A York City legend has launched a café with his family – and he’s sure it’s going to be a winner.
Andy McMillan has opened the Blu Fig at the Malton Enterprise Park.
Andy, who made almost 500 appearances for York City between 1987 and 1999, explained: “This is a tremendously exciting venture for myself and my family.
“We are working in partnership with our friends Sean and Sue Harrison, who own and run Malton Enterprise Park and we all believe that a successful café is exactly what the park needs.”
The Blu Fig serves the 300-plus occupiers at the thriving business park, next to the A64 York-Scarborough Road, as well as the town of Malton.
And added: “A key to the future success of the Blu Fig is the hiring of talented and experienced Yorkshire chef Andy Lodge, whose previous posts have included successful spells with the Army, popular restaurants in the South-West of England and London, and, most recently, at the Yorkshire Spa Retreat, near Helmsley. His speciality is street food.
“I feel as passionate about this project as I did about playing for York City back in the day. Malton has a reputation as the food capital of North Yorkshire and we believe the Blu fig will enhance this reputation even further.”
Andy Lodge said: “I have been given a blank canvas to create a menu which is both nourishing, tasty and imaginative.
“The Blu Fig isn’t going to be some formulaic café, it’s going to add something very special to one of the most successful business parks in North Yorkshire.
“The location is superb. The hundreds of workers at the park will no longer have to bring their own food to work, or drive into Malton for their breakfast or lunch. They will have a fabulous café and take-away service on their doorstep.”
He said the menu will include an English breakfast special in a tortilla wrap, steamed Bao buns with Chinese style crispy pork belly, Korean Fried Chicken and Pulled Brisket with sweet chilli and soy on a flatbread.
The opening of the Blu fig is the first phase of a new Health Hub at Malton Enterprise Park, which already includes a 24/7 gym will soon feature six new padel and pickleball courts, which will also be run by the McMillans.
Sean Harrison explained: “We are very proud of what we have already achieved at our business park, creating hundreds of new and sustainable jobs.
“What the park has lacked, until now, is a quality café and restaurant to service everyone who works here. The Blu Fig, with its exciting and nourishing food, is the perfect solution.”