Tommy Banks

Tommy Banks is chef-director at The Black Swan at Oldstead and Roots York. The Yorkshire-born chef started his career in food when his parents bought The Black Swan, a country pub in the north of the county. He became head chef in 2013 and is known for his imaginative use of home-grown and foraged ingredients, inspired by his farming background, as well as preserving. At 24, he was the youngest chef in the UK to hold a Michelin star. Tommy has also appeared on the BBC’s Great British Menu.

Ale-glazed beef fillet with a crispy onion crust served with baby carrots and spinach

Ale-glazed beef fillet with a crispy onion crust

A star rating of 5 out of 5.2 ratings

Creamy fish & leek pie served in a casserole dish

Creamy fish & leek pie

A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.93 ratings

Strawberry jelly summer pudding served in a loaf tin

Strawberry jelly summer pudding

A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.4 ratings

Bread & butter pudding toast served with creme fraiche

Bread & butter pudding toast

A star rating of 5 out of 5.2 ratings

Fishcake with tartare sauce and egg on plate

Luxury fishcakes with tartare velouté

A star rating of 5 out of 5.1 rating

One-pan roast butter chicken on a serving platter

One-pan roast butter chicken

A star rating of 4.9 out of 5.15 ratings

Honey-glazed spiced roast goose & confit potatoes served in a roasting tin

Honey-glazed spiced roast goose & confit potatoes

A star rating of 5 out of 5.2 ratings

Baked ratatouille & goat’s cheese served in a dish

Baked ratatouille & goat’s cheese

A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.119 ratings

Quick braised lettuce, peas & bacon with chicken Kiev on a plate

Quick braised lettuce, peas & bacon

A star rating of 3.7 out of 5.3 ratings

Chicken Kievs served on a plate with vegetables

Ultimate chicken kyiv

A star rating of 5 out of 5.7 ratings

Two slices of lemon & verbena tart with fresh raspberries

Lemon & verbena tart with raspberries

A star rating of 3.4 out of 5.3 ratings

A chocolate & malt loaf torte being cut into slices

Chocolate & malt loaf torte

A star rating of 4 out of 5.2 ratings

Lasagne on a plate with purple-tipped chicory leaves

Lamb lasagne

A star rating of 4.9 out of 5.6 ratings

Sole fish fingers with smoked eel tartare sauce served on a black plate

Sole fish fingers with smoked eel tartare sauce

A star rating of 0 out of 5.0 ratings

Ham on the bone carved on plate with knife

Miso-glazed roast ham

A star rating of 5 out of 5.6 ratings