Hawkes joins ETM Group from The Fellow, Kings Cross where he was head chef for two years. Before that he held positions at The Owl and The Pussycat, Shoreditch and The Bull and Last, Highgate. Hawkes hopes his recent experience at award-winning gastropubs will help to raise the food offering at the already popular Chelsea hotspot.

Hawkes said: “I am really excited to be part of ETM, a group I’ve always admired for their drive to use the very best of British ingredients. It’s a pleasure to be in the Cadogan kitchen with a great team behind me.”

Head of food operations, James Lyon-Shaw added: “We are delighted to welcome Sam, he is bringing with him a fantastic knowledge of quality gastropub food and will be aiming to take the food at The Cadogan Arms to a new level.”