Matthew Budden has been appointed as executive chef, Hilton Bournemouth. With more than a decade of experience as an executive chef in Michelin-listed and AA Rosette-awarded kitchens in the U.K., Budden also brings international experience gained in restaurants across Asia and Australia. The hotel is expected to welcome its first guests on the South coast in Dec. 2015.
Budden began his kitchen career training in several four and five-star country house hotels including Chewton Glen Hampshire, Royal Bath Hotel Bournemouth and Mansion House Hotel, Poole. Matthew used this grounding to travel extensively across the world, working in celebrated kitchens in Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam.
In the U.K., he led kitchen brigades at a number of two AA Rosette restaurants in celebrated hotels including Goodwood Park Hotel and Country Club, The Felbridge Hotel and Spa and Rhinefield House. Prior to joining Hilton Bournemouth, his most recent role was executive chef at Bournemouth’s Highcliff Marriott Hotel. Matthew Budden will run all food operations for the hotel with Matt Tebbut overseeing the kitchen at Schpoons & Forx and LEVEL8IGHT.
Budden’s cooking style is modern British, combining a passion for great produce and technical skill with a keen eye for developing talent. He has also been a member of the prestigious Master Chefs of Great Britain institute since 2004.
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