Christopher has the recipe for the future
One of the North East’s most experienced chefs is taking the helm at Lumley Castle Hotel.
In a career spanning more than 30 years, Christopher Delaney has worked at some of the region’s best-known hotels including The Lord Crewe Arms at Blanchland, Matfen Hall, Close House and Newcastle’s Jesmond Dene House Hotel, and spent seven years working under the legendary Albert Roux at Slaley Hall.
Christopher will be charged with devising and creating new menus, working with hotel’s team of chefs and front of house staff and taking the lead on wide variety of compliance, administrative and culinary duties.
His career got off to a flying start in 1988 with a silver medal in the prestigious Salon Culinaire competition.
After a stint at the Gosforth Park Hotel he headed south to venues such as The Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, and The Heathrow Park Hotel.
More recently, he was responsible for the menus at the Le Petit Chateau wedding venue at Otterburn and was instrumental in the kitchen operations at Durham University.
“I’ve had the privilege of working at some superb venues here in the North East and further afield,” he said.
“And it’s always been at the back of my mind that I’d like to work at Lumley Castle. It’s just such an iconic venue and there are some magnificent food producers in County Durham so I’m really looking forward to getting started.”