Business owners Laurent and Ben have been in catering all their lives, they have over 50 years of catering experience between them and pride themselves on providing a high quality, professional and reliable catering service.
At The French Kitchen we listen carefully to our client’s requirements to ensure we deliver a bespoke service which not only reflects the clients wishes, but exceeds their expectations.
Surrounded by amazing produce we have established strong relationships with excellent local food suppliers to ensure we source the best local produce for our menus and we respond to the changing seasons, adapting our menus accordingly.
We can cater for most styles of food, if there are some dishes that are not on our menus then please do let us know as we will happily recreate your favourite dishes.
The French Kitchen philosophy comes from its founder Laurent
Born in the Loire Valley, France, Laurent’s love of food started at an early age with mealtimes and good food being an important part of everyday life. Laurent spent the first ten years of his professional career in his home country working in restaurants around the Loire area before moving to the 5* Meridien Hotel in Paris where he stayed for five years.
In 1998 Laurent came to England and worked at Michelin starred restaurants in Ludlow. Passionate about cooking, and with over twenty years of considerable experience, Laurent established The French Kitchen in 2012.
The French Kitchen philosophy comes from its founder Laurent
Born in the Loire Valley, France, Laurent’s love of food started at an early age with mealtimes and good food being an important part of everyday life. Laurent spent the first ten years of his professional career in his home country working in restaurants around the Loire area before moving to the 5* Meridien Hotel in Paris where he stayed for five years.
In 1998 Laurent came to England and worked at Michelin starred restaurants in Ludlow. Passionate about cooking, and with over twenty years of considerable experience, Laurent established The French Kitchen in 2012.
Ben has spent his entire career working in catering and hospitality and is passionate about delivering excellent customer service. His experience ranges from general manager and area trainer for a large national restaurant, manager of the prestigious Glencot House boutique hotel outside Wells to overseeing and managing a £1 million refurbishment of a large hotel and wedding venue in Somerset.
Ben’s fantastic organisational skills and attention to detail ensure that your event is in safe hands. He has built a professional and experienced front of house team at The French Kitchen and oversees all the event planning and waiting staff.
Katherine works alongside Ben as a wedding and events manager after having established a career for herself within the restaurant side of the hospitality sector. From working with the team at The Botanical Rooms at The Newt in Somerset during their opening season, Katherine went on to work as a restaurant manager for Merlin Labron Johnson at farm-to-table restaurant Osip in Bruton. Whilst there, the restaurant won its first Michelin star. Her time spent in this high-end environment means she now prides herself upon ensuring exceptional standards are met across the board and each event is tailored perfectly to her client.
From your first enquiry to your tasting session here at the kitchens, to the wedding day itself, Katherine will be there to guide and support you and facilitate the waiting team on the day in providing an efficient, confident and warmly delivered service.
Nick trained to be a chef as soon as he left school, working his way up from Commis to Sous chef at a variety of award-winning establishments, assisting them in attaining further accolades during his time spent working there. Nick went on to work as Head Chef at The Pump House and remained there for 5 years, running one of Bristol’s best and busiest pubs, winning Good Food awards for best chef, with the venue winning best restaurant and best pub. Before joining us at The French Kitchen as head chef, Nick ran the kitchen of Puro in Clevedon, doubling turnover and gaining recognition in Crumbs and BBC Good Food magazine as well as being celebrated in the Trencherman’s guide.
Nick’s combined experience over the years working in fine dining restaurants, high cover gastro pubs and 5* hotels means he is at ease running the kitchen and can confidently deliver food that is of an exemplary standard to a large volume of diners. He can often be found foraging for local ingredients and also assists Laurent in developing our menus, incorporating his own culinary style into the business.
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We would love to hear from you, whether it be for a wedding, a special event or if you’d like to hire a chef for a dinner party.
Please contact us on:
General Enquiries: 01749 938465
Address: The Cottage, Cheese Yard, West Horrington, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3ED
Email. info@thefrench-kitchen.co.uk