Lunch or dinner still to be confirmed

Special Grouse Dinner at this community owned and family run restaurant

A celebration of Methus Sawangseang’s success at the Jeunes Chefs Competition earlier this year, and an opportunity to experience some of Methus’ magnificent masterpieces at a dinner.

A combined dinner with Thames Valley and London Bailliages.

dine on HMS Belfast

Join us on Saturday, September 7th for an unparalleled culinary experience in a private dining room at the La Dame de Pic, a two Micheliin-starred restaurant, located at the renowned Four Seasons Hotel London at TenTrinity Square (the former ‘Port of London Authority’ headquarters).

It is great to be able to host another Chilterns Bailliage event with Chris Wheeler, having done a few over years. However, this time in his OWN venue.

Michelin Star restaurant with rooms nestled in the Wye Valley celebrating food grown, foraged and produced locally. Join us at 1230 for 1PM. Numbers are Limited so Book Early! Members £115 with pairing and Non Members £125; Members without pairing £56 and Non Members £66.

Bed and Breakfast Room rate £180-£260 booked directly with The Whitebrook.

The Pallant House Restaurant, Chichester Wednesday 21st August. Please let Julia Connolly -vasolent@chaine.co.uk - if you are interested in attending. Menu is still tbc

An Exclusive Event for JC members Picnic in the park Details to follow

Another summer visit to this idyllic family-run restaurant nestled in the North Hampshire Countryside.

Summer dinner with Blanc and Rosé Champagnes, fine wines and option to sabrage!

Dinner at Maison Bleue in Bury St Edmunds

To celebrate the opening of Nanyang Blossom Knightsbridge By Mr Daren Chee Luen Liew Maître Rôtisseur. Limited to 15 diners in a chic private room.

Sip and Sup in a country house garden

64th Grand Chapitre, Glasgow Between 10 and 14 July 2024

See National Bailliage Event details.

Glasgow is the venue for the GB Grand Chapitre in Scotland.

Tour and Wine Tasting at the Winery followed by Dinner in the private room at Sylvan Oak - OMGD Event

We are looking forward to a great evening at The George Hotel in Dorchester on Thames. We will be welcomed and looked after by GM Gordon Harby and his team which includes Chef Andy McGuinness, a founder member of Chilterns. Dorchester is a charming, historic village, between Reading and Oxford. The Inn is a cosy, retreat for relaxation in the heart of Oxfordshire with individually appointed bedrooms, a well stocked bar of fine ales & premium spirits, and indulgent food to satisfy your palette.

Lunch at Hambleton Hall, on Rutland Water

Taste and Toast: An Introduction to Wine Appreciation Exclusive to Jeune Chaine Members only St James’s Square, St James’s, London, SW1Y 4JH Tuesday 4 June 2024 7 pm Dress code: Casual

Ladies Lunch at The Wykeham Arms, Winchester

5 course dinner with guest chef leading the catering college team. Wines to be provided by Bailliage.

Our annual presentation of awards to the top talent from our Young Chefs and Young Sommeliers Competitions will be held in the prestigious Savoy Hotel. This is a specctacular event not to missed and a great way of showing our suport to young people at the start of their careeers.

Champagne Soirée at Kensington London Thu 9th May

Taste and Toast: A New Guide to Wine Appreciation exclusive to Jeune Chaine members.

Wine Tasting and Lunch - OMGD Event

Last-minute treat! Winemaker’s dinner at famed ‘Stein’s Berlin’ restaurant’ in Kensington on April 30th. Exquisite German pairings!

The AGM - with coffee and biscuits - is for Anglia members only, but guests are very welcome to join us for the Vin d’Honneur and lunch which follows.

Cheal’s is restaurant run by Chef Director, Matt Cheal.

Matt was formerly Head Chef at Simpsons, and won such accolades as Junior Sous Chef of the Year (2004) and Chef of the Year (2010).

In 2015 Matt established his own restaurant - Cheal’s of Henley-in-Arden, however, after 7 years the building was too small to cope with demand and Matt was unable to expand due to the limitations of its Grade II-listed status. So, when an opportunity arose for him to open a new fine dining establishment in 2023, he decided to take a leap of faith and set up a larger restaurant in Knowle.

Experience an unforgettable evening at Claridge’s Hotel, featuring a bespoke menu that celebrates spring’s renewal and culinary excellence. Enjoy innovative cuisine, fine wines, and camaraderie in an exclusive setting. This event offers more than a meal; it’s a journey through the art of fine dining, promising an evening of elegance and distinction for those seeking the exceptional in London.

The AGM will take place at 1215pm in the function room of the restaurant. Lunch will follow the AGM.

Ronnies of Thornbury is along standing favourite of the Cotswolds Bailliage. The venue is located close to Bristol with easy access from the M5 and ample parking nearby. It is also served by rail.

We look forward to a great World Chaine Day lunch with Paul Clerehugh and his team at the Crooked Billet. As many of you know we have held both a lunch on our formal program and a casual lunch here in recent years both were a remarkable success, so we wanted to put the Crooked Billet on for World Chaine day in 2024. We have done that. World Chaine is important event in our Calendar, so we look forward to a great attendance.

A beautiful setting on the edge of the River Tay

Another chance to enjoy the amazing food and hospitality of this iconic seaside restaurant.

Lunch with a menu specially designed by our professional member Maitre Rotisseur Alan White

Your last chance to enjoy a Chaine dinner at the famous Casson’s Restaurant! Proprietors Cass and Viv Casson have, sadly, decided to pull the shutters down on their wonderful dining institution this year. This is our opportunity to wish them a well-deserved, long and successful retirement.

Dress code: Gentlemen, jackets with tie optional - Chaine regalia please

Timing: Please arrive at 7.00pm for the canapes and fizz. Dinner served at 7.30pm, carriages at 10.30pm Costings: Dinner with matched wines: £85; guests £100 (including service charge) Please advise if drivers wish to opt for non-alcoholic wines or other beverages.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS Kindly let Vice Argentier Julia Connolly have your name(s) and the name(s) of any guest(s), your menu choices and any dietary or other requirements by email to Julia at vasolent@chaine.co.uk or by telephone on 07714 342256
Please transfer funds electronically to HSBC Branch Sort Code: 40-17-16 Account Number: 31860666 Account Name: The Solent Bailliage
The closing date for bookings is Thursday March 7th 2024. Read more for menu.

Once again we return to this fantastic country house hotel which is part of the renowned Red Carnation group.

Further details to follow.

First gathering of the year at the Waldorf Astoria.

Our 2024 Programme is a mix of lunches; dinners and an early evening summer soiree. It includes two Michelin Star Restaurants ;a trip across the border to Wales and plans for a festive black tie dinner.

We will begin our year in Cheltenham on Thursday 22 February at Michelin recommended Prithvi. The Cotswolds AGM will take place on April 24 at 1230pm prior to lunch.

We will assemble at 1230pm and enjoy a lively Bergamot Aperitif before lunch service at 1 pm. The cost will be £100 per member and £110 to non members. There is plenty of room for guests at this Michelin rated central Cheltenham venue.

https://prithvirestaurant.com/

This is our annual visit to our local catering college and their restaurant "Edmunds"

Usher with us into the Year of the Dragon in Splendid Style: Exclusive London City Bailliage Lunar New Year Lunch at Hutong Restaurant, Level 33, The Shard, on February 3, 2024.

« Booking Open » Burns Supper Thursday 25th January. Honourable Artillery Company

Our Chilterns member Mary Galer, GM at Wilding, has come to our aid at short notice to help with our first event of the year. As you will see it is quite different to a normal Chaine menu as we have sharing plates!

In January we return to the wellknown surroundings of Lainston House and the Carlton Private Dinning Room for the first event of 2024. Chef Phil Yeomans is preparing a wonderfukl winter menu for us.

What better way to celebrate Christmas than a dinner at Grantley Hall in Restaurant EightyEight.

Our 2023 Christmas celebrations will be held at this beautiful historic hotel and restaurant in the New Forest.

The Montagu Arms has become a firm favourite for Wessex festive dinners. The 17th century building is no more enchanting than when decorated for Christmas. With three AA Rosettes, The Terrace Restaurant has a wonderful reputation under the leadership of Executive Chef, Nathan Eades who took the reins in the Spring of 2022. Nathan was head chef at The Wild Rabbit for four years and was before that head chef under Luke Tipping at the Michelin-starred Simpsons Restaurant in Birmingham. He also held a senior position at Lainston House. Nathan has designed an exquisite festive menu for us.

This will be a fabulous evening, as always, we look forward to seeing you there.

Following an extremely well-received visit in 2022, we return to this restaurant for our Christmas event in 2023.

Lunch at Mosimann’s London, Belgravia Sat 9th Dec 2023. A joint London and London City Bailliage event.

Lunch at Mosimann’s London, Belgravia Sat 9th Dec 2023. A joint London City and London Bailliage event.

Now the they have re-opened fully we return again to Auberge du Lac at Brocket Hall for our final event of 2023

It is a few years since we last visited La Belle Epoque which is a hidden and tranquil oasis steps away from a busy part of the world. La Belle Époque serves a delectable fusion of British and French cuisine, offering classic flavours using the finest and freshest seasonal produce. Sit back and savour an exceptional dining experience, impeccable service, and modern architecture that embodies Sofitel. Unwind and indulge in the moment.

This is a joint event with the Thames Valley and London bailliages

Anthony Fitt, the Head Chef at Stapleford Park and his team look forward to welcoming us for the Mercia Bailliage for the Inaugural Dinner.

This OMGD Winemaker dinner will be held in the Langham Hotel with the wines of the Tasca d’Almerita winery in Sicily. Considered by many as the pinicle of Sicilian winemaking. Our host wil be General Manager Corrado Maurigi the General Manager

Lunch with Chef Matt Bridon

A new member venue in Perthshire - The Old Manse of Blair

«< Sold Out »>Thames Valley and London Bailliages Walk the top-secret corridors of Churchill War Rooms and glimpse what life would have been like during the tense days and nights of the Second World War. Followed by a 4 Course dinner with matching wines.

Join us for an exclusive dinner in the very rooms where Winston Churchill and his cabinet led Britain to victory during the Second World War.

A dinner in this wonderful hotel on the waterside in Southampton.

A night away at Titchwell Manor on the North Norfolk coast

Francisco Macedo, the General Manager, and his team look forward to welcoming the Chilterns Bailliage for our lunch at Cliveden. We are really looking forward to it and to seeing as many of you as possible. We will dine in unrivalled exclusivity. The party history of the house makes it the perfect spot for a celebration over fine food and wine.

THE VENUE and DATE FOR OCTOBER HAS CHANGED. Lunch will no longer be hosted at Buckland Manor.

Join us for far reaching views and food from the local area at this new rooftop restaurant.

Please make your selection from Plant or the Land and Sea menu. A non alcoholic option is available.

With Wine Flight 90 Members Non Members 100 Non alcoholic option 75 Members Non Members 85

AGM followed by lunch at this popular restaurant. Non-members of Solent Bailliage are more than welcome!

The Grand Chapitre this year will be held in the heart of England which will provide wonderful opportunities for great dining events and trips It will run from Thursday 28 September to Sunday 1 October

Two sittings: Lunch or dnner

We are really looking forward to going back to The Woodspeen as we have not had an event at there since Covid in fact the last one was a lunch in 2019. It was a really good afternoon. This time we have PRIVATE DINING in the Cookery School which should make it exceptional. Under the guidance of Executive Chef Peter Eaton we expect both events on the day to be great.

