The regional winner of the 2010 Good Food Guide Readers’ Restaurant of the Year Award will be visiting Midland farmers and growers to source the freshest local ingredients for a special four-course table d’hote menu on Monday, June 21.

The ‘Let’s Go Local’ event in which guests pay what they feel is a first for the restaurant, whose executive head chef Sudha Shankar Saha has worked in restaurants across the world and starred in the Channel 4 TV series ‘IronChef’.

Sudha said: “I want to support Midland farmers and growers by buying their fresh seasonal produce and flavouring it with authentic spices to create innovative multicultural cuisine. I also want as many guests as possible to enjoy the experience, which is why we are not putting a price on the menu and only asking guests to pay what they feel their meal was worth.

“All the local food that we buy on the morning of the event will be used in our special menu and regular and first-time diners, top chefs and food critics will be invited to let us have their views about the dishes afterwards.”

He added: “I believe that sourcing low-mileage local produce and fruit and vegetables is vital for sustaining both the regional economy and the environment.”

Saffron, located on Wolverhampton Road, was voted regional winner of the Good Food Guide Readers’ Restaurant of the Year Award partly on the strength of using locally source produce in its dishes.