the Michelin Guide UK 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 and Michael himself has won a number of accolades including being crowned Harrogate’s Chef of the Year 2017 and 2018, at the Harrogate Tourism and Hospitality Awards.
Michael started his career in his home town before heading to Cornwall to work with Neil Martin and Chris Eden, then he moved to London to work with Gordon Ramsay and Alyn Williams.
On his future Michael said: “I don’t know what to say – I’ll be looking to do something where I can still better myself and the food I love to create but right now it’s all still very raw. Talking to people around me I think there are some exciting things I can do, we’ll just have to see what comes my way.”
He added: “We’re just really sad to be closing the doors.”
It follows the closure of fellow independent restaurant, Norse, last year despite appealing to the public to support their local eateries.
Both Ian and Michael want to stress, on a national level not just in Harrogate, how important it is for people to go and eat at an independent restaurant.
They said: “The support for independents needs to be really looked at - we are the last high-end independent in Harrogate and all the chains you would normally find are intruding on a lovely little business town.”
