As part of Ellenborough Park’s ongoing vision to be the leading luxury country house hotel in the UK, Matt Weedon has been appointed as Executive Chef. Matt joins Ellenborough Park in May and will oversee the Food & Beverage offering, including the existing 3AA Rosette Beaufort Dining Room, the Brasserie and all F&B operations. Matt won his first Michelin Star as … [Read more...]
Recipe: Chef Hugh McGivern’s Smoked Bacon & Sage Oatcake
Hugh McGivern has been a chef for 30 years working all over the world. From Michelin restaurants in London to the personal chef to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan where he also cooked for Barack Obama and most of the European Royal Families. He is passionate about and heavily involved in nutrition and for the last 6 years he has been … [Read more...]
Recipe: Chef Hugh McGivern’s Steamed Scottish mussels with ginger, chilli and methi
Hugh McGivern has been a chef for 30 years working all over the world. From Michelin restaurants in London to the personal chef to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan where he also cooked for Barack Obama and most of the European Royal Families. He is passionate about and heavily involved in nutrition and for the last 6 years he has been … [Read more...]
Would you pledge £8000 for the ultimate wedding breakfast?
Already £70K in and Usher’s £200K, month-long, Kickstarter campaign is only just under way, with followers snapping up an amazing array of pledges, from the ultimate wedding breakfast for £8000 to Christmas dinner for 20, for just 500 quid! Chef and restauranteur, Gary Usher, launched a £200k crowdfunding campaign, in a bid to open a fourth restaurant, Wreckfish on 2nd May. … [Read more...]
London student wins training with top Peruvian chefs in Lima
A London-based student has taken first place in the Young Chef of the Year Peru competition to create a Peruvian inspired menu. 20 year-old Farah Smith, a student at Westminster Kingsway College, won the nationwide competition which aims to provide young chefs with a deeper understanding of Peruvian ingredients and recipes. Farah will fly out to Lima, Peru for a week to … [Read more...]