The Belfry’s Executive Head Chef on bringing French culinary excellence to the UK hotel scene

In this episode we speak to Robert Bates, Executive Head Chef at The Belfry Hotel & Resort. Rob spoke about his experience working with Albert Roux, and the lessons learned from his time at Joel Robuchon and Le Gavroche, how respect and recognition is key to high morale and staff retention in the kitchen and his approach to seasonal menu creation.

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