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BBC News
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Bruce Springsteen and Steven Graham in surprise Kirkburton trip
A restaurant owner has said he thought he was being pranked when someone called to book a table for rock star Bruce Springsteen and actor Stephen GrahamOliver Roberts, who runs Norman's in Kirkburton, Huddersfield, said he was left even more stunned when the stars then turned up for lunch on said the duo shared ten small plates, including crab tarts and Isle of Wight tomatoes with wild garlic ice cream, which he said Graham described as "mad Merlin stuff".Reflecting on the "surreal" experience, he said their surprise visit — coming just days after the restaurant was awarded two AA Rosettes — had felt like "some sort of fever dream". Graham, who recently made headlines with Netflix drama Adolescence, is due to play Springsteen's father in the upcoming biopic Deliver Me from pair met at Norman's two days after Springsteen's first of three shows at Manchester's Co-op Live, following a recommendation from a friend of Graham's wife. 'It can't really be them' When the call for the booking came, staff at Norman's thought it was "too random to not be true", but Mr Roberts said he could not "get my head around it"."I was absolutely adamant that it was either a wind up or clearly wasn't going to be those two," the 31-year-old from Halifax said."This doesn't happen, ever. This isn't the norm."He said their visit left everyone's mind "fried", with other guests eyeing them curiously from across the room but leaving them to enjoy their meal."I think everyone was in this surreal 'it can't really be them' [state]," he celebrities showered staff in compliments and made sure to tip before leaving."Stephen Graham said [chef] Louis was a wizard and that the tomato dish was some 'mad Merlin stuff'," said Mr Roberts, who opened Norman's 18 months ago."Louis, who invented that dish, was on cloud nine for the rest of the weekend and I genuinely think he will end up getting that tattooed somewhere on him." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bruce Springsteen and Stephen Graham spotted breaking for lunch in leafy Yorkshire village
Workers at a small neighbourhood restaurant, staff are no doubt used to seeing familiar faces. But two of the diners at Norman's in Kirkburton on Friday lunchtime were a little more instantly recognisable than most. Enjoying a meal in the West Yorkshire village were Bruce Springsteen and Stephen Graham, who plays The Boss's father in the movie Deliver Me From Nowhere. The 75-year-old singer, who is in the middle of a UK tour, had been so impressed with Graham's 'amazing' portrayal of Douglas ' Dutch ' Springsteen that he was keen to strike up a friendship with the 51-year-old Liverpudlian actor. Staff at Norman's – which is a draw for foodies with its small plates menu – were left starstruck when Graham's agent called to make the booking, initially for 5pm. But had then switched to 1pm owing to an evening engagement for Springsteen, who performed last night at Manchester's Co-Op Live. The pair enjoyed tasting most of the menu, which offers dishes such as Saddleback pork chop and sweet glazed beef featherblade with horseradish butter. After their meal, the two men were invited to the kitchen where they posed for pictures with staff. Owner Ollie Roberts told The Mail on Sunday: 'The staff were useless after they left, because everyone was just kind of floating around in a half-daze. 'Stephen Graham was the one everyone was excited about, but I think that's largely because, how do you get your head around Bruce Springsteen coming for lunch?'
