TOM BOOTON

TOM BOOTON’S CAREER actually began at 15 years of age, when he won Chef of the Future at the Essex Food & Drink Awards. His talent was clear, doors opened, and Tom’s ambition saw him succeed at the kitchen passes of restaurants including Le Talbooth, L’Autre Pied and Dabbous. Following stints in New York, Copenhagen and Iceland, Tom worked as head chef for Alyn Williams at The Westbury in London and it was there that the general manager of The Dorchester discovered him. So impressed by his meal, the general manager struck up a conversation with the head chef and the rest is history.

In July 2019, Tom