Rachid Messaoudi like many other restaurant chefs doubted that he would ever work in a pub kitchen, as he believed that restaurants were superior in working with organic ingredients to craft delicious dishes from fresh. Following years of experience working in an array of London restaurants including Quaglino’s, Paternoster Chop House, The Living Room on…
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Pub Chef Passion meets Aaron Mulliss, at the two-Michelin starred Hand and Flowers
“There are so many amazing pubs in this country producing amazing food”, said Aaron Mullis, Head Chef of Tom Kerridge’s two-Michelin star pub, the Hand and Flowers in Marlow. Aaron firmly believes, that a chef who produces a top quality menu and captivating dishes deserves recognition, whether that be a pub or restaurant chef. Aaron…
Be Inspired By… Aidan McGee
Name: Aidan McGee Age: 31 Pub Company: The Truscott Arms Job title: Head Chef Tell us about your career path: I started out work as a baran in a few local pubs in Ireland and then went on to run a nightclub and three bars. I liked the industry, but knew I hadn’t quite found my career path and…
Be inspired by… Roxanne Allen
Name: Roxanne Allen Age: 19 Job title: Demi Chef de Partie Pub/Bar Company: The Anthologist, Drake & Morgan Qualifications: Level 2 NVQ Professional Cookery, Level 3 VQR Professional Cookery “I love getting stuck in to new challenges and getting my hands dirty,” says Roxanne Allen, a 19 year old Demi Chef de Partie at The…
Be inspired by…Saul Stevens
Name: Saul Stevens Age: 30 Pub Company: Old School Bar & Kitchen Job title: Head Chef Tell us about your career path: I started my career in Redruth, as a commis chef in a traditional pub called Trickies. I looked after the starters and whatever else was required of me – the memory of prepping…
Be inspired by…Mark Dodson
Name: Mark Dodson Age: 57 Pub Company: Masons Arms, Knowstone Job title: Owner & Head Chef Tell us about your career path: I trained at Colchester Catering College for 3 years and left with a diploma aged 21. My first job was as a Commis Chef at the Portman Hotel in London. A year later, I moved on to…
Pub chef to compete for the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ Annual Awards of Excellence
Pub employees Jack O’Sullivan, senior sous chef at the Angel Inn in Hetton and Amelia Thornhill, restaurant manager at the Plough Inn in Longparish, are to compete against a number of young chefs and waiters in the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ Annual Awards of Excellence during March and April. The awards encourage young people…
Be inspired by…Steven Smith
Name: Steven Smith Age: 32 Pub Company: Freemasons at Wiswell Job title: Chef/Patron Tell us about your career path: I’ve been working in the industry since I was 15, from there it seems to have built up slowly but surely. I had a brief spell training in Catering & Hospitality at Blackburn College, from there,…
Be inspired by…Chris Lee
Name: Chris Lee Age: 40 Pub Company: The Packhorse Inn/Chestnut Inns Job title: Executive Chef Tell us about your career path: I was born and bred in Kent but I studied catering in Northampton on a day release scheme at Northampton College. After that I got some experience under my belt whilst working at the…
Be inspired by…Jesse Dunford Wood
Name: Jesse Dunford Wood Age: 37 Pub Company: Parlour, in Kensal Green NW10 Job title: Chef and Owner Tell us about your career path: My love affair with food started in a restaurant in Edinburgh washing pots – and then I progressed to cooking. I stepped off the deep end when I was 21 and…
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