Llangoed Hall’s managing director Calum Milne (left) with (from left) Hayley Smith, Ashley Lewis, Christopher Emery and head chef Nick Brodie.
Three ambitious young chefs who have worked at some of the country’s top restaurants have taken up posts in the kitchen at award-winning Llangoed Hall near Brecon.
Christopher Emery, 23, has been recruited as head pastry chef, Ashley Lewis, 23, originally from Swansea, has been appointed junior sous chef and Hayley Smith, 19, is the new chef de partie.
Christopher and Ashley previously worked together at the three Michelin starred The Waterside Inn, Bray, owned by famous brothers Michel and Alain Roux, while Hayley has joined from the one Michelin star The Bath Priory Hotel, Bath, where she worked with executive head chef Sam Moody.
They are excited to join a talented brigade led by head chef Nick Brodie who guided the restaurant at Llangoed Hall to three rosettes at the AA Hospitality Awards in London last year and is promising diners the wow factor with his dishes. During his career, he has also worked with executive chef Hywel Jones at Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa, near Chippenham and with head chef Andre Garrett at Cliveden House, Taplow.
A former student of Swansea College, Ashley began his career as a chef de partie at Lower Slaughter Manor in the Cotswolds before moving to The Waterside Inn. Prior to taking up his new post, he undertook a short French tour, working at a Relais Chateaux and Michelin restaurant at Le Côte Saint Jacques near Paris. “I wanted to come back to Wales and jumped at the chance to work at Llangoed Hall because I think it’s a hotel that’s going places,” said Ashley.
Hayley, who has won a series of awards as an apprentice and former student of Frome College and Bath College, said she liked the modern influences on dishes produced by the team at Llangoed Hall.
“I am really impressed by the food and have learnt so much in the first two weeks I have been here,” she said.
All three chefs say they are dedicated to helping Llangoed Hall win major accolades for its food.
Last year, the country house hotel was named The Sunday Times Country House of the Year 2014-’15 and was listed twice in The Good Hotel Guide 2015 for Great Britain and Ireland’s top 10 Editor’s Choice country house and historic hotels.
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