ABOUT OUR CHEF
Paul Merrett spent the first three years of his career as an apprentice chef at the Ritz in London’s Piccadilly. Over the following ten years Paul worked for many of the capital’s top chefs including Peter Kromberg and Gary Rhodes.
Paul’s first head chef position was at the Terrace Restaurant within the 5* Meridian Hotel. Having enjoyed rave reviews for his adventurous cuisine Paul moved to l’Interlude restaurant in Charlotte Street. Twelve months after his arrival, the restaurant was awarded a Michelin star. Despite this success, the restaurant was soon sold by its investors and Paul moved onto The Greenhouse Restaurant in Mayfair where once again his food won a Michelin star. In 2005 Paul was involved in the successful set up and launch of The Fulham gastro pub, The Farm.
Having taken a break in early 2008 to write his first book, Paul has now returned to the capital’s restaurant scene with the purchase, refurbishment and re-launch of The Victoria Public House, Dining Room and Hotel near Richmond Park in West London. Paul also runs a cookery course in the South West of France under the title eatlikeafrenchman.com, inviting guests for a weekend of truffle hunting, Armagnac tasting and cookery demos amongst other things.
Over the years Paul has been involved in numerous television projects including a ten part BBC2 series called The Best and three series of Ever Wondered about Food on BBC1. Paul has made several appearances on Market Kitchen and has presented on UKTV’s Food Uncut and Sunday Feast on ITV.
Paul has recently completed his first book called Using the Plot published by Harper Collins, a story about family urban survival using an allotment! The book’s narrative also features views on various food issues and a collection of recipes.