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Pearls of Wisdom
Some of the biggest names in the industry including chefs, restaurateurs, hoteliers, and publicans reveal their thoughts on life, career and hospitality.
Pearls of Wisdom: Silvano Giraldin
28-May-2010 - The celebrated maître d’ at Le Gavroche for 37 years now consults for Just Great Wine, the supplier of wines from small vineyards
Pearls of Wisdom: Michael Wignall
14-May-2010 - Michael Wignall is the executive chef of the Michelin-starred Latymer at Pennyhill Park, Exclusive Hotels’ Surrey country house property. He has previously held Michelin stars for Waldo’s at Cliveden House and the Devonshire Arms.
Pearls of Wisdom: Michel Roux
30-Apr-2010 - Among the most influential chefs in the world, Michel Roux set up Le Gavroche with brother Albert in 1967. Five years later, he left London for the Waterside Inn, Bray, which has now held three stars for 25 years
Pearls of Wisdom: Massimo Tebaldi
16-Apr-2010 - Massimo Tebaldi has been executive chef for Renaissance Pubs for 10 years. Having once worked with John Torode and Canadian singer Bryan Adams, he is now working to transform The White Hart into a fish and chips gastropub called The Tommyfield
Pearls of Wisdom: John Campbell
01-Apr-2010 - John Campbell is executive chef at Coworth Park, set to open in September. He left the Vineyard at Stockcross last year, where he held two Michelin stars
Pearls of Wisdom: Patrick Stapleton
19-Mar-2010 - Dublin-born Patrick Stapleton has worked at hotels all over the UK and Ireland for the past 30 years. He is currently general manager of the Hilton Birmingham Metropole
Pearls of Wisdom: Jason Atherton
05-Mar-2010 - Jason Atherton is chef/patron at Maze, part of Gordon Ramsay Holdings. There are four Maze restaurants in London, New York and Capetown, but three more outposts are planned for Australia and the Middle East
Pearls of Wisdom: Neil Kirby
19-Feb-2010 - Neil Kirby worked his way up from pot washer to general manager at London's Grosvenor House before opening his own hotel, The Langham, in Eastbourne in 2005. He has just published his first book, Celebrity Hotel
Pearls of Wisdom: Steven Doherty
05-Feb-2010 - Steven Doherty was the first British chef to run a three-star kitchen – Le Gavroche in the ’80s. He now manages Braehead cook school in Scotland and is chef/proprietor of retailer Lakeland’s flagship café in Cumbria
Pearls of Wisdom: Georgia Hall
22-Jan-2010 - Georgia Hall was employed by Searcy as sales and marketing director two months ago to help raise the profile of the company that is behind St Pancras Grand, 40/30 The Gherkin and The Pump Rooms in Bath
Pearls of Wisdom: Tom Aikens
08-Jan-2010 - Tom Aikens was the youngest British chef to win two Michelin stars and is chef patron at Tom Aikens in Chelsea
Pearls of Wisdom: Henrik Muehle
18-Dec-2009 - Henrik Muehle, managing director of St. James's Hotel and Club in London, shares his thoughts and experiences of working in the hospitality industry
Pearls of Wisdom: Tom Kitchin
04-Dec-2009 - Chef Tom Kitchen chef/patron at The Kitchin in Leith, Edinburgh, shares his experience of working in the hospitality industry
Pearls of Wisdom: Pam Wilby
20-Nov-2009 - Pam Wilby, general manager of Le Royal Meridien and Grosvenor House West Marina Beach in Dubai shares her experiences of the hospitality industry
Pearls of Wisdom: Antonio Carluccio
06-Nov-2009 - Antonio Carluccio, the Italian restaurateur, celebrity chef and prolific cookery-book writer shares his thoughts
Pearls of Wisdom: Craig Dunn
23-Oct-2009 - Craig Dunn, executive chef at the Abode hotel in Glasgow shares his experiences and advice on the industry
Pearls of Wisdom: Heinz Beck
08-Oct-2009 - Heinz Beck, excecutive chef at the three Michelin starred La Pergola in Rome, has recently launched Apsleys - A Heinz Beck Restaurant at The Lanesborough Hotel in London. He shares his thoughts on the industry
Pearls of Wisdom: Andrew Swindells
24-Sep-2009 - Andrew Swindells, general manager of London's Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel, shares his experiences of and thoughts on the hotel industry
Pearls of Wisdom: Simon Hopkinson
03-Sep-2009 - Bibendum's former head chef Simon Hopkinson, now a cookery writer, shares his thoughts on the industry