Hyssop restaurant launches crowdfund after fire

Hyssop restaurant in Glossop, Derbyshire has launched a crowdfunding appeal after its site was "completely devastated" by a fire.

The blaze was started by a tumble dryer on the evening of 14 September.

In an Instagram post the restaurant, founded by chef Paul Sykes and his partner Jess Hine, said: "Yesterday was quite easily the worst day of our lives. Our whole top floor of the restaurant went up in flames and we've lost the lot. Thankfully Paul and all of the staff managed to escape unharmed. No lives were lost and that is the most important thing."

The restaurant is listed in the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2022, which said: "Classic flavour combinations have subtle international overtones, and the vegetable dishes show creativity."

In a bid to keep trading while the restaurant is rebuilt, Hyssop has launched a crowdfunding campaign.

Its Crowdfunder page reads: "As we wait to get the ball rolling on the rebuilding of our business completely from scratch, we have to come up with a way to keep the finances afloat to pay the bills and staff going forward in the coming months.

"Just as many other businesses operate in this current economic climate, Hyssop survives week by week, and any loss of earnings will be catastrophic to our future.

"We are trying to raise some funds to enable us to make part of our space functionable in order to trade in some way, shape or form, in order to keep things ticking."

View the crowdfunding page here.

Picture: hyssopglossop / Instagram