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Chris Meredith
Chris Meredith joined Dorchester Collection’s Coworth Park as Executive Chef on 4th July 2011.
Reporting to General Manager Zoe Jenkins, Meredith oversees cuisine for The Barn, The Bar, The Drawing Room, The Spatisserie, In-Room dining for 70 rooms and suites, and banqueting for four private event rooms and a marquee, in all covering events for 2 to 300 guests. With a cooking style that demonstrates a modern outlook on classical dishes and a commitment to quality ingredients and depth of flavour, Meredith is well matched to the country house hotel and spa.
Previously Executive Chef and Company Manager at Punch Bowl Inns, Chris Meredith ran the back and front of house operations at two gastro pubs, the Punch Bowl Inn & Restaurant in Crosthwaite and The Plough Inn at Lupton. Responsible for a 98 strong team and a total of 232 covers across the two pubs, Meredith’s Punch Bowl Inn was awarded two AA Rosettes and beat 563 pubs in great Britain and Ireland to be named ‘Pub of the Year’ in Michelin’s Eating Out in Pubs 2009 Guide. The guide praised the Punch Bowl for its delightfully rural setting, community spirit, excellent local produce and great classical cooking.
Prior to that in 2002 Meredith re-purposed The Samling Hotel from an exclusive use property to a hotel and restaurant, and was awarded three AA Rosettes and two stars by the Egon Ronay Guide. Meredith moved on at the end of 2004, just before the Michelin Guide published in January 2005 awarded The Samling Hotel its first Michelin star. By this time Meredith had taken up the position of Head Chef at Gilpin Lodge and twelve months later the restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in 2006. The property was also awarded three AA Rosettes, and in 2007 Meredith was named Relais & Chateaux’s ‘International Up and Coming Chef 2007’. Earlier experience includes positions at a number of other Michelin and AA accredited hotels and restaurants including Aubergine restaurant, Great Eastern Hotel, Pool Court Brasserie, Michael’s Nook, The Dorchester, Chester Grosvenor Hotel and Paul Heathcotes.