Adam Stokes is Chef/Patron of Michelin Star Restaurant Adams in Birmingham as well as owning The Oyster Club Adam was born in the Midlands and grew up in Lincolnshire attaining a diploma in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management at Stamford College. After finishing his studies, Adam worked as a sous chef at Hambleton Hall in Rutland. Aged only

We were delighted to be invited recently by the highly acclaimed Old Downton Lodge, Ludlow, Shropshire to meet and chat with Nick Bennett their Head Chef. Originally from Leamington Spa, he trained at Stratford upon Avon College, before joining the Mallory Court Brasserie as a commis chef. He progressed in this Michelin Star kitchen brigade to Demi-Chef de

Chef Alex Bond has been cooking since he was 19 years old and most of his working life has mainly been in Michelin-starred kitchens including 42 The Calls in Leeds, Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham, Auberge du Lac in Hertfordshire and Turners in Birmingham. It has been for some time his ambition to open his own restaurant. Alchemilla recently

Growing up in Dorset the young George Blogg was fortunate enough to be introduced to meals containing fresh produce, rather than the prepacked food prevalent at that time. Meals at home more often than not had vegetables or fruit from the family allotment with George helping his mother to prepare dinners evenings and weekends. However,