It is in superb shape to continue providing our customers with the consistency and excellence they have come to expect from a Chester Grosvenor experience.'Īfter a short sabbatical, Simon will be looking to pursue other opportunities. 'I leave the hotel in a strong position, despite these uncertain times, with an excellent kitchen and restaurant team. I like to think we have contributed to raising the bar throughout the Northern restaurant scene with some of the brilliant chefs that came through our kitchens going on to do great things.’ By training our brigade ourselves, we managed to consistently keep our standards high and our team motivated. 'My proudest achievement, aside from the wonderful external accolades we’ve achieved, has been bringing some amazing home-grown talent through the ranks of the kitchen. Simon said: 'My career at The Chester Grosvenor has spanned decades and I will leave what has become like a second home to me with many fond memories. He is known for his commitment to the tutelage of young chefs through his training programme, Simon Radley’s Kitchen Academy.Įxecutive chef and director of catering Simon Radley (Image: UGC) Simon was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Chester in 2018 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the city.

The Michelin-starred restaurant will trade under Radley’s name until the end of the year with the hotel planning a relaunch of the restaurant in January 2022.

The fine dining restaurant has sat amongst The Sunday Times Top 100, The Good Food Guide Top 50 and the hotel holds six AA rosettes across its restaurants. ‘Simon Radley at The Chester Grosvenor’ has held a Michelin star since 1990, making it one of very few UK restaurants to have been awarded one or more Michelin stars consecutively for so many years, and sitting it alongside industry greats like Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons and Le Gavroche. Read more: Even more famous faces spotted out and about in Chester Radley is set to leave the five-star city centre hotel in October 2021 having spent over thirty cumulative years at the hotel.Īs well as heading up Michelin starred restaurant ‘Simon Radley at The Chester Grosvenor’, Simon also leads the hotel’s restaurant La Brasserie and all catering across The Westminster Suite and Eaton Suite event spaces. The Chester Grosvenor and its executive chef and director of catering Simon Radley are parting ways after more than three decades.

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