A TRAINED Masterchef who has worked in Michelin Star restaurants and five-star hotels will bring a series of culinary experiences to Rainford village hall next year.

With a long career in the hospitality industry, private chef James Holden has decided to use his skills and knowledge of the culinary world to offer something different and provide a boost to his village.

Starting in February 2024, the 'Euphoria' pop-up events will take place once a month with the flavours of the world set to dazzle over five courses.

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St Helens Star: The Euphoria events begin in February 2024The Euphoria events begin in February 2024 (Image: James Holden)
Taking guests on a global culinary journey, the first event will be hosted as ''Romantic French Bistro' on Friday, February 16, and will be followed by 'Step into British Springtime', 'Tour of Asia', Sumptuous Spanish Tapas', and 'Flavours of the Mediterranean'.

James, who is also on the parish council in Rainford, said: "I saw that we have the facility to offer something like this at the village hall, so thought it would be a good idea to bring more people in.

"We hosted a dinner at the village hall for the King's Coronation, which had a really good response and the feedback was that we should do things like that more often.

"So, I just put two and two together and thought about how I could showcase my knowledge and skills of the culinary world to help boost the village."

St Helens Star: The experienced chef has cooked for the Royal Family in his careerThe experienced chef has cooked for the Royal Family in his career (Image: James Holden)
James, who has cooked for the Royal Family and has hosted numerous fundraising dinners in the borough, hopes that the events will bring more attention to Rainford and that the events can continue as a more permanent feature at the village hall.

With the five-course events aimed to be as affordable as possible, the Rainford chef said that places are already being booked for the Euphoria events next year, and encouraged residents to come along and try something different and different.