Dinner at this new venue in Petworth.

Lunch at the Plough in Bolnhurst, 5 miles West of St Neots in Cambridgeshire

Visit Skye, North and South Uist

Ham Polo Club presents Sunday Polo . The GODBOLD TROPHY, BANNISTER BOWL- (Sunday lunch) at Ham, Richmond Polo Club, Petersham Road, Richmond

The Chaine has a private event on the roof top garden terrace, under a marquee, with a 360 view of the entire ground of the Ham Polo Club. Please join me for a wonderful lunch, excellent wines, and magnificent view . The Godbold Trophy is one of the finest trophies you can play for at Ham.

A welcome return to this fabulous Asian fusion restaurant on the water front in Ocean Village.

Dunesforde is a 4 acre boutique vineyard which produces outstanding cool climate wines. Wine Tasting 3-6pm followed by charcuterie boards.

Lunch with Chef Ricki Weston Join us on August 23 at Whatley Manor near Malmesbury is set in 12 acres of glorious English Country Gardens providing a stunning setting for this late summer event with Michelin Chef Rikki Weston. MEMBERS £95 NON MEMBERS £105

Whatley Manor (SN16 0RB) (What3Words:science;marzipan;orders) nearest station is Chippenham and a taxi will take approximately 20 minutes to the hotel.

Zuccardi Winemaker Dinner

This stunning Argentinian Winery, in the Worlds 50 Best Wineries was voted best winery in the world in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Three of their Uco Valley wines sit in Wine Enthusiasts top 100 wines of the world. We will welcome Jose Zuccardi and his son Sebastian to share them with us.

A welcome return for the ladies to The Wykeham Arms in Winchester

Summer Lunch at Mark Poynton’s Restaurant in Fen Ditton, just outside Cambridge

We return to Grantley Hall to celebrate Yorkshire Day.

Once again, we look forward to another great evening with Nick and Mary at their new venue. As you know they have done us proud in the past and I am sure this time will be no exception. We are also working with our friends from the Confrérie du Sabre d’Or to add to the event. Mary is a member. This is our summer event of 2023 and should set us all up nicely for the rest of the year. It has great access from Reading by train and road.

This is a joint event by the Chilterns Bailliage & Confrérie du Sabre d’Or

We are returning to Ardeonaig which is located on the banks of the River Tay.

A welcome return to Robert Thompson’s superb restaurant on the Isle of Wight

Summer Party with the Confrérie du Sabre d’Or The Millennium Gloucester Hotel 4-18 Harrington Gardens Kensington SW7 4LH Sentosa and Orchard Suites. on Friday 7th July 2023 Reception at 6pm

You will be piped In by Gurkha Piper (Nimal Thapa) and enjoy Confrérie cuvée Champagne. Members and guests will enjoy the buffet supper, with 2016 vintage champagne. Dancing will be with the Lincoln Noel Trio and the Portobello Jazz Band.

The event will be held in the private dining room called Oscar & Lillie. The history of Oscar Wilde and lillie Langtry. A private entrance 21 Pont Street. Executive Chef Chris Hall has a rich culinary background. He worked at Mandarin Oriental and Christian Jurgens 3 Michelin Star restaurant in Germany. He received the Master of Culinary Arts Award. He spent five years at Whatley Manor as Sous Chef,in this role he and the team achieved two Michelin stars. Following this he joined The Ritz.

A lunch at this lovely family owned and run restaurant. As usual we will have exclusive use and numbers will be limited.

Lunch with Great British Menu Chef Mark McCabe at the Michelin Green Star restaurant. This is a joint event with SouthWest Bailliage. Set within the rolling hills of the Mendip in the Bristol countryside, the Michelin Green starred ‘The Ethicurean’, co-owned by Matthew Pennington and Head Chef Mark McCabe is one of the most picturesque and tranquil dining experiences in the UK. It is a love letter to nature, the British countryside and the wilds. Here, guests re-connect with their surroundings and encounter new tastes, flavours and textures; the experience begins as you enter the front gates.

Lunch at Ethicurean, near Bristol, with Chef Mark McCabe. This is a joint event with Cotswolds Bailliage.

Dinner Amical at Thompsons in the centre of St Albans.

A local legend, celebrated Chef and owner. Seasonal dishes beautifully presented A Masterclass in simplicity

The Wessex and Chilterns Bailliages Sandbanks and Sobo tour

Roots has always been about simple exquisite food with complimentary wines. Traditionally it provides a tasting menu which allows Jan to serve creative dishes. Since opening they have received several awards including a recommendation from the Michelin guide, 2 AA rosettes, and rated as one of the best restaurants in Dorset in the Good Food Guide.

This is a joint event with Wessex bailliage.

A lunch at this fabulous location jointly with our friends in Chilterns.

The Wessex and Chilterns Bailliages Sandbanks and Sobo tour

Over the years we try to organize great events and our tour starts in Sandbanks at the RMYC. This one will be special. Officially founded in May 1905, The Motor Yacht Club was created by a group of enthusiastic gentlemen who were members of the new Automobile Club, later to become the Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall, London.

This is a joint event with Wessex bailliage.

North Lincolnshire’s only Michelin Star Restaurant Winterinham Fields.

A first visit to this exciting new venue in the Sussex countryside.

The Young Professionals Awards Dinner will be held in the Hyatt Regency - The Churchill in London

An informal lunch at the training restaurant @34 at Exeter College.
Arrival drink, 3 course lunch and a glass or two of wine.

A wonderful evening of Champagne tasting in conjunction with Philippe Brugnon and Julian White Agencies.
Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London Kensington. Details to follow.

Our annual Young Sommelier Competition will be held in London

Anglia’s AGM, combined with lunch at our favourite Cambridge College - Queens’ College

Over the years we try to change the seasons with our member restaurant events We revert back to lunch event in the Spring with L’Ortolan. Again it promises to be another great lunch and afternoon for the Chilterns Bailliage.

We are pleased to share the details of what promises to be a lovely harbinger to Spring at Iford Manor (https://www.ifordmanor.co.uk/) where the ethos rests on the principles of honesty, locality and freshness, with many ingredients coming from the Iford Manor walled garden or the Iford Estate and almost all of the fayre produced in-house.

Our venue is The Running Horses in Dorking, a former coaching Inn with over 400 years of history. Today part of the newly formed Little & Large Pub Company.

Dinner in the Rhubarb Restaurant at this fabulous venue

Our annual Yoing Chefs Competition Final open to all under 28 years will be held in Unilever’s Development Kitchens in Leatherhead

Lunch at this beautiful quayside restaurant. A firm favourite and numbers will be limited as in prior years.

Lunch at the Bank Restaurant, Taunton

Ma Cuisine is located in the former post office near Kew Gardens train station, this lovely building in Kew Village is an ideal setting to enjoy delicious French food and wine in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

Lunch with Chef Jonas Lodge

Members £85 and Guests £95.

A late winter lunch in the dining room at this lovely country hotel.

Dinner at this well-reviewed restaurant in Arundel.

A hearty winter lunch from Chef Charlie Hopkins. Menu and accompanying wines attached with comments included from the sommelier.

Lunch at Edmunds - the restaurant at West Suffolk Catering School

Lunch Amical at the newly refurbished Townhouse in Edinburgh

A return to this popular venue in Southsea. Joint event with Sussex Bailliage.

We look forward to welcoming you all to The Roseate Reading for our First event of 2023. Vicky Punchaye, the General Manager and the Head Chef, Rajesh Maharjan and their team will certainly put on a great night for us.

Join us at the Long Room, Honourable Artillery Company, for a night of Bagpipes, Whisky and Haggis as we celebrate 2023 with a Burns Supper.

Dining in the Zen Garden restaurant.

Dinner & Stay at Deer Park Country House

We are thrilled to be having a Christmas Dinner with Michelin starred Chef Shaun Rankin in the Dales Room.

A black tie dinner to celebrate the season.

With the Mosimann Family, we’re delighted to invite you to join us for a special Lunch at the stunning Mosimann’s Club in Belgravia.

Lunch Amical in the Michelin Star restaurant with Tom Kitchin. The restaurant is located in Edinburgh’s Leith community and has been a popular venue for us in the past.

Michelin Recommended Family Restaurant seving modern British cuisine

Dinner & Stay at the spectacular Bovey Castle, North Bovey, Dartmoor National Parl, Devon, TQ13 8RE

We look forward to another great event with the Phyllis Court Club in beautiful Henley and it promises to be a lovely festive dinner. The team in this great private club have certainly put on a superb menu for us. Relax in stylish and comfortable surroundings and enjoy Executive René Mattner exquisite, contemporary cuisine, exceptional service, and a warm welcome. This is a joint dinner with Thames Valley bailliage.

Lunch with Chef Jon Howe in Regency Cheltenham.1230pm.

We return to Rutland for Dinner B & B at Stapleford Park, followed by Lunch at The Lake Isle, Uppingham

An OMGD Wine Dinner at the superb and recently refurbished Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair

Lunch just for the Ladies at The Wykeham Arms, Winchester.

Lunch at Mark Hix’s The Oyster & Fish House, Cobb Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3JP

A unique opportunity for a formal dinner on Top Table & Sprigs in the surrounds of The Queen’s Room. Resplendent with HAC blue china and HAC silver. And a Carpet Guard. Honourable Artillery Club Queen’s Room 18:30 h Sparking Wine Reception for 19:00 h Dinner Carriages 22:30 h Jackets and ties and La Chaîne regalia Members £135 Guests £145

Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

Chef Steve Edwards is kindly giving us exclusive use of his award-winning restaurant for a special Autumnal tasting menu.

We hope to rearrange this event soon.

An Italian Lunch to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Cotswolds Bailliage hosted by Vito Scaduto.

The venue for our next lunch is the luxurious Gleneaagles Town House, Edinburgh.

Our 62nd Grand Chapitre will be held in the Oxford, ‘City of dreaming spires’, between 29 September and 2 October 2022 

We look forward to a great Saturday lunch in this fantastic venue owned by Heston Blumenthal with Peter Gray Head Chef and Ellen Romeo and the team at The Hind’s Head. As many of you know we held a casual lunch here pre Covid. It was a great success, so we wanted to put The Hind Head onto our main program for 2022.

Our long awaited Orkney Adventure is back on the calendar for 2022.

Dinner at Kentisbury Grange Hotel, Kentisbury, Barnstaple, EX31 4NL.

Thursday 25th August. Please join us for a fantastic evening of Champagne, Sabrage and dinner with a menu where East meets West! Bailliage de Londres and the Confrérie du Sabre d’Or have collaborated for an evening of Champagne, fine wines and food in opulent surroundings. And the opportunity for you to take part in Sabrage. Jacket and Tie with La Chaîne and Sabre d’Or regalia.

Following on from the iconic lunch during the last GC at this wonderful fusion asian restaurant on the waterfront, we will again be visiting to sample the delights of their banquet food.

Lunch

Lunch Amical in The Orangerie

Our vineyard visit for 2022 is to the beautiful Ashling Park Estate near Chichester. We will be met by Gail Gardner, founder and principle of the winery, restaurant and lodges. She will tell you all about the estate, introduce you to her vines and share with you a memorable tasting of many of her outstanding and award-winning wines.

