Withernsea family 'first' to serve fish and chips at fair

“WE honestly don’t know what to expect” These are the words of a Withernsea couple who have learned they will be the first to serve fish and chips at Hull Fair.

- By DEBORAH HALL

Bob Carver's famous chippy stand at the fair, which opens in the city tonight (Friday, October 10), has a longstanding tradition of serving patties, chips and peas. Respecting that classic fair food offering, Rico and Jade Verrecchia will not have patties on their menu when they debut their Chippie Hut van in Walton Street.

They will be following their own tradition of serving up freshly-fried haddock and chips, which their Golden Haddock shop in Withernsea has become renowned for, during all of the fairs opening hours, and will be doing their utmost to keep up with demand. “We honestly don't know what to expect,’ said mum-of-two Jade.

“Hull Fair said we are the first ever fish and chip sellers; we didn’t know that. We're making history and it's really exciting”

Rico’s father and uncle first set up the Golden Haddock in 1988, on Valentine’s Day. The resort's love of the fish shop has continued until today, with Rico having taken over in 2021.

“We have some really loyal customers,’ said Jade.