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Martin Hadden | |
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Occupation | Group Executive Chef |
Employer | Historic Sussex Hotels |
Martin Hadden is a Roux Scholarship winner, Group Executive Chef for Historic Sussex Hotels in Sussex, United Kingdom[1]
He was awarded a coverted Michelin Star for his restaurant, The Priory House in 2001 after buying it with the intention of winning one.
Biography
[edit]Roux Scholarship
[edit]In 1989 Martin Hadden won a scholarship to be trained with the french chef Michel Roux when he was aged just 19[2].
He was the 6th person to win the scholarship since it was started in 1984, and he was one of the youngest chefs to win the scholarship.
Michelin Star
[edit]In 2001 Martin Hadden won a Michelin Star for his Stoke-Sub-Hamdon (Somerset) restaurant, The Priory House.
Ironically, he had just bought the restaurant with the intention of winning a Star when he learnt that he had won a Michelin star for Ockenden Manor, where he had been the head chef.[3]
Food Experimentation
[edit]In June 2009 Martin Hadden and the Head Chef of The Bailiffscourt Hotel, Russell Williams decided to try to cure their own parma-style hams by hanging them in the trees on the grounds of the Bailiffscourt Hotel in Climping with varied success[4].
Currently the hams are not for public consumption, but the experimentation continues[5].
Catering Career
[edit]- Bailiffscourt Hotel - Group Executive Chef (Part of Historic Sussex Hotels) in Climping[6]
- Spread Eagle Hotel - Group Executive Chef (Part of Historic Sussex Hotels)
- Ockenden Manor - Group Executive Chef (Previously Head Chef) (Awarded a Michelin Star just after Martin Hadden resigned as Head Chef)
- Halcyon Hotel - Head Chef [7]
- The Priory House - Owner (Awarded a Michelin Star while he owned it)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.easier.com/48382-ockenden-manor-retains-michelin-star.html
- ^ http://www.rouxscholarship.co.uk/past_winners/MartinHadden.php
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2001/feb/11/life1.lifemagazine9
- ^ http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/news/local/hotel_branches_out_to_find_a_cure_from_sea_air_1_3373500
- ^ http://placestovisitsussex.co.uk/business/hams-in-the-trees
- ^ http://www.metro.co.uk/lifestyle/836192-selsey-lobsters-and-crabs-provide-a-taste-sensation
- ^ http://thedevilsmenu.com/about/
- ^ http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/31/10/2002/45542/39Bored39-Hadden-seeks-buyer-for-Priory-House.htm
External links
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Category:Michelin Guide starred chefs
Category:Living people
Category:Restaurateurs
Category:Chefs