Full details can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

Yorkshire Day on The Norton Terrace at Grantley Hall, Ripon

A relaxed out-door brunch set in the vineyards.

Visit the historic gardens designed by William Robinson, with pre-dinner aperitif provided by leading UK wine producer Nyetimber, followed by a private 3-course dinner with wines in the old dining room.

We look forward to a great Friday lunch with Paul Clerehugh and his team at the Crooked Billet. As many of you know, we held a casual lunch here pre-lockdown. It was a remarkable success, so we wanted to put the Crooked Billet onto our main program for 2022. We have done just that.

Nestled on the south shore of Loch Tay, approximately halfway between Killin and Kenmore, the Ardeonaig Hotel & Restaurant is a delightful property in a peaceful, rural setting. Escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and immerse yourself in our charming surroundings.

Come & join us for lunch at High Down Prison and help support our Chaine Charity. EMAIL thames@chaine.co.uk if you require a booking form

Our next event is a welcome return to The Earl of March where our host for the evening is patron and Solent Vice-Conseiller Culinaire, Giles Thompson. Giles will, once again, be spoiling us all with a wonderful summery gourmet delight of three splendid courses accompanied by his very own selection of, as always, excellent wines.

Lunch

A bespoke tour with owners of Sussex’s newest vineyard and art gallery, followed by a tasting of estate wines and seafood fruits de mer.

Once again, we look forward to another great evening at Danesfield House, and we are working with our friends from the Confrérie du Sabre d’Or to add to it. General Manager Alex Robertson and his team look forward to welcoming the Chilterns Bailliage for this fantastic evening at Danesfield House Hotel & Spa.

It is our early summer event of 2022 and should set us all up nicely for the rest of the year and, if you are going to Henley, what a good way to start the month.

This is a joint Chilterns and Confrérie du Sabre d’Or event

We will be able to stroll the walled gardens over champagne and canapés, followed by dinner in the conservatory restaurant.

We are delighted to be returning to the stunning Salcombe Harbour Hotel.

Summer Lunch by the river Stour in Constable Country

Fri 10th June. Unfortunately owing to insufficient minimum numbers this event is POSTPONED and another date will be set.

Young Professionals Awards Lunch at Harrods Social by Jason Atherton

A special exclusive use event on one of England’s largest vineyards takes place in the Flint Barn on Rathfinny Vineyard with owner Mark Driver

A fabilous evening at Northcote with Craig Bancroft and Lisa Goodwin-Allen. This is a joint event with Cheshire and NW, Scotland and Yorkshire Bailliages

Joint event with Yorkshire/Cheshire/NW

AGM lunch at Queens College, Cambridge.

A wonderful lunch at this iconic waterside restaurant in Lymington.

The Angel – Taste of Devon is a multi award winning, relaxed fine dining restaurant in Dartmouth, with stunning views over the River Dart.

"Serving sublime food, with superb service, we focus on locally sourced fresh ingredients which are prepared by our Head Chef Elly Wentworth, a former ‘MasterChef the Professionals’ Finalist 2016, and her team."

We look forward to a great World Chaine Day lunch at the Six Bells a new venue to the Chaine. It is a couple of years since the Six Bells was bought by Luke and Becky Woods, after refurbishment they reopened again in April 2021. It is already running excellent fine dining supper club evenings which is how we came across it through recommendation. SOLD OUT

Join us for a wonderful evening beginning with a Champagne reception in this iconic club! Enjoy dinner in the elegant Strangers’ Room. Fri 22nd April 2022. 18:30 h Champagne Reception for 19:00 h Dinner. Carriages 22:30 h. Jackets and ties and Chaîne regalia

Young Sommelier Competition Finals venue Double Tree by Hilton, Kensington, London

Lunch

A weekend at this glorious hotel and the famous town of St Andrews.

Young Chef Competition Finals at Unilever Development Kitchens, Leatherhead. 7&8 April

A new restaurant for us to try in the heart of SW19

We only have 22 places available so please book as soon as the form comes out

A great opportunity to meet with our friends from the SW in a beautiful setting.

A joint event with Wessex. Dinner, with accommodation options that are reserved up to 31/1/2021. Please contact the hotel and mention to the Chaine to get our special rate of £150 compared to their normal price which is three times that!

For our next event we are returning, for lunch, to another of our outstanding Solent favourites – Laurence and Julia Murphy’s delightful Fat Olives in Emsworth. The restaurant was originally a fisherman’s cottage and dates back to the 17th century when smugglers used the old passageways through the cellar and village. Nowadays the charm of this small and intimate restaurant is its relaxed and informal atmosphere and friendly attentive service.

Full details can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

Camaraderie over wonderful French food and wine. Sunday 1230 h for 1300 h at charming Kew Village.

Tasting Menu in the Michelin starred Shaun Rankin Restaurant

The Yorkshire AGM will be held on Sunday 6th March at 11.30 am. The venue will be Daleside Nurseries, Killinghall, Harrogate

Join us in one of the finest private dining rooms London has to offer at Scott’s. It will be a wonderful evening of food and wine, and a chance to re-connect and get to know each other in a relaxed environment. We will be dining in one of the restaurants private dining rooms and have chosen a simple 4-course menu, accompanied by a selection of wines that have been paired for us by Scott’s very own Sommelier, Matteo Cali.

Our first event of 2022, Dinner and over night stay at the wonderful Deer Park Country House.

This event has been postponed until the Spring

Our annual, much enjoyed, catering college lunch. The students get a lot from the experience, we think it’s an important part of our year.

Flowers that bloom into flames. Johnnie Walker Red Label is the world’s best-selling Scotch Whisky. And is made for mixing, both in exhilarating cocktails and with your favorite people. It brings together whiskies specially chosen for their bold, vibrant flavors that add a fiery kick to any mix.

Lunch

We go back to the French Horn for our Kick-Off event for 2022. It is a couple of years since we had a full house here and we look forward to another great event with Michael Emmanuel and his team. The original Chaine Plaque is still by the magnificent fireplace with the new plaque nearby.

Due to Covid-related number restrictions, the event is taking place over two sittings on Saturday 5th and on Thursday 10th February

We go back to the French Horn for our Kick-Off event for 2022. It is a couple of years since we had a full house here and we look forward to another great event with Michael Emmanuel and his team. The original Chaine Plaque is still by the magnificent fireplace with the new plaque nearby.

Due to Covid-related number restrictions, the event is taking place over two sittings on Saturday 5th and on Thursday 10th February

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger in Fusion @ Grantley Hall

In stunning surroundings. TBC.

A black-tie event to get the New Year’s programme well and truly underway.

An exclusive event for Jeune Chaîne members and their guests Tea Tasting at Aquavit London paired with delicious Nordic cuisine by Head Chef Jonas Karlsson Thursday 20 January 2022 Reception 1830h for dinner at 1900h

A six course tasting menu was on offer this evening, the first of the 2022 programme. And both Cassons and the fare proved to be extremely popular based on the full turnout for the evening.

Lunch in the new private chef’s dining room

12:15 h Reception for 13:00 h Lunch Carriages 15:30 h Jackets and ties and Chaîne regalia

11b West Halkin Street, Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8JL

This year’s Solent Bailliage Christmas Dinner was held at the excellent The Ship Harbour Hotel, North Street, Chichester which is headed up by multi-award-winning Executive Chef Alex Aitken. Alex is one of the South of England’s most respected chefs and a thirty-year veteran of cooking in the Solent area.

Our festive dinner at The Montagu Arms in Beaulieu.

Lunch at The Kitchin - Michelin Star and 5 Rosette restaurant in Leith, Edinburgh

Lunch

A return to one of our favourite venues for a festive get together with our friends from Chilterns Bailliage. £140 inclusive of a canape reception, sumptuous 3 course dinner with paired wines

if you need a booking form please email thames@chaine.co.uk

Festive Dinner, Pennyhill Park, Bagshot.

Joint event with Thames Valley Bailliage.

A tasting menu dinner cooked for us by Matt Gillan at his Heritage restaurant in Slaugham

Sold out

Dinner at The Pheasant@Harome, sister restaurant to The Star. Rooms availalable for Chaine members

An OMGD dinner at The Grosvenor in Stockbridge.

After the lockdown and the difficulties of the last 18 months we are hosting a great lunch. Francisco Macedo the General Manager and his team look forward to welcoming the Chilterns Bailliage for our lunch at Cliveden. We are really looking forward to it and to seeing as many of you as possible. We will dine in unrivalled exclusivity. The party history of the house makes it the perfect spot for a celebration over fine food and wine.

The Earl of March is located in the southern reaches of the South Downs National Park and is a warm and welcoming establishment. Situated a short walk across fields to the Downs it is a mile North of Chichester.

Your chance to have a guided tour of this iconic museum, drinks amongst the exhibits followed by lunch £110 inclusive of entrance fees, the Concorde experience, pre lunch drinks and a 4 course lunch.

Lunch

We return to Queens’ College, Cambridge, for our AGM

Chaine GB’s 61st Grand Chapitre will take place in the port city of Southampton from 30 September to 3 October 2021

Our second event in 2021 - Lunch at the Waggoner’s at Ayot Green, near Welwyn

Lunch

After a great summer our L’Ortolan event this year starts the fall. Again it promises to be another great lunch and afternoon for the Chilterns Bailliage. James Greatorex and his team in this Michelin starred, 3 AA rosette restaurant have certainly put on a great menu for us. Relax in stylish and comfortable surroundings and enjoy James Greatorex exquisite, contemporary cuisine, exceptional service and a warm welcome.

Lunch Amicale - first event since December 2020.

our Jeune Chaîne leader Dami Babalola, has organised a wonderful Tasting dinner at Jikoni - an Asian-fusion restaurant in Marylebone, London Jikoni was opened by British chef and food writer Ravinder Bhogal in 2016. The food is an exciting melting pot of flavours, inspired by the immigrant cuisines of South Asia & the Far East, the Middle East, East Africa and Britain.

https://jikonilondon.com/

Members £74 | Guests £82 including 1 glass of wine.

The ladies will be very welcome on this casual lunch in a wonderful setting in Winchester City Centre.

The delightful restaurant and courtyard of the Pallant House Gallery in the centre of Chichester. Using the very best produce from local suppliers, executive head chefs Rosie Brice creates original and seasonal dishes that showcase British classics with a continental European twist.

Pallant House is a splendid eighteenth century town house in the Georgian quarter of Chichester. The Restaurant is part of a tastefully designed modern annexe. This first post-lockdown dinner for the Bailliage was well attended and on arrival Canapes were presented of courgette rolls filled with red chilli, cream cheese, spring onion and chive, and crispy duck bon bons with pear compote. Both were quite delicious and were washed down with an Italian Ca’ del Console Prosecco Extra Dry.

Seated, the company was served Flaked Sussex smoked mackerel with beetroot, pea, pickled vegetables and a micro herb salad with an orange and burnt butter dressing. The contra flavours of mackerel and beetroot fused together extremely well and the dressing complemented both the vegetables and the salad. This clever starter dish was accompanied by an Argentinian white wine, Finca La Coronia Torrontes, Norton. The main was a fillet steak, cooked well on the outside but served pink, together with succulent potato dauphinoise and wilted baby spinach. Surrounding this ensemble was a warm and most wonderful wild mushroom diane sauce providing a flavour and memories of days gone by for some. Also from Argentina a quite full but clean tasted Malbec, Lo Tengo was served.

