13. pale hall
Palé Hall hotel and restaurant in north Wales has named Pim Wolfs as general manager and Gareth Stevenson as head chef, ahead of the hotel’s opening in August. Wolfs joins from Macdonald Pittodrie House in Aberdeen, and also worked for Belmond Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons for six years. Stevenson has also worked in Michelin-starred environments including with Michael Caines (executive chef at Palé Hall), Le Manoir, and Gordon Ramsay’s Maze.