Jamie Welch has been appointed Executive Chef at London Marriott Hotel County Hall. His appointment follows the hotel’s multimillion pound renovation and official relaunch in November. The iconic 206 room London hotel has been completely transformed combining the best of British history with cutting edge contemporary hotel design. Executive chef Jamie will head up Gillray’s … [Read more...]
Chefs line up for gala dinner at The Dorchester to fight childhood liver disease
Chefs from some of the UK’s top hotels and restaurants will be taking their place at the 2017 Chef’s Gala Dinner, the fundraising evening which aims to raise over £100,000 for Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF). At the event which takes place at The Dorchester on March 20 2017, four nationally renowned chefs will each prepare a course, while at least 25 more will … [Read more...]
Steven Tuke joins Flat Cap Hotels as Executive Chef
Steven Tuke, formerly at The Chester Grosvenor with Simon Radley and Head Chef at the Oddfellows Hotel, has joined Flat Cap Hotels in the role of Executive Chef. Steven holds a wealth of experience including positions at Chester Racecourse, Malmaison, The Individual Restaurant Company, Stanneylands Hotel and Ascot Racecourse. Steven's first priority is managing the kitchen … [Read more...]
Roast turkey breast, stuffed leg
Recipe by Quaglino’s Head Chef James Hulme For the stuffing Make up enough Paxo mix for 200g as per the instructions on the box, combine this with 200g sausage meat, 50g dried apricots and 50g cooked chestnuts. Gently cook 1 onion finely chopped with 6 sage leaves and mix through the rest of the stuffing mix when cool. Ask your butcher to remove the legs from the … [Read more...]
Thai Leisure Group appoints Simon Firth as Executive Chef
Thai Leisure Group (TLG), the operator of Thai restaurant brands Chaophraya and Thaikhun, has appointed Simon Firth as its Executive Chef. This role has been newly created to bolster the company as it plans to grow its estate to 35 restaurants by the end of 2018. Simon, who spent the last 10 years working as Group Executive Chef for Manchester Central Group, will head up … [Read more...]