A chilled desert to follow; the chefs’ version of Italian Zabaglione flavoured with marsala, rhubarb and Sussex ginger crumb. A sweet and slightly piquant flavoured pot of indulgent creamy pudding indeed, to be consumed without pause, as proved the case for some here. An Italian Moscato d’Asti, Prunotto helped salve the palettes of those seeking an encore.

To round off an excellent evening, coffee, tea and infusions were served with petits fours.

Neil Deverill

Welcome to the ultimate pop-up summer dining experience on Thursday 26th August. Set within the beautiful surroundings of Lord Burlington’s 18th-century villa, the Garden Pavilion offers a slice of tranquillity in West London. Relax and enjoy high-quality fine dining dishes from The Food Show, served against the backdrop of one of London’s most stunning grounds. Dress: Smart Casual with Jackets and Chaîne Regalia. Stylish creativity encouraged! Taking inspiration from the seasons and Chiswick House’s very own Kitchen Garden, the beautifully presented dinner uses locally sourced British produce, ensuring every plate of food is prepared with precision and served with perfection.

A fabulous lunch at The Dew Pond. NOW FULLY BOOKED!

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Pitch restaurant is a contemporary mix of modern and classic British food, wines and cocktails on the South coast from MasterChef Champion Kenny Tutt.

We look forward to welcoming you all to The Roseate Reading for our First dinner event post-Covid. Vicky Punchaye, the General Manager and the Head Chef, Rajesh Maharjan and their team will certainly put on a great nifht for us.

Our first event since VOVID lockdown. Join us at the Plough at Bolnhurst

Lunch

Thanks to Maître Hôtelier Matthew Rivett, Oriental Club Secretary, we have a unique opportunity to experience the exquisite charm of this historic building and enjoy delicious cuisine and fine wines.

The Oriental Club is a private members club with a colourful past and a thriving future. For nearly two hundred years, this iconic Central London building has been a focal point for those who have lived, worked or traveled in the East. Today, a diverse membership values the modern amenities of Stratford House and the attentive service offered.

A hog roast in an informal setting to kick the 2021 programme of events off in style.

Booking forms & details have already been sent via your Bailli. Should you wish to book please email thames@chaine.co.uk

Chef Adam Little and General Manager Chris Jones of Exeter Golf & Country Club look forward to welcoming the SW Bailliage. I urge you to book for our first event of 2021, from our last experience with Chris it will not disappoint!

Lunch at Tinwood Vineyard. Seafood accompanied by their sparkling wines.

A welcome return to The Earl of March where our host for the evening is patron and Solent Vice-Conseiller Culinaire, Giles Thompson. Giles will, once again, be spoiling us all with a wonderful summery gourmet delight of three splendid courses accompanied by his very own selection of, as always, excellent wines.

A welcome return to The Earl of March where our host for the evening is patron and Solent Vice-Conseiller Culinaire, Giles Thompson. Giles will, once again, be spoiling us all with a wonderful summery gourmet delight of three splendid courses accompanied by his very own selection of, as always, excellent wines.

This years Young Professionals Awards Dinner will be held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, Lancaster Terrace, London

Finals of the ChaineGB Young Chef Competition will be held in the development kitchens of Unilever in Leatherhead 8-10 June

ChaineGB annual Young Sommelier Awards Finals, London Edition Hotel, London

Young Professionals Awards Dinner venue to be finalised

World Chaine Day

A fantastic demonstration of how to make the perfect paella from Paella Master, Jose Sol.

We are privileged to welcome Marilisa Allegrini, owner of the eponymous Italian estate, to share her wonderful wines with us this evening matched with great food at The Lanesborough Hotel, Hyde Park Corner.

The Montagu Arms, Bealieu

A festive Dinner at Gidleigh Park, Chagford, Devon

Specially prepared tasting menu with flight of wines

2020 Young Chefs Awards Lunch will be held at Pennyhill Park Hotel, Bagshot, Surrey

2020 Young Sommeliers Awards Lunxch will be held at Pennyhill Park Hotel, Bagshot, Surrey

A tour of the gardens at Gravetye followed by a private lunch with paired wine flight

An English sparkling wine tasting & dinner at The Grosvenor Hotel, Stockbridge

Dinner at Exeter Golf & Country Club.

Join Bailli Delegue Honoraire Tal Sunderland-Cohen for an intro to the wonderful wines of Israel! For details, the Zoom link and to order a tasting pack of the 6 wines that Tal will taste during his talk, please e-mail london@chaine.co.uk

Maitre Rotisseurs Chef Max Uyanik and Officier Maitre Restaurateur Andrew Gosling host this very special Zoom cook-along to teach us two of Chef Max’s most popular dishes…. Join us at 6pm to cook a show-stopping shallot/onion tarte tatin and a savoury muffin! For the Zoom link and recipe, please e-mail london@chaine.co.uk

Tasting Menu at The Angel@Hetton.

After the enormous fun and great success of our last Tate Britain cookalong, Chef Alfio and Maitre Restaurateur Matthew Randall present "A Ravioli Cook-Along" at 6pm on June 15th by Zoom!

This intriguing innovation has resulted in a world class restaurant called The Grill by HW on the outskirts of Bridge of Allan where east meets west in the beef stakes.

Zoom Quiz at 20.00 Join friends from across the country and internationally for 90 minutes of fun and camarderie.

Contact Vic Laws for more details and to join us. Culinaire@chaine.co.uk

Join Conseiller Gastronomique Honoraire Julian White for a 3-part tour of France with a tasting of 3 wines per region! Starting time 6pm. For the Zoom link and order form, please contact london@chaine.co.uk.

Joint event with Chilterns

Trip runs from 2 to 11 June exploring the delights of Sicily. SOLD OUT

Join Conseiller Gastronomique Honoraire Julian White for a 3-part tour of France with a tasting of 3 wines per region! Starting time 6pm. For the Zoom link and order form, please contact london@chaine.co.uk.

Join Conseiller Gastronomique Honoraire Julian White for a 3-part tour of France with a tasting of 3 wines per region! Starting time 6pm. For the Zoom link and order form, please contact london@chaine.co.uk.

Celebrating English wines month, local wine makers will collaborate at The Grand Brighton to match wines to a dinner prepared by Alan White and his team.

A return to an old favourite of Thames Valley members

Lunch at this unique restaurant situated on The Quay, right in the heart of Lymington.

Join us via Zoom at 6pm UK time on 15th May, for a cooking demonstration / cookalong with Chef Alfio and Maitre Restaurateur Matthew Randall of the Rex Whistler Restaurant at Tate Britain! Chef Alfio will be introducing us to the cuisine of his home town. Full details and Zoom link to follow shortly.

Lunch at The Angel in Dartmouth

Summer wines in the Pan Asian restaurant ‘88’

Renowned author and chef Petty Elliott will introduce our guests to the food and culture of her Indonesian heritage. Petty has spent last eighteen years chasing diversity, colour and taste in the food originating from the Spice Islands of Indonesia. In this session she will take our members on that journey with her! 5pm GMT. A Zoom invitation will be circulated with details.

World Chaine Day

English-themed dinner in honour of St George’s Day.

A visit to the wonderful Isle of Islay and the Machrie Hotel and Golf Links

Anglia AGM and Lunch at Queens’ College Cambridge is sadly cancelled because of Covid-19 

Event cancelled because of the coronavirus

A joint Dinner with Wessex Bailliage at Summer Lodge, Evershott

The 2020 Young Professionals Awards Dinner takes place at The Dorchester Hotel, London

Dinner at the Devonshire Arms.

Join us at this wonderful restaurant, Michelin Star winner and newest Thames Valley Chaine member

A special invitation for a black-tie dinner at this private club.

Our host for the night is Michael Newton-Young who, together with his French wife Natalie, run this unpretentious family restaurant in Aldwick. The evening celebrates French food, wine and conviviality – all great Chaine attributes.

Lunch

The 2020 Young Sommelier Competition semi finals and finals will take place in the Gaggenau Showrooms, Wigmore Street, London

Early evening mini tour of Ridgeview then dinner cooked by Alan White of The Grand paired with Ridgeview wines

The Young Chef Competition Finals will take place in the Unilever kitchens in Leatherhead

OMGD Chateau Phelan Segur Winemaker Dinner hosted be proprietor Veronique Dausse. This Cru Bourgeois estate in St Estephe produces superb classic blends and has always been considered the equivalent of a Fifth Growth. Delicious!

Dinner at the spectacular Deer Park Country House

In Anglia we think it’s very important to have an annual event at a catering college. For this event we are planning to go to Hitchin College. The premises are brand new so exciting times ahead. More details to follow.

A rare opportunity to enjoy an a la carte menu at London’s best-kept secret, Oslo Court.

Lunch at The New Club, Edinburgh

Our AGM will be held at The Earl of March on 29th January. Details here and on the Solent Bailliage web site.

The Miller of Mansfield is a favourite of many of our members, we have held a number of dinners historically however this is the first time they have hosted a lunch for us. It is amazing to think that this is nearly the 6th Birthday of the Miller… We are really looking forward to the lunch so lets kick off our year with hopefully a sell out for the award winning The Miller of Mansfield. The fine collection of awards that the husband and wife team Nick and Mary Galer have built up in recent years include: Sawday’s Newcomer of the year and Top 50 Gastro pub, Front of House Runner up, Michelin plate and 2AA rosettes

A dinner at this beautiful country hotel preceded by the AGM

Help support our young professionals at this prestigious venue

Continuing our long tradition of celebratory Winter dinners at Mosimann’s legendary Club, we are shaking things up this year and will be getting together to celebrate the arrival of 2020 with a long, lazy Sunday lunch. Details to follow!

New Year Dinner at Grantley Hall is a wonderful 3 day event. Book event by 30th Oct 2019 with Yorkshire@Chaine.co.uk Book accommodation direct with Grantley Hall

The Wessex Festive Dinner will be held at The Vineyard, Stockcross, Newbury

Discovery Point is home to RRS Discovery – Made in Dundee | Designed for Adventure. This award-winning visitor attraction tells the story of Discovery from her beginnings in Dundee, her amazing Antarctic expedition with Captain Scott and her voyages thereafter

Lunch.

Join us to celebrate 2019 - the 60th year of la Chaine in Great Britain! We will be enjoying a special lunch at the iconic Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair, hosted by Maitre Restaurateur Stuart Johnson. In true Chaine spirit, this will be a joint event among the London, Chilterns, Thames Valley and London City bailliages. Vive la Chaine!

Christmas Lunch Party at Browns Hotel in Mayfair Joint Christmas Party with London & Thames Valley Bailliages

Dinner and stay at Castle Hotel, Taunton

OMGD Daou Winemaker Dinner in London hosted by Daniel Daou co-owner with his brother George. This stunning winery in Paso Robles which is fast becoming the new home for mid Atlantic styled red wines in the US. The Perrin family from Chateau de Beaucastel in the Rhone have been producing wines here for some years.n Now the Doau brothers are producing a range of highly prized wines and we will be the first public outing for their wines in Britain.

