Local Life - Wigan - April 2019

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Sally’s Specials
by Marti of The Star Inn
The Star Inn
Marti Cameron
Local Life is very excited to introduce the new
sponsor for our recipe pages: culinary connoisseur
Marti Cameron.
Since then, Marti has worked as a chef for both Wigan
Athletic and Wigan Warriors, getting to cook proper,
delicious food around the country at away games;
he’s even cooked for the England, Scotland and New
Zealand rugby league teams. But throughout his
prolific success, someone stuck in Marti’s mind: his
mum.
It was Marti’s mum Sally who first inspired him to
become a chef. A keen cook herself, Sally’s lifelong
ambition was to open a restaurant in her name,
but she unfortunately passed away at a young age
in 1996 before this dream could become a reality.
Marti first launched Sally’s in her name at The Stocks
in Parbold, but after returning to his Star Inn roots
in 2018, wanted the brand to become synonymous
with his home away from home – and it has.
Marti, owner of The Star Inn at Roby Mill, originally
hails from Glasgow where he trained as a chef back in
1995. From there his long and lustrous career in food
has quite literally taken him around the world. Marti
served as a chef on Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2
before returning to his native Scotland to work his
way up the ranks at various Macdonald hotels.
After several years up in the highlands, Marti headed
south to England to work at the then-JJB Stadium
(now DW) in Wigan as the Head Chef at Rigalettos.
This first Wigan venture gave a glimpse into Marti’s
sporting future, and eventually led Marti onto his
next love. Marti took over The Star Inn at Roby Mill
in 2007.
Marti prides himself on delivering excellent flavour
above all. Taste is what’s most important to him in
any dish – even a simple soup or toastie should be
tasty, Marti says, and it doesn’t take long to add a
dash of flavour to make a meal stand out from all the
rest. Steaks, however, remain Marti’s favourite dish
to prepare – it’s all about the challenge of getting it
exactly right.
Marti will be experimenting with different dishes
each month and giving our readers an insight into
his own busy kitchen. We’re kicking things off this
month with something perfectly suited to the spring
season - a delectable Easter egg cheesecake (with
a healthy dose of Baileys for the grown-ups). How
could we resist?
For more information about Marti and The Star Inn,
visit www.thestarinnrobymill.co.uk