Posted by chefhermes on October 17, 2011 · 4 Comments
Many moons ago, the news broke that Jason Atherton was leaving Maze and the apparent safety of the Gordon Ramsay empire. A few questioned the decision at the time, but it was an itch that Mr Atherton had been yearning to scratch for a number of years. His first eatery was in a somewhat surprising [...]
Posted by chefhermes on February 20, 2011 · 9 Comments
Late last night the blog received several messages concerning Gordon Ramsay operations. The bad new first, it appears that highly rated chef, Josh Emett has been allegedly relieved of his duties, along with his immediate superior, an un-named General Manager. At the time of writing this, details were a bit thin on the ground, but [...]
Posted by chefhermes on November 15, 2010 · 5 Comments
Yes, the title reads right, the former Maze chef Jason Atherton shares his words of advice with our readers. Although Mr Atherton needs no introduction, we’re going to do one anyway.
Amongst his many claims to fame Mr Atherton was the first British chef to stage at the famed El Bulli restaurant, where it is just [...]
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Posted by chefhermes on October 12, 2010 · 3 Comments
So as we near the end of the award season, last night was yet another excuse to get dressed up. The National Restaurant awards in London coincided with the Restaurant show.
So having had the list for a little while now, it begs some of the same questions as when all these sort of award ceremonies [...]
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Posted by chefhermes on April 1, 2010 · 1 Comment
So the rumours have finally been confirmed, Jason Atherton is to leave Maze & Gordon Ramsay Holdings at the end of April. Speaking to Kerstin Kühn at The Caterer
The rumours are true, I am leaving to do my own thing and I’m very excited about that. I’ve had nine good years with Gordon Ramsay and I [...]
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