Lunch at the Pheasant at Keyston, near Peterborough. Very pretty thatched pub. For many years a regular haunt of the Anglia Bailliage.

A Celebration of Yorkshire Game with big bold reds – House of Townend. This is a sit-down 3-course dinner with 6 wines. Chef: Simon Crannage Starting at 7-30pm

Westminster Kingsway College will host us for a seasonal Grouse Dinner, paired with cracking Spanish wines from Bodegas Riojanas. We will be eating in the lovely Escoffier Room, with a maximum of 36 places.

Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

We look forward to a great Chilterns evening dining with Ronan Hunter General Manager and his team at Restaurant 56. Since 2014, Sudbury House & Restaurant 56, a modern fine dining concept housed in the hotel’s grade 2 listed building has gone on the culinary map by gaining 3 AA Rosettes in just 18 months and winning Best Gastronomic Restaurant at the Oxfordshire Restaurant Awards for 2 years running. If our last visit is anything to go by it will be a late night in the bar after…

Tom Kitchin has acquired the Golf Inn in Gullane and is transforming it into a restaurant "with rooms". Work is still on-going with this project and the event will be updated in a few more weeks.

Dinner at The Three Lions, Stuckton

Dinner at Maison Bleue in Bury St Edmunds, followed by a night at the Angel Hotel and light lunch at Pea Porridge for those who want to stay the night. (All to be confirmed)

Formal Dinner (Black tie)

Celebrate with us Chaine GB’s 60th Anniversary Grand Chapitre in our capital city London

Informal pop up lunch

28 Well Hung specialises in dry-aged, organic beef and lamb from Kent and Sussex. Join us for delicious food and to learn about sustainable and holistic farming, as well as the preservation of heritage breeds of UK cattle!

Unique opportunity to sit in the kitchen at the chef’s table at this delicious 2-star Michelin restaurant.

Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

Sunday Lunch at Chad Rahman’s unique Indian/European restaurant in St Albans

We look forward to another great event with the Phyllis Court Club in beautiful Henley and it promises to be another lovely lunch and afternoon for the Chilterns Bailliage. Relax in stylish and comfortable surroundings and enjoy Executive Chef Carl Jackman’s exquisite, contemporary cuisine, exceptional service and a warm welcome. Carl, who is originally from Southampton, moved to Wantage in Oxfordshire when he was 5 years old and discovered his passion for cooking while studying Home Economics at school. Carl has 26 years’ experience working as a Chef and believes vehemently that good ingredients are key to great food. As many of you know our Committee member and founder member of Chilterns Andy McGuinness works at the club and he will be involved on the day.

Lunch & OMGD event

Maitre Restaurateur Matthew Randall and his team at the Rex Whistler Restaurant at Tate Britain will be our hosts for this fun evening to help us celebrate 60 years of the Chaine in Britain through food. Details to follow.

The OMGD Wine Club Ouverture de Caveau plus Champagne tasting: ‘Les Exclusives’ – some of the more prestigious finds from the Grantley Hall Starting at 7-30pm

Cookery Demonstration and Lunch at the wonderful Exeter Cookery School.

A magnificent Edwardian manor overlooking the picturesque Tweed Valley — home to an intimate restaurant, gardens and six unique luxury bedrooms. The perfect romantic getaway in the heart of the Scottish Borders. They welcome us as friends to create memories we can cherish together

A tasting of Exton Park wines & BBQ

To celebrate the anniversaries of the Chaine GB and the Sabre d’Or, we are holding a joint Champagne Tasting with Sabrage! Sample delicious vintages under the expert guidance of Vice-Conseiller Gastronomique Honoraire Julian White - and learn the ancient art of opening a bottle of champagne with a sabre! This event will take place at the Hotel Xenia in London. Further details follow soon. Vive la Chaine and Vive le Sabre d’Or!

A ladies’ only lunch at the Wykeham Arms situated in one of the oldest parts of this historic city.

Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

Joint Wessex / Chilterns Event

This is our first event with our new member, The Woodspeen in Newbury, and we are looking forward to enjoying a superb Michelin Star lunch. We have additionally organised a tour of the vegetable plots and gardens at 1.45pm. We have worked with Maitre Restaurateur Alessandro Fasoli MCA and Andre Marchand the Restaurant Manager and his team to put this fine lunch together.

This is a joint Event with the Wessex Bailliage.

The Three Hills at Bartlow, near Saffron Walden. https://www.thethreehills.co.uk/

Dinner @Angela’s, Exeter

This year’s trip combines the usual mixture of great vineyards, meals, trains and boats, all combined with splendid scenery.

Summertime and the livin’ is easy…… We return to this wonderfully appointed establishment in Petersham where our hosts will be Barny Taylor and Chef Kenneth Culhane.

On Friday 14th and Saturday 15th June 2019, join us to try the Chef’s Table at The Churchill in Marylebone! Vice-Charge de Mission Ben Purton has arranged for a special menu with wine pairings at this beautiful Hyatt Regency property on Portman Square. Details and booking form available soon!

A return visit to The Plough at Bolnhurst. We had a lovely lunch on our last visit. Hopefully it will be a sunny day so we can enjoy our vin d’honneur in the garden.

Lunch

This charity barge sails from Ratho to Falkirk through the locks and onward to the Falkirk Wheel. We will have exclusive use.

A cooking demonstration followed by lunch at Chewton Glen Hotel.

Once again we look forward to another great evening at Danesfield House, including a champagne sabrage, and again we are working with our friends from the Confrérie du Sabre d’Or to add to the event.

General Manager Alex Robertson and his team look forward to welcoming the Chilterns Bailliage for this fantastic event at Danesfield House Hotel & Spa.

It is our early summer event of 2019 and should set us all up nicely for the rest of the year and if you are going to Henley what a good way to start the month.

OMGD Winemaker Dinner in London with the top Veneto producer Allegrini i hosted by the owner Marilisa Allegrini. The family have been producing wines in their Fumane estate since the sixteenth century. Their prize winning Palacio del Torre, La Griola and La Poja are highly appreciated and collected. We are back again in the Lanesborough Hotel which is always a superb occasion.

Our Professionnel du Vin, Nick Wenham of Albury Vineyard’s is partnering with Simon Drake to put on a special dinner at the Anchor in Ripley to celebrate English Wine Week on Thursday 30th May.

Chef patron of The Anchor and Sorrel, Steve Drake, together with The Anchor’s head chef, Mike Wall-Palmer, have collaborated with Nick Wenman, owner and founder of Albury Vineyard to produce a tasting menu that celebrates the very best of seasonal produce and local wines.

Luncheon at Salcombe Harbour Hotel

Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

A unique opportunity to visit the Montagu family home at Beaulieu in the New Forest National Park for an evening with a guided tour followed by a five-course dinner.

Lunch & AGM

Vive la Chaine! The Jeune Chaine celebrates France during the 60th anniversary of the London Bailliage with a Diner Amical at long-standing member venue Le Beaujolais in Covent Garden.

Les 110 de Taillevent 16 Cavendish Square, London W1G 9DD Wednesday, 8th May 7:00 reception for 7:30 dinner

Anglia Bailliage AGM, followed by lunch. Queens’ College, Cambridge always look after us well!

Maître-Restaurateur, Xavier LeBellego, welcomes us on World Chaine Day which is particularly appropriate with his French influenced restaurant on Reading’s Forbury Square. As many of you know the Chilterns Baillage was founded here and I am really looking forward to returning. This is French cooking with a touch of modernity. Xavier is a founder and Committee member of the Chilterns Bailliage which has successfully grown since its launch in 2015. [Please note the change of date from that previously announced]

Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

5-star Macdonald Randolph Hotel which is 150-years-old is set to undergo a multi-million-pound refurbishment this winter.

Due to the significance of the listed building, a team of specialist tradespeople including stonemasons and metalworkers have been assembled who are experienced in refurbishing historic buildings.

A wonderful opportunity to dine at The Clink at HMP Brixton and experience first-hand the amazing work being done by the Chaine GB’s elected charity! Inmates participating in The Clink’s training programme will be preparing and serving a delicious dinner with flights of mocktails. Details to follow.

Borthwick Castle is one of the finest and best preserved 15th century keeps in Scotland. An imposing fortress composed of a massive double tower surrounded by an embattled wall, it is much admired for the beauty of its proportions as well as the solidity and accuracy of its masonry. It is the culmination of a rich 600 year history which starts with its creator, Sir William de Borthwick, and continues through some of the most dramatic episodes in Scotland’s past. The castle sits on a knoll – the ‘Mote of Lochwart’ - at the centre of a small but well cultivated valley, well positioned to guard the road south to the Borders from Edinburgh. One of Borthwick Castle’s most striking features is a large gouge in the stonework of the East wall. Historians believe that this was created in 1650 by Oliver Cromwell as his Parliamentarian forces marched through Scotland en route to Edinburgh. The 10th Lord Borthwick was instructed by Cromwell to leave his castle, he refused, and the resultant damage from Cromwell’s canons can be seen to this day. As a result of this no member of the Borthwick family inhabited the castle until 1810 when J. Borthwick of Crookston bought it back.

The 2019 Young Professionals Awards Dinner takes place at The Dorchester Hotel, London

Lunch

The 2019 Young Chef Competition Finals will take place at Unilever, Leatherhead

Dinner in Rochelle Canteen at the ICA

The 2019 Young Sommelier Competition semi finals and finals will take place in the Gaggenau Showrooms, Wigmore Street, London

OMGD Winemaker Dinner in London with Nicolas Sinoquet General Manager of Chateau Gruaud Larose. Bordeaux lovers are in for a great evening with wines from this Cru Classe Second Growth estate. The estate in St Julien has ben in the hands of just four families in the last 300 years. It represents great value for members seeking to put some really good wines in their cellars. We will dine in the Park Restaurant in the Royal Lancaster hotel overlooking Hyde Park.

Lunch Amical - Seasons Restaurant at Rufflets

An exciting way to start the New Year by returning to one of Surrey’s top restaurants.

Lunch at the catering school at West Suffolk Regional College

Diner Amical 6pm for 6.30Mrs Contact Vivien Irish, 33 St Saviourgate, York YO1 8NQ, virish@theiet.org, 01904 679 778 Dress Code Jacket and tie with full Châine regalia @ £55 per member or £60 per non-member

Join us for delightful French fare in Knightsbridge, at this wonderful neighbourhood favourite to catch up after "silly season". Limited to 30 places so please book early to avoid disappointment. For enquiries please contact london@chaine.co.uk.

The Jeune Chaine kicks off 2019 with a steak dinner at MASH in Soho!

Owner Sam Bakose invites us back for our first event for 2019 to this quintessential Sussex pub now a thriving restaurant with rooms (but still with a bar for a drink after a walk around the harbour.) Full details may be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

Join us for our first event of the year, private dining in a charming Burgundian restaurant.

We go back to the French Horn for our Kick Off event for 2019. It is a couple of years since we had a full house here and we look forward to another great event with Michael Emmanuel and his team. The original Chaine Plaque is still by the magnificent fireplace with the new plaque nearby.

Dinner & Stay at Deer Park Country House

AGM in the Houghton Room followed by drinks in the Drawing Room and dinner in the Carlton Room. Numbers limited to 40

The London bailliage is proud to support The Clink at its annual ball - providing training, jobs and support to facilitate non-reoffending.

