Horse racing jockey Frankie Dettori and chef Marco Pierre White are to open a 'Frankie's Italian Bar & Grill' restaurant in Hoylake.

Pierre White has developed a global reputation for his culinary skills and fiery temper. He held three Michelin stars at the age of 33, at the time the youngest chef to have achieved the accolade. Dettori has been a prolific winner of races around the world since the early 1990s.

The duo run six other 'Frankie's' restaurants in London, Dublin and Dubai, including the flagship restaurant in Knightsbridge (pictured).

The restaurant is attached to the new Holiday Inn Express Hotel, a seven million pounds redevelopment of the King's Gap Court Hotel, recently revealed to show a contemporary glass frontage facing the King's Gap, although the restaurant will be operated as a separate business.

The arrival of this household-name branded restaurant and hotel must surely be good news for Hoylake.

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