Bankside hotel on the south bank of the River Thames, has announced the appointment of Stephen Englefield as their new executive chef of Art Yard Bar & Kitchen. Englefield will be leading the hotel’s all-day restaurant offering a European-influenced menu using seasonal British produce. He joins from Gridiron at the COMO Metropolitan Hotel where he was head … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Niall Keating
Niall Keating is executive chef of Whatley Manor in Wiltshire where he is credited with reinvigorating the hotel's dining offering. Since being recruited to Whatley Manor by general manager Sue Williams in early 2017, 28-year-old Keating has made an impressive mark on the business, helping one of the hotel's three restaurants – The Dining Room – win a Michelin star in October … [Read more...]
Hayden Groves’ vegetarian recipe: black garlic & soy glazed Tofu with Chilli & spring onions
A quick and easy tofu dish that makes the most of black garlic by chef Hayden Groves. Groves is a former National chef of the year and when not in the kitchen is mostly found somewhere near a bike. He is currently gearing up to get ‘Back in the Saddle’ later this year for Cure Leukaemia. The BaxterStorey executive chef who wrote an award winning charity book of the same … [Read more...]
Dinner at Restaurant Sat Bains for the Country Range Student Chef Challenge Winners
The 2018/19 Country Range Student Chef Challenge winners - Alan Coats, Ance Kristone and Andreau Talla - got a taste of what it’s like to be at the top of the culinary game after experiencing an exclusive dinner at Nucleus - a private room inside Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham. The three students, who won the 2018/19 Country Range Student Chef Challenge as part of the … [Read more...]
Jason Atherton announces Matt Worswick as Executive Chef at The Shanghai EDITION
Restaurateur Jason Atherton and hotelier Ian Schrager have announced that Matt Worswick is joining the team at The Shanghai EDITION as Executive Chef from February 2020. Worswick will be taking over from Scott Melvin, who departs at the end of the month. Melvin launched the hotel in July 2018 and has worked alongside Jason for the past 15 years. Jason Atherton … [Read more...]