Events
The Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Bailliage de Grande Bretagne organises a number of national and local events, including gala occasions such as ‘Grand Chapitres’ and ‘Chapitres’. Please see below the most up-to-date listing of these events.
For listings of Events by region, visit the Bailliages section of the website.
Dinner at Willington Hall
February 11, 2012
Wiilington Hall in idyllic rural Cheshire is run by member Diana Begbie. It stands in 17 acres of parkland with views to the Welsh mountains and is the venue for our first event of 2012
Diner Amicale at The Millstream Hotel & Restaurant, Bosham
February 24, 2012
Courtesy of The Millstream Hotel and Restaurant at Bosham we are holding a Diner Amicale in a private room with menu to be devised.
Dinner at Bistrot Bruno Loubet
March 16, 2012
Join us at Bistrot Bruno Loubet a modern French Restaurant in the City. Bruno Loubet has brought his distinctive style of modern bistrot food back to London, to the bright and airy dining room of The Zetter Hotel. ‘I found it delightful. For London it’s exceptional.’ Jasper Gerard, The Telegraph
OMGD Michel Chapoutier Dinner
March 21, 2012
We will enjoy the wonderful "selections Parcellaires" wines of the King of the Rhone – Michel Chapoutier. These are individual Hermitage wines made a pioneer of bio-dynamic vineyard amangement. A matching menu has ben devised by Thomas Mayer to perfectly compliment the wines. This is Michel’s only visit to Britain this year and not to be missed.
Chaine Dinner and Ouverture de Caveau
March 23, 2012
We missed out dining at the Sheraton during the Grand Chapitre in 2011, so we are returning now that the refurbishments are complete
Informal visit to Pisa
March 27, 2012
The Anglia Bailliage will be making an informal visit to Pisa from 27th to 29th March. We will have two informal dinners in Pisa, and an optional day trip by train to Lucca, where we will lunch in a Chaine restaurant. Some of us will be extending the visit to include the previous weekend, since the Pisans celebrate their New Year on 25th March, a tradition dating back to the times when the Pisan republic was a great naval power.
Diner Amical
April 20, 2012
Our first visit to our member Francois Jobard and his team at Le St Julien. The menu will be agreed, closer to the event
Dinner at University of West London
April 25, 2012
Return to the recently renamed University of West London (TVU) for a special student event
Amberley Castle - Formal Dinner
April 26, 2012
Amberley Castle will be the stunning setting for our event on 26th April. We shall have a private dining room and the ambience of the historic building will be one to be savoured. Dress will be black tie. Full details will be published here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.
Weekend in Great Yarmouth
May 4, 2012
The famous Anglia Bailliage Gastronomic weekend, at our favourite venue, the Imperial Hotel. Details to be confirmed in due course
Solent Takes To The Water: Robert Thompson’s Michelin Starred Hambrough Restaurant, Ventnor
May 23, 2012
A lunch at Robert Thompson’s Michelin starred Hambrough Restaurant at Ventnor on the Isle of Wight is planned in May. Dry transport by launch from Itchenor to the restaurant is being planned. Less adventurous members can meet at the restaurant! Full details will be published here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.
Diner Amical with New Orleans Bailliage
May 25, 2012
London City Bailliage play host to members from New Orleans Bailliage with a Diner Amical at the Reubens Hotel
Wessex Regional Young Chef Competition
May 29, 2012
Wessex Regional Young Chef Competition will be Held at The College Bournemouth.
Dinner at Roast in Borough Market
June 15, 2012
Roast, an up market resautant in the heart of Borough market, is the brain child of Iqbal Wahhab from Cinnamon Club fame. This gives the chefs unrivalled access to the stallholders for the choice of all freah products. Sweeping views of St. Paul’s and Borough Market provide an exciting backdrop to your evening.
Weekend in Oxford
June 29, 2012
Join us and Cotswold Bailliage for a weekend in Oxford based at the **** Randolph Hotel
Dinner at Morston Hall
July 11, 2012
Dinner Amical at Galton Blackiston’s country house restaurant Morston Hall, on the North Norfolk coast
Dinner at Portal in Smithfield
July 20, 2012
Portal is a modern Portuguese restaurant and wine bar that combines the buzzy conviviality of Iberian dining with bold interior design, a specialist wine list and sophisticated cooking. Reflecting the passion of veteran restaurateur and owner, Antonio Correia, Portal is a Modern Portuguese cuisine with a tranquil dining environment and unobtrusive service that are the hallmarks of this Clerkenwell restaurant
Suckling Pig Roast Lunch
July 28, 2012
Purefoy Arms, Preston Candover in the heart of Hampshire countryside.
AGM & Chinese Lunch
September 2, 2012
Champagne reception at Bourne House, AGM & then lunch In Horsell Village
Guernsey Weekend
September 7, 2012
Guernsey Weekend Friday 7th to Sunday 9th September. Old Government House, St Peters Port with Nick Bossé
Dejeuner Amical
September 16, 2012
We are travelling to our loyal member Julie Cowpland, at Powder Mills Hotel, Battle in Sussex, for a Sunday luncheon in the beautiful setting of her hotel
Lunch at The Windmill, Somersham
September 20, 2012
A friendly lunch at The Windmill pub-restaurant in Somersham, near Earith, a short distance off the M11 south of Huntingdon
The Millstream, Bosham: AGM & Lunch
September 30, 2012
The Millstream at Bosham will host our AGM followed by lunch. Full details will be published here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.
Grand Chapitre 2012
October 5, 2012
GB’s Grand Chapitre will return to the city of Bristol between 5-7 October 2012. Events will include dinner on board the SS Great Britain.
Gourmet Dinner at Turnberry Resort
October 20, 2012
Turnberry in Ayrshire is world famous for golf and "Oor Rabbie" otherewise know as The Bard.
Mushroom Hunt and Dinner
October 26, 2012
Christchurch Harbour Hotel with Mark Godfrey & Alex Aitken.
Dinner at Pont de la Tour
November 16, 2012
A favourite of many Le Pont de la Tour is a jewel – a stylish, luxurious, bubbling restaurant that gives diners superb food and service set against unparalleled views of Tower Bridge, the Gherkin and the London skyline.
Enjoy traditional French cooking with a modern twist in the calm of its marine-inspired interior. At dinner the main dining room awakens against the backdrop of floodlit Tower Bridge
Thanksgiving Dinner: The Earl of March, Lavant
November 22, 2012
Giles Thompson, our Vice-Conseiller Culinaire, will welcome us at The Earl of March, Lavant in November with a theme loosely constructed around Thanksgiving Day. Full details will be published here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.
AGM and Lunch at Jesus College
November 25, 2012
Anglia Bailliage will hold its AGM and Lunch at a Cambridge College in November, as usual.
This year it will be at Jesus College, Cambridge on Sunday 25th November
Christmas Dinner
December 5, 2012
Christmas Dinner a Black Tie event at Limewood,Lyndhurst, in the New Forest.
Celebration Dinner
December 8, 2012
The wonderful Anne Schaeflein is returning to Scotland and taking over the Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa and Golf on Benderloch. For those of us who experienced Kinnaird in 2010 will be very excited about this event.
Christmas Lunch: The Leconfield, Petworth
December 13, 2012
This year’s Christmas lunch will be held at The Leconfield Restaurant, Petworth. Full details will be published here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.
Grand Chapitre 2013
October 4, 2013
Our 2013 Grand Chapitre will be based in London. We are delighted to be returning to the capital and will have a full program from Friday 4 October through Sunday 6 October.
Visit the Events Archive for more information on previous events.

