Abbey Hotel appoints new Head Chef
Ex-Michelin Starred chef, Chris Staines has been appointed by Bath’s
Abbey Hotel as Head Chef and Food and Beverage Director. The
appointment marks the first step in a £1.5 million modernisation
programme recently announced by the hotel’s new owners, husband and
wife team Ian and Christa Taylor.
Staines, who was previously Head Chef at Foliage at London’s five-star
Mandarin Oriental hotel, will oversee all food and beverage operations
at the 60-bedroom hotel with the aim being to revitalise the hotel’s
entire food offering, transforming both the menu and over time, the
look and feel of the restaurant. The ultimate vision is to create a
“stand alone” restaurant which will carve its own identity on the
Bath dining scene.
He joins the property from Heckfield Place in Hampshire, where Staines
held the position of Executive Chef. Prior to that, Staines was tasked
with revamping the Food and Beverage operations at the Feversham Arms
in Yorkshire which recently achieved its third AA rosette.…
