Word has reached Kitchen Rat that the Dorchester has appointed a replacement for Aiden Byrne, the former head chef of the hotel's Grill restaurant, who has left to run his own pub in Cheshire.
Fellow scouser Brian Hughson, former head chef of Gary Rhodes' Michelin-starred Rhodes W1 Restaurant at the Cumberland hotel, has taken over the reins.
Byrne, who announced his departure last year after obtaining the leasehold on the Church Green Pub in Lymm, Cheshire, was set to leave the Dorchester at the end of January. But as Hughson already started his new role in December, Byrne was set free early and is now fully concentrating on getting things off the ground at his own venture.
According to Byrne the Dorchester is "shooting for Michelin stars" so hopes will be high for Hughson to deliver in the 2010 guide. Well, at least he's got some time.
Aiden Byrne to leave the Dorchester
Interview with Gary Rhodes and Brian Hughson on winning a Michelin star
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