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st that local produce has to offer. In fact, Alex has such strong ties to his native county and it's food that when he leaves "Restaurant Sat Bains" in August, after three great years, he will be returning home to York to setup his very own. Watch this space for the City's first Michelin Star.
There are a number of options open to Alex now that he has trained for eleven years but a friend suggested that he could try and reach out to potential investors via the internet and "The York Chef" was born. It's a simple website; a short profile about Alex and his aims, a little bit about the project and a sample menu or two at the moment but new content is added every Sunday evening.
The really unique aspect of "The York Chef" is the Proposal itself in which he offers anyone the chance to own a stake in his restaurant, anybody who has ever dreamed of running a place but has never