|
Mandarin
Oriental Hotel Group and The Fat Duck Group have joined forces to
create the first London restaurant with Chef Heston Blumenthal which
will open at Mandarin Oriental's award winning property in autumn 2010.
Blumenthal, of the three Michelin
starred The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire and The Hinds Head pub of the
same village, has won international acclaim for his unique and
multi-sensory approach to cooking. This first restaurant to open
outside of the village of Bray will feature the chef's inimitable
style of culinary alchemy with a menu heavily influenced by his
ongoing research and discovery of historic British gastronomy.
Mandarin Oriental and Heston
Blumenthal are working with the internationally renowned designer,
Adam Tihany, to create the restaurant interior. Inspired by
historical British style references and Blumenthal's novel approach
to cuisine, Tihany plans to highlight traditional materials such as
wood, leather and iron, found in the historical roots of British
style, using them in contemporary ways to reinforce Heston's revival
and modernization of traditional British recipes.
Seating 140 guests, the new
restaurant will serve lunch, dinner and afternoon tea. The kitchen
will be headed by Ashley Palmer Watts who has worked with Blumenthal
at The Fat Duck for nine years in the capacity of Group Executive
Chef.
Blumenthal commented "I
am thrilled at the prospect of opening a restaurant in such a central
London location. I have great respect for the Mandarin Oriental brand
and working in partnership with the hotel group is a natural step and
one which offers an exciting opportunity."
"We are delighted to
partner with The Fat Duck Group on this very exciting new venture. A
longtime friend of Heston's, I have always shared his enthusiasm for
English recipes and have enjoyed working with him to help develop
talented British chefs through the Roux Scholarship programme,"
stated David Nicholls, Corporate Director of Food & Beverage of
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is
the award-winning owner and operator of some of the world's most
prestigious hotels, resorts and residences. Mandarin Oriental now
operates, or has under development, 41 hotels representing over
10,000 rooms in 25 countries, with 17 hotels in Asia, 14 in The
Americas and 10 in Europe and North Africa. In addition, the Group
operates, or has under development, 13 Residences at Mandarin
Oriental, connected to the Group's properties.
top |