Dinner at Bovey Castle Hotel.

FESTIVE DINNER AT THE MONTAGU ARMS, BEAULIEU

We are delighted to present an unique event blending an English vineyard with true Punjabi cuisine.

Hambledon was the first commercial English vineyard, established in 1952, and has won many awards for their sparkling wines both in UK and internationally, beating many famous champagne houses in blind tastings. It is situated in the village of Hambledon, which is also the cradle of cricket that was founded here in 1750.

Sanjha, meaning “to share” in Punjabi, was started 10 years ago by Amarjot Singh Randhawa. Amarjot, a hotel management graduate from Chandigarh in Punjab India, is the proprietor and the creative chef behind opening the authentic Punjabi restaurant in Southampton. Being a chef himself Amar has experience in food & service departments in Indian, Thai, and Japanese Tepenyaki. He has agreed to cater this evening away from his restaurant in Southampton and within the vineyard facilities at Hambledon.

A firm annual favourite! Put the date in your diary now, this event is always a sell-out! Headed up by Anton Mosimann (OBE), Mosimann’s has been a family run business for over 30 years and holder of the Royal Warrant by Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales for Catering Services since 2000. Join us for a beautiful Christmas lunch at the exclusive Mosimann’s Club featuring festive cuisine, gorgeous decorations and lashings of champagne! Held together with the London City Bailliage.

Our Christmas trip to the Theatre and Pitlochry

A joint event with the Thames Valley Bailliage

We would love you to join us at the fabulous Five-Star Penny Hill Park Hotel where The Teams, from Front of House to Kitchen Brigade, are pulling out all the stops to make our evening as enjoyable as possible.

A menu has been compiled for us, along with a flight of wines specially selected, dishes designed for our event and when one reads of The Team’s combined accomplishments we are indeed most fortunate.

Unfortunately this event is now fully booked

Grand Dinner at the Devonshire Arms Bolton Abbey, near Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 6AJ

Lunch

The Bailliage is delighted to be dining at the multi-award winning and Michelin starred Northcote Manor at Langho in the Ribble valley. Hosted by Maitre Hotelier Craig Bancroft and his team. They are are known not only for the cooking but also the wonderful wine matching of each course and the warmest of hospitality.

Sunday Lunch at Auberge du Lac (Brockett Hall)

OMGD Winemaker Dinner in London

The next national OMGD event will be held in London at the beautiful Carlton Towers Hotel - a special Winemakers Dinner hosted by Allegra Antinori and Luca Soldo. OMGD members can sample some gorgeous vintages including the famous Tignanello!

Lunch at Lympston Manor.

Catch up with other Chaine members over a private dinner at this exquisite Basque restaurant! Courtesy of Maitre Hotelier David Monson, we are delighted to be holding an intimate members dinner at the one-star Michelin restaurant Ametsa, at the Como Halkin hotel in Belgravia.
Ametsa with Arzak Instruction is a unique collaboration between Elena Arzak – voted Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef in 2012 – along with her father Juan Mari Arzak, and Mikel Sorazu, Igor Zalakain and Xabier Gutierrez. Arzak has held 3 Michelin stars for over 20 years. We will enjoy a bespoke 6-course menu with wine pairings. Seating will be limited to 22 people, so early reservations are encouraged.

There is no greater way of encouraging tomorrow’s chefs, sommeliers and front of house staff than to ask them to prepare and serve a banquet under the watchful eye of one of the industry’s giants!

A favourite of many of our members and hopefully again we will sell out our event at the award winning The Miller of Mansfield in Goring-on-Thames. This year The Diners Choice 2018 award has been added to the fine collection that the husband and wife team Nick and Mary Galer have built up in recent years. These include winning Waitrose Good Food Guide Restaurant of the year, Luxury Travel Guide Hospitality Awards Winner, and Best Destination Pub, in the Muddy Stilettos award.

Nick and Mary have certainly created a great menu with wine pairings to make it an outstanding night.

Formal Dinner (Black Tie)

Tom Kitchin has acquired the Golf Inn in Gullane and is transforming it into a restaurant with rooms.

SOUTHAMPTON HARBOUR HOTEL

Somewhere in Suffolk, but a recce is required before confirming the venue

Our 59th Grand Chapitre will be held in Brighton from 4 -7 October

The GB GC in 2018 is in Brighton and runs from 4 October through to 7 October

The highlight of the year! The Chapitre starts on 4th October and runs until Sunday 7th October. This event promises to have the usual compliment of fine dinners, convivial lunches and events and outings to suit everyone. For full details and reservation information, please visit https://www.chaine.co.uk/grand-chapitre/register#/

Lunch at the Yorke Arms Ramsgill-in-Nidderdale, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate HG3 5RL

Lunch

Tom Clarke and his team in this Michelin starred, 3 AA rosette restaurant have certainly put on a great menu for us. Relax in stylish and comfortable surroundings and enjoy Tom Clarke’s exquisite, contemporary cuisine, exceptional service and a warm welcome.

Fabulous opportunity to experience an iconic venue, with Maitre Restauateur Matthew Rivett. The Oriental Club takes the quality of its food and wine seriously. The Executive Chef, Wesley Smalley, has the very highest credentials and a passion for delicious food created from fresh, seasonal ingredients. Wesley’s exciting international career has seen him work in Spain, Thailand and Australia, in some of London’s most respected restaurants (The Ivy, Charlotte’s Bistro) and with renowned chefs like Mark Hix and Jean-Christophe Novelli. In his own right, Wesley has been awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand and two AA Rosettes.

Lunch at Alec’s Restaurant near Brentwood

A South African style Braai (BBQ) lunch and SA wine tasting hosted By Thames Valley member Barbara Grant-Adamson at her lovely home in Sunningdale, a short walk from Sunningdale station

A Wessex OMGD Event At the St George, Winchester

Steam journey through the Borders to Tweedbank.

Join Maitre Restaurateur Andrew Randall and catch up with other Chaine members over a delicious menu to celebrate the beginning of grouse season!

Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

POOLE TO THE PRIORY, WAREHAM

A visit to Albury Vineyard for an English Vineyard experience.

Albury Vineyard Shere Road Albury Surrey GU5 9BW

Dinner at Exeter Golf & Country Club

Experience the Food Show first-hand with Maitre Restaurateur Andrew Gosling. With over 28 years of expertise in creating spectacular food and inspiring events, Food Show are one of the premium event caterers in London. This dinner will be held at the fascinatingly historic Trinity House, next to the Tower of London. Trinity House has been safeguarding shipping and seafarers around Britain since its establishment in 1514 (https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/about-us).

Wessex Bailliage trip to Rioja and the Basque Country.

Lunch

Duddells has a Michelin star in Hong Kong, and this is their first London venture. Maitre Restaurateur Chef Daren Liew will be looking after us.
We will experience four loaded courses of some of the best Cantonese food in London, with great wine pairings and a champagne reception. We will be seated on the mezzanine within Duddell’s overlooking the beautiful interior of the restaurant, with a view of the 350-year-old church facade. For more information and bookings please contact jeunechaine@chaine.co.uk.

This is our first event with our new member the Phyllis Court Club in beautiful Henley and it promises to be another great lunch and afternoon for the Chilterns Bailliage. Executive Chef, Carl Jackman and his team in this private members club have certainly put on a great menu for us.

Relax in stylish and comfortable surroundings and enjoy Carl’s exquisite, contemporary cuisine, exceptional service and a warm welcome.

Exeter Cookery School Luncheon and Cookery Demonstration.

Luncheon at The Pipe and Glass Inn

A chance to visit the UK’s newest Opera House- Grange Park Opera, West Horsley Place, Leatherhead and see a performance of Oklahoma

THE HARROW AT LITTLE BEDWYN

Our bi-annual gathering at the Imperial Hotel in Great Yarmouth, from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd June

Lunch

Field and Fork is tucked away just around the corner from the historic Guildhall in Priory Park, close to the centre of Chichester. The restaurant is light and airy with a pleasant ambience and there is a conservatory to the rear.

OMGD Winemaker Dinner in London with Louisa Rose from Yalumba

OMGD/Chaine WInemakers Dinner at M Victoria hosted by the Chief Winemaker of Yalumba, Louisa Rose.

We can promise you a food experience which you will enjoy!

THE ELDERFLOWER, LYMINGTON

Anglia Bailliages AGM and Lunch will be at Queens’ College Cambridge this year

World Chaine Day

Cancelled will be rescheduled

Another opportunity to experience this magnificent train

Dinner at Restaurant 56 in Faringdon 7.30pm for 8.00pm

This is our first Chaine event at Restaurant 56 and we look forward to a great Chilterns evening dining with Executive Head Chef Andrew Scott and his team. Andrew has spent his entire career in Michelin-starred kitchens, training initially at Mallory Court, Lords of the Manor and L’Enclume then moving on to the Curlew restaurant in East Sussex. Andrew hails from Banbury and marks a return to his home county of Oxfordshire at Restaurant 56. In 2014, he joined Sudbury House as Executive Head Chef - this exciting project included the opening of Restaurant 56, a modern fine dining concept housed in the hotel’s grade 2 listed building. Andrew and his team put the restaurant on the culinary map by gaining 3 AA Rosettes in just 18 months and winning Best Gastronomic Restaurant at the Oxfordshire Restaurant Awards for 2 years running. In 2016, Andrew achieved a life-long dream of taking part in the Great British Menu, representing the Central Region and winning many fans on his journey.

Chaine GB celebrates young talent at our annual Awards Dinner at the Dorchester Hotel

A highlight of the year! Help support and recognize young professionals

Dinner/OMGD event

Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

Lunch at London House, West Byfleet 12.30pm for 1.00pm

After the success of our first visit last year we make a return to where owner & chief Ben Piette has put together special extended menu for us, with items not usually offered on his seasonal menu

ZEN GARDEN RESTAURANT AT CAREY’S MANOR, BROCKENHURST

A Degustation dinner on Saturday, 10 March 2018 at the 3 Rosette “La Belle Epoque” Restaurant at the Sofitel Heathrow, hosted by Chef Rôtisseur Mayur Nagale and his team, who have created a wonderfully inventive menu using ingredients from the Pacific Rim to inspire traditional European dishes.

Joint event with Chilterns Bailliage, hosted by Maitre Restaurateur Mayur Nagarale, who presents a stunning menu of continental dishes inspired by Asian ingredients. This restaurant receives rave customer reviews,"Worthy of a Michelin Star in the near future. An amazing culinary experience for an Airport Hotel. Leave room for deserts or you will regret. An impressive wine list by any standard. A must must try."

Finals of the 2018 Young Sommelier Competition will take place in the Gaggenau Showroom in Central London

The 2018 Young Chef Competition Finals take place in the kitchens of Unilever in Leatherhead

Dinner at the wonderful Deer Park Country House Hotel.

Join your wine loving friends for a fabulous evening with the Wines from this Grand Cru Classe Fifth Growth estate in Pauillac. Under the baton of Alfred Tesseron and his family this most prestigious estate is now fully organic and biodynamic. Jancis Robinson says that like its neighbour Lynch Bages these wines always perform better than their classification. Alfred is generously donating some of the wines which will go back into the nineties. Our venue will be the Lanesborough Hotel, London.

