Welcome to Off the Menu, where each month we sit down with one of our talented chefs to talk food, inspiration, and life in and out of the kitchen. From what’s in their shopping baskets to go-to comfort food, favourite restaurants, and the recipes they love to cook at home, we’re diving into life beyond The Grove.
Meet Executive Pastry Chef Ryan Thompson, the man behind our signature desserts, as he shares his seasonal must-haves, shopping habits, and the meals he turns to when he’s off duty.
Asparagus is in season and earns its place on the weekly shop, alongside staples like spinach, courgettes, grapes and Granny Smith apples. Fresh, green, and gloriously good.
Parmesan, salted butter, fiery nduja… and Champagne and Guinness Nitro. They live in the fridge, after all.
Not much of a snacker, but when the craving hits: Pipers chorizo crisps, malted milk biscuits, and cinema salad on the sofa with the family.
My 6 year old daughter has been joining me in the kitchen at home lately and I’m sorry to all the chefs we have in the hotel but any recipe I make with her is instantly my favourite- this week we made marble cake.
The Glasshouse. I love the concept of unlimited possibility and creativity. Think global flavours, theatrical open kitchens, and the joy of trying everything.
When i’m off duty and out of Hertfordshire, it’s all about The Mariners in Rock, Cornwall. They have great food, great setting – and it means I’m on holiday.
Hopefully, nothing at all. Hats off to the mother-in-law – she does a cracking roast.
Join us next month as we meet another Grove chef and find out what’s on their plate.
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