PETER GORTON MASTERCHEF
OF GREAT BRITAIN AND CONSULTANT HOSPITALITY CHEF
Hospitality Specialist
What I Can Offer
Peter is available to undertake a number of Consultancy Services to help hotels and restaurants fulfill their potential and specialises in turning around struggling businesses.
Peter prides himself on working in partnership with your business to make it the best it can be by improving service and business performance.
Menu creation
Menu creation in virtually any style for example Italian, French, Oriental cuisine, steak house, seafood, cafe.
Implementing new menus and restaurant concepts.
Concept development
New concept development or re development of your current offer.
Providing creative direction and training of all kitchen teams.
Advising new owners on the day to day running of a hotel, restaurant or cafe.
Food safety
Food safety advice and auditing for all matters concerning food safety, HACCP system, food allergies and intolerances with training for all team members and summary inspections.
Design
Commercial kitchen design and re-modeling.
Purchasing kitchen equipment & supplies.
Product design & development for a take away/delivery service.
Training & Recruitment
Advance training for Head Chefs with progress reviews and SMART targets.
Head Chef recruitment and training for good profit margins.
Restaurant hotel staffing to include interviews and recruitment.
Front of House training.
Mystery shopper reports
Product Promotion
From live shows to Youtube promotional videos I can promote your products.
Zoom or Microsoft Teams video call meetings available as well as on site consultations.
Special First Week Opening Packages
- Purchasing
- Staffing
- Menu planning
- Food production supervision and trouble shooting
- Table placement/settings
- Equipment purchase
- Uniforms
- Beverage consultation
Fees
- On application because every Consultancy service is different according to the size of the operation and the work involved from a small cafe through to a hotel chain.
- If you would like to know how I can help you please get in touch for a free informal conversation either by telephone or video call.
- Mobile 07896 144240
Some of the businesses I have worked with over the past few years
Combe Grove Hotel & Spa, Bath
Rowcroft Hospice, Torquay, Devon
Chipsy, London
Cape Cornwall Golf Club, Cornwall
The Falcon Hotel, Bude Cornwall
The Theatre Royal Plymouth
The Rep Theatre, Birmingham
Tamar Fresh Ambassador Plymouth
Hospital of St John And St Elizabeth London
JTJ Workplace Solutions, Head of Hospitality
Chef’s Direct and Anisca Consultancy
Steak House Franchise
New company launching a range oven ready meals
The University of Plymouth
Kanika Hotels, Cyprus
Dover Marina and Spa Hotel, Dover
The Attendant Cafe coffee chain London
An example of the work carried out
Providing creative direction and training of all kitchen teams implementing new menus and restaurant concepts, HACCP training, advanced training for Executive Chefs and Head Chefs, costs analysed and investigated, planning department budgets, promoting the hotels through colleges and different PR occasions, chef recruitment an example was the implementation of a new Oriental restaurant, 50’s diner and an Italian restaurant for the Kanika Group.
Other work carried out
EHO reports, mystery diner reports, advising owners on the day to day running of a restaurant or hotel group, themed evenings, setting up CPU’s (Central Production Units) and advising everything from sandwiches, salads, wraps, sushi.
Previous Work experience
Head of Hospitality JTJ Workplace Solutions.
Gorton’s Restaurant Chef/Proprietor
The Horn of Plenty Hotel previous Chef/Proprietor
Carved Angel Restaurants, Dartmouth, Exeter, Taunton previous Chef/Proprietor
Carved Angel Christmas Pudding Company Director
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Masterchef’s of Great Britain and previous Vice Chairman.
A member of the EuroToques representing the South West of England.
Chef’s Forum Committee member representing the South West of England.
Patents & Pubilications
Peter Gorton ‘An Invitation to Cook’
Devon Food Heroes
Peter Gorton’s Horn of Plenty Cookery Book
Children’s Hospice South West Cookery Book
Various articles in local and national publications
Previous Awards Received
Michelin Star award to 10 years
Financial Times winner, best value lunch
Egon Ronay service and care award
Egon Ronay star and strawberry award for desserts
The Good Food Guide, Devon County Restaurant of the year, 2 times winner
AA awarded 3 rosettes 20 years
AA Inspectors selected Hotel of the year, Horn of Plenty
Television, Video & Festivals
Six part television programme Westcountry TV Little Chefs
Kill it, Cook it, Eat it BBC3
Six part television programme, Peter Gorton ‘For Starters’
Six part television programme, Peter Gorton ‘Cooking Away’
Corporate video and calendar for Global Knives
British trout commercial
Appeared on various television programmes as guest chef
Working on behalf of TG Woods demonstrating their kitchen goods and developing new spice grind mixers and recipes for their mills
Compere for London Produce Show 2013-2019
Organiser of the Budelicious Food Festival 2018-2019
Various chef demonstrations example Food Festivals, Big Cake Show, Flavour Fest, Exeter Food Fest, London festivals
Hours of Operation
MON – FRI
SAT – SUN
Drop Peter a Line
Don’t be shy. Let me know if you have any questions!