Mark Greenaway joins Langley Castle hotel as inaugural culinary director
Greenaway will oversee the hotel’s Josephine’s restaurant which currently holds two AA rosettes.
Chef Mark Greenaway has been appointed the inaugural culinary director of Langley Castle hotel in Northumberland.
Greenaway will oversee the hotel’s Josephine’s restaurant, which currently holds two AA rosettes, as well as the more casual Pavilion restaurant and the Drawing Room, which hosts afternoon tea.
The chef said: “This is an exciting and brand-new challenge, with an opportunity for me to take a blank page and create a vision that brings Northumberland produce to the fore and puts seasonal fine dining centre stage. I have big ambitions for Langley Castle and want to take my entire culinary team on an exciting journey that will be challenging but extraordinarily rewarding.
“The message is for food-lovers to make a bee line for Northumberland and understand the role that food can play in enriching a stay at a venue that is truly like no other. Our intention is to create memories on a plate and make our food the catalyst for conversations about dishes that will still be being held in many years to come.”
The Scottish chef made his name at his eponymous Edinburgh restaurant, which earnt three AA rosettes before closing in 2018. He went on to open Grazing by Mark Greenaway at the Caledonian Hotel. In 2021 he opened London restaurant Pivot in Covent Garden. The chef appeared on Great British Menu in both 2012 and 2013.
The hotel occupies a 14th-century medieval castle built during the reign of Edward III and granted to knight Sir Thomas de Lucy.
Langley Castle’s general manager, Mohamed Serag, said: “The castle has never had a culinary director at the helm, which demonstrates our intention to make Langley Castle one of the key places to head for an experience that intertwines 676 years of history with extraordinarily delightful, fresh and seasonal food.
“Under Mark’s direction, food will become a more integral part of our offering to the visiting guest and local diner than ever before, providing every reason for our customers to unwind in a setting like no other, with centuries of history surrounding them. Attracting Mark Greenaway to Langley Castle has been a real coup in what is our 40th anniversary year as a hotel and restaurant.”