Ben Orpwood is executive chef at D&D London's latest Leeds restaurant Issho. After completing an apprenticeship at Queens College in Cambridge and a number of stages he joined Zuma London in 2005 as a chef de partie. He went on to launch outposts in Istanbul and Dubai for the brand before heading to Sydney where he worked in a number of kitchens for five years. He returned … [Read more...]
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Five minutes with…Kate Firth
Kate Firth is general manager of Ye Olde Bell Hotel & Spa in Retford, Nottinghamshire. Kate joined the 59-bedroom hotel 35 years ago to work behind the bar for three months before starting university, but after falling in love with hospitality, changed her plans and joined the Trusthouse Forte trainee manager programme. After completing placements at Frimley Hall in … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Gerard Chouet
Gerard Chouet joined Fairmont St Andrews in Scotland as head pastry chef in May. Growing up in Burgundy, France, he developed a passion for foraging from an early age before undertaking an apprenticeship in a patisserie at 19. He continued to work in pastry, completing a Master apprenticeship in France before moving to the UK to work at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons. He went on … [Read more...]
Five minutes with…Andrew Coath
Andrew Coath is managing director of Unique Hospitality Management, the home of Epic Pubs and Heroic Pubs, which comprises six pubs in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. He worked for 20 years in hotels, at properties such as The Grand Hotel in Brighton and Malmaison, before moving into pubs. He talks to Hospitality & Catering … [Read more...]
Five minutes with… Ross Shonhan
Australian chef Ross Shonhan set out to change the UK's perceptions of Japanese food with the opening of ramen restaurant Bone Daddies in London's Soho in 2012. He now operates seven Japanese restaurants in London with an eighth Bone Daddies set to open at Nova Victoria this year. As his Flesh & Buns restaurant re-opens following a two-week refurbishment, he talks to … [Read more...]