At the event, which took place at the Gherkin, UK Barista Champion Dan Fellows was named as the business’ first ever beverage consultant. UK Barista Champion finalist Jana Slamova was also announced as head of coffee development responsible for the BaxterStorey Barista Academy.

The event celebrated 15 young chefs who graduated from the BaxterStorey Chef Academy in 2019 who have waited over two years for their official ceremony.

Ronan Harte, chief executive at BaxterStorey, said: “This event was a celebration of hospitality, a celebration of what the best of hospitality brings – which is great food, great people, great service and most importantly, some fun. I am excited about what our chef partners are going to bring to BaxterStorey – and now with the added appointment of Dan and Jana we see our business going from strength to strength.”

Rising stars within the business created a menu of theatrical canapes for guests to enjoy, including Cornish coronation crab crumpet, lemon and wild garlic spring tartlet and blue grey beef tartlet taco. Guests were also treated to four separate dishes, exclusively designed by BaxterStorey’s chef partners including Adam Byatt, Kirk Haworth, Ruth Hansom and Josh Eggleton.

Greg Bramwell, director of food at BaxterStorey, added: “This is a new era for BaxterStorey – an era that’s obsessed about food, people and beverages, an era that is not concentrating on the traditional 9-5, but the morning, noon and night model that excites people and creates experiences.”