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Chef remains in North East for ?toughest challenge yet?

One of the UK’s most sought-after chefs has shunned a number of high profile offers to undertake what he describes as his most ambitious project to date – in Durham.

Michelin-starred chef Kenny Atkinson will join the team at Rockliffe Hall in December. Rockliffe Hall is located in the village of Hurworth in County Durham.

The new multi-million pound hotel, which opens at the end of this month, is likely to take advantage of the celebrated chef’s arrival by naming the new restaurant ‘Kenny Atkinson at the Orangery’.

Kenny Atkinson said: “Quite simply, I was blown away when I first saw the place. The attention to detail here is staggering. The place and its people are demanding the very best. It was a challenge I simply could not resist once they suggested my name could be above the door of the restaurant here. They are taking me right out of my comfort zone, but I know I’ll thrive on that kind of pressure. This is my toughest challenge yet.

“I’ve had a number of really tempting offers from a host of amazing restaurants in London and across the world, but the opportunity to continue to wave the flag for the North East was one I simply could not resist. It’s so exciting to be part of such a major new project right here on my own doorstep.”

Managing director at Rockliffe Hall, Nick Holmes said: “Kenny is a chef at the top of his game right now and we are thrilled to have him here at Rockliffe Hall. To secure a Michelin star not just once, but twice, is a feat bettered by few chefs the world over.

“Kenny will play a major part in making us one of the top five star hotel destinations in the UK.”

More information can be found at www.rockliffehall.com.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .