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Robert Walton MBE
Robert Walton MBE is a British restaurateur who is currently serving as the president of the Restaurant Association. Early hospitality career Walton attended the Ealing Art College under the tutelage of Victor Ceserani, whilst working as a trainee manager in a London restaurant. He started his first restaurant, ''Petit Village'', aged 24, located in Caversham, near Sonning Common. Later endeavours included ''The Elm Tree'' in Beech Hill, ''Tamarind Tree'' in Lower Basildon and ''Trunkwell Mansion House'' in Beech Hill. Walton first joined the Restaurant Association in 1992. Ventures After serving as the vice chairman and later chairman, Walton became the president of the Restaurant Association in 2008. In 2007, Walton received an MBE in the Queen's New Year honours list in recognition of his services to the hospitality industry. Walton founded the Nth Degree Club in 2013, a fine dining members club that works in close association with the Michelin Guide. In 2019, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restaurateur
A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of the restaurant business. Etymology The French word comes from the Late Latin term ("restorer") and from the Latin term ''restaurare''. The word ''restaurateur'' is simply French for a person who owns or runs a restaurant. The feminine form of the French noun is ''restauratrice''. A less common variant spelling ''restauranteur'' is formed from the "more familiar" term ''restaurant'' with the French suffix ''-eur'' borrowed from ''restaurateur''. It is considered a misspelling by some. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' gives examples of this variant (described as "originally American") going back to 1837. H. L. Mencken said that in using this form he was using an American, not a French, word. See also * Culinary arts * Foodservice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Roux (chef, Born 1960)
Michel Albert Roux (born 23 May 1960) previously known as Michel Roux Jr., is an English-French two Michelin starred chef. He owns the London restaurant ''Le Gavroche.'' Early life Roux was born at Pembury maternity hospital in Kent, whilst his father Albert Roux was working for the horse race trainer Major Peter Cazalet. Apprenticeship and training After leaving school at age 16, Roux undertook apprenticeship work with Master Patissier Henri Hellegouarch in Paris. From summer 1979 until January 1980, he worked as a ''commis de cuisine'' at ''Le Gavroche'', under both his father and his uncle. He then spent two years as a ''commis de cuisine'' trainee under Alain Chapel at his hotel and restaurant in Mionnay, in the Rhône-Alpes region near Lyon. After undertaking basic training with the French Army, from February 1982 to March 1983 he served his military service at the Élysée Palace, working for both Presidents Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterrand. Having fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Restaurateurs
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Langdon Court, Devon
Langdon Court is a former manor house, in Wembury, South Devon, England. It consists of a single courtyard mansion from 1693 and a walled formal garden.Langdon Court Devon Rural Archive. The house is a Grade II* , and the garden is Grade II listed in the . In 1960 it was bought and converted into the Langdon Court Hotel. History Domesday Book ''Langedone'' is recorded in the |
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade I listed building. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. The present structure, dating from the late 17th century, was designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren. Its construction, completed in Wren's lifetime, was part of a major rebuilding programme in the city after the Great Fire of London. The earlier Gothic cathedral (Old St Paul's Cathedral), largely destroyed in the Great Fire, was a central focus for medieval and early modern London, including Paul's walk and St Paul's Churchyard, being the site of St Paul's Cross. The cathedral is one of the most famous and recognisable sights of London. Its dome, surrounded by the spires of Wren's City chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Ida Thornton
