November
Additional guest chef nights are set to be revealed during the final week of the campaign.
Wreckfish is set to launch in Autumn 2017.
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