Donna Ida Thornton is an Australian-born fashion designer, founder of the eponymous Jeans brand DONNA IDA. The designer is regularly referred to as the “Jeans Queen” by the UK press. Early life Thornton was raised in Sydney, Australia. Having left school at the age of 16, she started her career as a personal assistant at a property development company. She moved to London in 1999, still working in marketing. DONNA IDA Thornton started her eponymous jeans brand in October 2006 when she was 33 years old. The first boutique was located on Draycott Avenue in Chelsea, and was followed by boutiques opened in Westfield, Belgravia and Guildford. The DONNA IDA fashion brand was launched in 2012. Notable fans of the brand include Made in Chelsea regular Millie Mackintosh, who in 2012 did a photoshoot with Thornton. In 2014, the Donna Ida brand expanded its denim offerings to include more low-rise jean options. In 2016, the designer collaborated with high street retailer Jaeger to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Handling
Adam Handling (born 17 September 1988 in Dundee, Scotland) is a British chef and restaurateur. He is the owner of the Adam Handling Restaurant Group which encompasses four food and drink venues across United Kingdom. Career Handling started his culinary training aged 16 as apprentice chef at Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland. He went on to work in London before becoming sous chef at the Malmaison hotel in Newcastle. He then moved back to Scotland to become the Fairmont Group's head chef at the Fairmont St Andrews. In 2013, Handling took on the role of head chef at St. Ermin's Hotel in St James's Park, London. From there, he entered and became a finalist in series 6 of ''Masterchef: The Professionals''. In 2014, Handling officially opened Restaurant Adam Handling at Caxton, which won a three rosettes award from the AA. The next year, it was named Best Newcomer UK Restaurant by ''Food and Travel Magazine''. Handling published his first cookbook in October 2014, entitled ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Chef, Young Waiter
Young Chef Young Waiter is a global hospitality competition for chefs and waiters under the age of 26. History Since the launch in 1979, the competition ran continuously until a hiatus from 2012 until 2019. The competition was designed to promote hospitality as a career, a profession and a vocation. Past winners and judges include Theo Randall, Mark Sargeant, Marcus Wareing, Simon King, John Torode, Raymond Blanc, Heston Blumenthal and Charles Forte. Relaunch The competition returned in 2019, in partnership with The Nth Degree Global, UKHospitality and the Restaurant Association, with Robert Walton MBE as chairman and Sean Valentine FIH as Managing Director. Adam Handling is the current Head Judge Chef whilst Simon King is the Head Judge Waiter. 2019 Competition The 2019 Young Chef Young Waiter finals were held on 28 and 29 October. The judging panel included Emily Roux, Tom Kerridge and Claude Bosi among others. 16 chefs and 16 waiters formed the group of 32 fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Fabergé
The House of Fabergé (; Russian: Дом Фаберже) was a jewellery firm founded in 1842 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, by Gustav Faberge, using the accented name ''Fabergé''. Gustav's sons – Peter Carl and Agathon – and grandsons followed him in running the business until it was nationalised by the Bolsheviks in 1918. The firm was famous for designing elaborate jewel-encrusted Fabergé eggs for the Russian Tsars, and for a range of other work of high quality and intricate detail. In 1924, Peter Carl's sons Alexander and Eugène Fabergé opened a firm called Fabergé & Cie in Paris, France, making similar jewellery items and adding the name of the city to their firm's stamp, styling it ''FABERGÉ, PARIS''. In 1951, rights to the Fabergé brand name for the marketing of perfume were bought by Samuel Rubin. In 1964, Rubin sold his Fabergé Inc. company to cosmetics firm Rayette Inc., which changed its name to Rayette-Fabergé Inc. As the brand was resold more times, comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Roux
Albert Henri Roux (8 October 1935 – 4 January 2021) was a French-British restaurateur and chef. He and his brother Michel operated Le Gavroche in London's Mayfair, the first restaurant in the UK to gain three Michelin stars. He helped train a series of chefs that went on to win Michelin stars, and his son, Michel Roux, Jr., continues to run Le Gavroche. Early life Albert Roux was born in the village of Semur-en-Brionnais in Saône-et-Loire, France on 8 October 1935. He was the son of a ''charcutier''. His brother, Michel Roux, was born in 1941. Upon leaving school, he initially intended to train as a priest at the age of 14. However, he decided that the role was not suited to him, sought other employment, and instead trained as a chef. His godfather worked as a chef for Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, and arranged for Roux, at the age of 18, to be employed working for Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor. Career In one notable incident whilst employed by the Viscountess, Roux manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