THE WYKEHAM ARMS, WINCHESTER

Chef Michael di Belli is our host for the evening at this country pub where we shall enjoy exclusivity of their restaurant. Michael has created a tasting menu which I am confident will be a delight. Michael’s career to date includes stints at Ockenden Manor (when it had its Michelin Star) and he won the national 2016 Hospitality Training Chef of the Year award for apprentices which resulted in him staging at Pollen Street Social under Jason Atherton and Fera at Claridge’s under Simon Rogan. He has also worked at award winning pub The Coach & Horses in Danehill.

Full details can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

Lunch Amical combined with a little clay pigeon shooting.

A chance to visit the Le Raj Academy at North East Surrey College of Technology

6.45pm canapes, Champagne, and AGM in the Dean’s Dining Room 8pm Diner Amical

Our annual visit to one of the regional colleges

Lunch

Saturday lunch at Stoke Park Country Club in Stoke Poges. Founded in 1908, Stoke Park is the perfect place to enjoy life in a five star and friendly atmosphere. It provides a unique combination of the traditions of an exclusive club and the best of today’s sporting, leisure, entertaining and hotel facilities.

Dinner at Tate Britain, with some art appreciation. Hosted by Matthew Randall. Originally opened in 1927, the Rex Whistler Restaurant was described as ‘The Most Amusing Room in Europe’, owing to its specially commissioned mural, The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats. It has been the site of political and social intrigue over the decades, as well as gaining a reputation for having one of the capital’s finest wine cellars.

FOUR SEASONS HAMPSHIRE

Dinner at The Earl of March will be preceded by our AGM.

In December we will be returning to The Leconfield, Petworth, for lunch. Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

Again we meet to enjoy Christmas lunch at Mosimanns Club in Belgravia. To take delight in the tremendous ambience and good food conjured up by the Mosimann Family and their staff. We are joined by our friends in our sister Bailliage, London City.

Fonab Castle Hotel and Spa, Pitlochy

Our Festive Dinner will be held at The Vineyard at Stockcross, near Newbury.

Dinner at the French Table in Surbiton-Details shortly

Lunch Amicable

Dinner and Sabrage at Danesfield House Hotel & Spa 7.30pm for 8pm.

Seasonal Black Tie Dinner at Danesfield House, Marlow.

Once again we look forward to another great evening at Danesfield House. This time we are working with our friends from the Confrérie du Sabre d’Or to add to the event.

General Manager and Maître Hotelier, Anthony Cox and his team look forward to welcoming the Chilterns Bailliage for this fantastic event at Danesfield House Hotel & Spa.

Our dinner takes place in the cellars of Berry Brothers and Rudd in St James, London. We are delighted to welcome Burgundy’s new star, Olivier Bernstein, to take us through his wines. These receive glowing praise from both Jancis Robinson and Allen Meadows among others. This event is a must for any Burgundy lover.

In November we will be visiting JSW in Petersfield for lunch. Full details can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

Dinner at Peterhouse College in Cambridge

Join us on a great trip from Chester aboard the Northern Belle – super food and wines complimenteed by fireworks

In October we are visiting Fat Olives in Emsworth, where our hosts for the evening are Lawrence and Julia Murphy.

Lunch at Sindhu Restaurant, Marlow 12.30 for 1pm Saturday October 21st 2017

Brought to you by the acclaimed restaurateur who holds a coveted Michelin Star for the 11th consecutive year at Benares Restaurant in Mayfair, Atul Kochhar is spreading his innovative Indian cuisine to the provinces at Marlow’s Sindhu Restaurant.

The Chilterns and Thames Valley Baillages are pleased to have arranged an exclusive lunch at Sindhu on Saturday 21st October.

(Please note that the previously advertised event at The Hind’s Head in Bray on the 22nd has been cancelled due to a closure for refurbishment)

Special 20th Anniversary black tie dinner

A trip on the Belmond British Pullman (steam hauled train) Joint Event with Thames and Wessex Baillages

Belmond British Pullman Vintage Train - An event organised by Thames Valley, London and London City Bailliage.

Dinner at Esseborne Manor, Hurstbourne Tarrant

Our autumn Dinner will be held at the outstanding Bovey Castle

A fabulous dinner at Northcote – AA Hotel of the Year, Visit England Hotel of the Year! Our dinner will be held in the Louis Roederer Champagne Room

The Nipa Thai restaurant in the Royal Lancaster Hotel is the real Thai experience, with Thai chefs and front of house staff. Their beautifully prepared dishes and decor take you back to Bangkok. A must for lovers of Thai cuisine.

Lunch

Maître-Restaurateur, Xavier LeBellego, welcomes us to the first dinner we have had in his French influenced restaurant on Reading’s Forbury Square. This is French cooking with a touch of modernity. Xavier is a founder member of the Chilterns Bailliage which has successfully grown since its launch in 2015.

Bleeding Heart Restaurant

Bleeding Heart Yard, London EC1N 8SJ

The Brickmakers in Windlesham is a very popular restaurant as well as being a pub. Paul Clarke, Head Chef, has been with them for some years and during that time has produced consistently good food, with many inspired ‘tweaks’ along the way. His menu reflects this and his goats cheese and beetroot cheesecake is an inspiration. Locally produced fare and emphasis on fresh and quality are his mantras. Come and sample for yourselves! Their wine selection is also comprehensive and we have selected a couple or so for you to try.

Summer’s end is heralded by their annual Jazz Festival in the gardens, which are lovely, and conducive to a lazy Sunday afternoon of conviviality.

End of the Edinburgh Festival with the magnificent fireworks dinner and concert.

In August we visited Restaurant 27, Southsea.  A most successful and enjoyable evening for the Chaîne.  Kevin Bingham, the Chef Patron, was presented with a well-deserved commemorative plaque by Bailli Andrew Crawford.

Lunch in the beautiful garden of Cliff House Hotel, Southbourne

The Bailliage returns to the popular Willington Hall for an early summer dinner. Relax over the weekend and gaze across the Cheshie countryside. Proprietor Diana Bebgie is offerring really generous rooms rates.

Wessex ladies will dine at the Wykeham Arms, Winchester

Chaine GB’s 58th Grand Chapitre will be held in Edinburgh from 6-9 July

UK Grand Chapitre

The 58th Grand Chapter will be held in Edinburgh over the period 6-9 July. This takes place in mid-summer to take advantage of delightful long evenings. The team have put together a superb program and we look forward to welcoming many of you to join with us in a weekend of great camaraderie.

Lunch

Lunch at L’Ortolan Restuarant

Diner Amical, The Orchid Restaurant, Harrogate HG1 2SE

Oliver Maki,

33 Dean Street, London, W1D 4PW

At the Anchor Ripley

Dinner will be be held in the Hytes Suite wit its own private terrace overlooking Poole Harbour and the Sandbanks Penisula.

OMGD winemaker dinner with Adrian Bridge, CEO, Taylor Fladgate. This will be in the Oak Room at the Sheraton Grand Park Lane Hotel. Taylors is well known to us all as a premier producer of ports and wines in the Douro. Their history goes back to the English wool trade and they started producing port in 1692. Adrian will take us on a journey of delighted wines and superb ports matched beautifully to our menu.

In May we are planning a trip to Thompson’s, Newport, Isle of Wight. Outline details will appear here and full details on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

A joint event from 17 to 20 May with Wessex and South West Bailliages

An opportunity to join with Wessex Bailliage on their Glorious Devon Trip (17 - 20 May)

A sparkling wine and food matching experience with Coates & Seely. 12 noon to 2pm approx.

Rivea Restaurant, Bulgari Hotel

171 Knightsbridge, London SW7 1DW

Lunch

Lunch venue to be confirmed

A joint event with Chilterns Bailliage

Joint event with Thames valley Bailliage

A cookery demonstration and lunch at the magnificent Exeter Cookery School

Dinner at The Town House, Arundel. Outline details are here and full details (including the menu) may be found on the Solent Bailliage web site Next Event page.

World Chaine Day

The Yorkshire Bailliage celebrates World Chaine Day in style in the Yorkshire Dales with lunch at the Yorke Arms presented by one of the country’s top chefs, Frances Atkins

AGM and Vin d’Honneur at Chez Lewis, the across the road for lunch at the White Pheasant, Fordham

Ametsa, Halkin Hotel 18.30 Reception, 19.15 dinner; 22.00 Carriages

Young Professionals Awards Dinner

Lunch

Dinner at The Miller of Mansfield Goring-on-Thames

Bookings now available, please contact us if you haven’t received details

A special dinner at the Lime Wood Hotel set in the New Forest near Lyndhurst.

Otto’s French Restaurant

182 Greys Inn Road, London, WC1X 8EW.

The competition will again take place in the Leatherhead kitchens of Unilever

2017 Young Sommelier Competition

This will take place in the Gaggenau Showroom, Wigmore treet, London

This dinner will be hosted by Enis Guner, Proprietor and Chief Winemaker of Sevilen Wines, Ismir, Turkey. We are delighted to introduce many of you to modern wines from the cradle of winemaking. These wines are widely rated as amongst Turkey’s best and winning an international following for food friendly wines.

Lunch at Cambridge Regional College

Dinner and tour of Fife coastal villages

Diner Amical and short AGM. 7.30 for 8pm

Aveqia

2 St Bride’s Street, London EC4 4AD.

Dinner at Stovells in Cobham

Lunch at The Dew Pond at Old Burghclere, nr Newbury

Partridges, Wednesday 8th February 2017 6.00pm to 6.30pm; Dinner served at 6.30pm; Carriages at 21.00hrs

Lunch

Lunch at The French Horn Sonning

We are delighted to invite you to our first event of 2017 to be held at the spiffing Deer Park Hotel in Honiton.

The AGM is followed by Dinner in this beautiful hotel at Sparsholt, near Winchester.

Chilterns Baillige calendar of events 2017

List of London 2017 Events

A wonderful venue to end our year, sure to sell out quickly

Our festive season event will be in the magnificent New Club in Edinburgh.

Join your friends in the wonderful warm ambiance of Northcote for the Bailliage’s Festive celebration.

The Montagu Arms, Beaulieu

A themed dinner is being planned for our December visit to The Crab & Lobster. Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

Grand Diner, Private Dining Room, Swinton Park Hotel, Masham, Ripon, HG4 4JH

London Bailliage Annual Christmas Luncheon at Mosimanns

Black Tie Christmas Gala Dinner at Stoke Park

Chaine Chilterns Seasonal Black Tie Dinner at Stoke Park Club

Christmas Gathering at Mosimanns Saturday, 3rd December 2016

A joint OMGD event at the Langham Hotel to enjoy Taylors wines and ports

Domaine de Chevalier, Grand Cru Classe de Graves with Olivier Bernard, Proprietor. This outstanding Estate, considered by many as second only in Graves to First Growth Haut Brion. We will taste ten different wines including back vintages.

Venue : Roux at the Landau, The Langham Hotel, London

Black Tie Dinner

We return to Queens’ College Cambridge for our traditional final event of the year

Save the date for Sunday lunch in the spectacular French dining room at Cliveden House

The Menu for Sunday Lunch at Cliveden in the stunning, history laden, French Dining Room. Watch out for the booking form, this lunch will have restricted numbers and will be popular

Lunch

The Three Lions, Stuckton

A Japanese dinner is being planned for our October visit to Field and Fork in Chichester. Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

From the 14th-18th of October a great chance to have a trip to explore the food, wine and culture offered in Alicante, Spain.

Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been postponed to a later date

International finals of the Young Chef Competition in Manchester

Chaine GB’s 57th Grand Chapitre will be held in Manchester from 28 September to 2 October 2016 

Events to October 2

Grand Chapitre in Manchester from Weds 28th Sept to Sunday 2nd Oct

Lunch

Chaine Chilterns Lunch at The Boathouse, Henley

A mid-week lunch at The Plough in Bolnhurst, near Bedford, with hosts Martin & Jayne Lee and Michael Moscrop

We visit Albury’s vineyards, then lunch at Kinghams

If there is one dish in the world that captures the true gourmet essence of La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs it is roast grouse. Not only does it relate to the origins of our Guild, when King Louis honoured the itinerant roasters of small birds by granting them a royal charter, but it is recognised throughout the gastronomic world as worthy of profound respect. It requires no trendy smoke machine, no dry ice embellishment or minute drops of coloured gel of exotic alchemy; it is complete in itself, plain roasted, accompanied perhaps with a little bread sauce or a few game chips, a rich jus and the finest red wine you can afford. Grouse is probably the last of the truly organic foods. Everything from venison, salmon, halibut, caviar to chicken, guineafowl and wagu beef is farmed these days but grouse cannot be; it is a wild creature of the upland moors. Some of the finest grouse habitat in the world is here in North Yorkshire. In the hands of an expert chef grouse has no equal and offers a dining experience of the highest order.

Wine dinner at Les 110 de Taillevent with Chateau Phelan Segur ownwer Veronique Dausse

Modern and forward, Kona denotes comfort and cosiness and celebrates the provenance and proximity of the cuisine sources

Following feedback from our members we have reverted back to our usual venue of the Royal Overseas Club which really is the best vantage point in town.

A formal dinner is being planned for August in the Dresden Room at Chichester Cathedral Cloisters. Full details will appear here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

Lunch at The Harrow at Little Bedwyn

OMGD Cossack Guy’s Lunch at Danebury Vineyard with proprietor Ernst Piech. Talk will now doubt be about wines and cars.

We return to Chad Rahman’s wonderful French-Asian restaurant in St Albans. A joint event with the London Bailliage

Sailing on the Solent on the ‘Princess Caroline’

This is a joint event with Wessex Bailliage and full details can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

Continuing the relationship with The Grand, Cedar Court, York. After the highly successful Grand Chapitre in 2014 

A joint OMGD event at the restaurant of the famed Frescobaldi family you are sure to have great wines paired wonderful food.

OMGD Dinner

Lunch

Dinner in the spectacular Peckforton Castle in rural Cheshire with special rates to stay overnight.

Another spectacular lunch planned for Chilterns Bailliage. The Bailliage will return to Maitre Restaurateur and Vice Conseiller Culinaire Xavier LeBellego’s Forbury’s restaurant in Reading, where the Bailliage held its inaugural lunch last year.

The Solent Bailliage AGM was be followed by a seafood luncheon at The Earl of March, the establishment owned and run by our Vice-Conseiller Culinaire, Giles Thompson.

The Carlton Club was founded in 1832 and continues today in a beautiful Georgian clubhouse in the exclusive St James’s area of London.

Our trip this year will be to the vineyards and restaurants of the Veneto and Alto Adidge. 22-30 June. Starting from Venice our most northerly stop will be Bolzano, then through the Dolomites and back to Venice. The return to London on the Orient Express.

Salcombe Harbour Hotel Luncheon

Our beloved Kinnaird has now reverted to private ownership, so we have decided to hold our annual spit roast at our home in Angus.

THE event of the year at the prestigious Chewton Glen Hotel.

Weekend in Dieppe from Friday 10th June to Sunday 12th June

Anglia’s Late Spring Lunch will be on the 9th June. Venue to be confirmed

Lunch

Black Tie dinner at Danesfield House

An opportunity to visit the cathedral of Steak just off The Strand and sample a variety of aged US Prime beef and Scottish grass feed fillets.

The Wykeham Arms, Winchester

Dinner at Simon Radley’s at the Chester Grosvenor. Michelin awarding winning private dinning room at this famous hotel

Frances Atkins is described as a “forceful gastronomic presence” here. The Yorkshire Chaine has appreciated this for several years and looks forward to enjoying a meal arranged for us by one the country’s top chefs.

Informal dinner at the Miller of Mansfield

Welcoming the London members of Chaine des Rotisseurs at the Institute of Directors, we are delighted to present Sinatra Jukebox with Gary Williams

World Chaine Day is being held on April 23, 2016.

We return to the Mobb’s family hotel in Great Yarmouth. Two nights at the seaside, with a Friday Dinner at the nearby Lavender House, and Saturday Dinner and Sunday Brunch at the Imperial Hotel

Our first visit to this delightful Restaurant

A rare opportunity to experience the opulence of the Royal Scotsman whilst in Bo’ness

Lunch

A magnificent Edwardian manor overlooking the picturesque Tweed Valley — home to an intimate restaurant, gardens and six unique bedrooms. The perfect romantic getaway in the heart of the Scottish Borders. They welcome us as friends to create memories we can cherish together

Our annual celebration of young talent with the awards for both Young Chefs and Young Sommeliers at the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London

Our annual celebration of young talent with the awards for both Young Chefs and Young Sommeliers at the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London

Dinner and awards at the Dorchester Hotel, London

Lunch at Hotel Terravina, Woodlands, New Forest

A return trip to Casson’s Restauarnt where we have held a number of successful events in the past. Full details can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

Lunch

An informal lunch with the Chilterns Bailliage

Black tie dinner at The Randolph Hotel, Oxford, a joint event with Thames Valley Bailliage.

Joint event with Thames Valley 19.00 for Dinner at 20.15

AGM at the Randolph Hotel

A joint dinner with the newly formed Chilterns Bailliage

The finals of our Young Chef Competition will be held in the Kitchens of Unilever in Leatherhead

The Finals of our Young Sommelier Competition will be held in the Gaggenau Showroom in Wigmore Street, London

Anglia’s annual visit to a catering college - this year it will be Peterborough

Dinner at The Greyhound on the Test, Stockbridge

Our first visit to the Grumpy Mole in Cheam.

We will start with canapés / tapas with Partridges Champagne, the wines will be from the Chateau Lafite stable as they make other wines apart from the Chateau Lafite under the supervision of their wine maker. Andrew Napier from Lafite will be guiding us through the wines.

Our first event of 2016 is a valentine lunch amical in Melrose at Monte Cassino. We will travel from Edinburgh on the new borders rail-link.

AGM & Diner Amical, Old Deanery, Minster Road, Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1QS. 7.30 pm for 8.00. (Click "Read More" for the full menu).

Lunch

Chaine Chilterns lunch at the French Horn, Sonning-on-Thames

A wonderful evening to enjoy the very best of Swiss foods and wines at the Residence of His Excellency Dominik Furgler the Swiss Ambassador and his wife. This event will be hosted together with London City Bailliage.

A wonderful evening to enjoy the very best of Swiss foods and wines at the Residence of His Excellency Dominik Furgler the Swiss Ambassador and his wife. This event will be hosted together with OMGD.

AGM followed by Dinner at the exclusive Lainston House Hotel, near Winchester

Chilterns Bailliage programme of events for 2016

The Vineyard, Stockcross, Newbury

Christmas at Mosimanns - flyer and booking form to be circulated shortly.

Calendar of Events 2016

Returning to Fonab this year for a literal "White Christmas" at the Festival Theatre with dinner afterwards. The spa at Fonab is now open and I am sure it will be just as FAB as the Castle.

Our first visit to this spectacular Queen Anne mansion with its 15 acre sweeping grounds near Ascot.

Swinton Park from 1695 to 2015

Lunch at Jesus College, Cambridge, on Wednesday 25th November.

Dinner

Lunch Amicable

The Stafford Hotel, London

Dinner at the recently opened restaurant attached to the renowned Cordon Bleu cookery school in the centre of Woking

Dinner at Carey’s Manor, Brockenhurst

Dinner with our flying members a unique experience to visit the Royal Air Force Club, the Club in the Centre of the West End and at the Heart of the RAF

Inaugural lunch at Forbury’s Restaurant in Reading

A great menu planned for our Inaugural Lunch

The Grand Chapitre will be held from 2 to 4th October in the beautiful Buckinghamshire riverside town of Marlow on Thames. The program will include a visit to Waddeson Manor, home of Lord Rothschild; dinner at the world famous Cliveden, previously home to the Astors and a visit to Windsor Castle.

Grand Chapitre Weekend in Marlow on Thames. From 1st – 4th October

The Grand Chapitre held at Marlow on Thames between the 1st and the 4th of October

56th Grand Chapitre, 1-4 October 2015 Marlow-on-Thames

Lunch

Enjoy a lunch at this ever popular venue. Please note – actual date to be confirmed.

We visit Dedham Vale for Dinner with Chaine member Ian Rhodes at Le Talbooth, with the opportunity to stay the night at Maison Talbooth

Milestone Hotel, London

The second of our most successful events is to be repeated again. Please note the change of date.

Lunch at Cliff House Hotel, Southbourne

Vin d’Honneur with Chris & Kathryn in Fordham, then across the road to the White Pheasant for lunch

This weekend sees us travel over the sea to Lewis and surrounding islands.

Carlton Club, London

The Bailliage travels to the Menai Straits for a dinner at Chateau Rhianfa at Beaumaris

Dinner

We are organising, jointly with the Wessex Bailliage, a lunch onboard the P&O liner Britannia.

Ahoy for a joint luncheon with the Solent Bailliage

Lunch at the Deer Park Hotel near Honiton. Join us for a re-launch lunch at this boutique country hotel sitting in 80 glorious acres of grounds along the Otter River.

Once again we return to Kinnaird where we always feel at home.

Masi are considered the Kings of Veneto – the leading producers of many wines and particularly Amarone. We are privileged to welcome Raffaele Boscaini who’s family own Masi. These sumptuous wines are a real treat. Venue the Conrad St James Hotel.

A fun wine dinner with Raffaele Boscaini, MASI Wines. With its deep roots in one of Italy’s best wine regions, Valpolicella, Masi makes quality wines that are an expression of the values of their territory of origin. A joint event OMGD. Venue the Conrad St James Hotel.

Dinner and visit the gardens – fully booked

Lunch

This event will be a lunch party in the garden of the Old Deanery in Ripon, where Chaine Hotelier Linda Whitehouse will give us her usual warm welcome. A short AGM will be held before this event.

Starting in Zwiesel we visit the glassmaking factory of Schott Zwiesel, then take a boat trip down the Danube to Passau. We then travel to Tegernsee, and the only 3 star Michelin restaurant in Bavaria. Next days include a steam train trip in the Zillertal, the castles of Linderhof and Neueschwanstein and finish in Munich with a Chaine dinner.

We return to the Waggoners at Ayot Green for the first time since 2010.

AGM & Student Dinner at University of West London (TVU)

Dinner at the Harbour Heights Hotel, Sandbanks, Poole

Lunch

Joint London and City Event

A visit to the superb Shangri La Hotel at the top of the Shard to savour flavours as the East meets West for dinner. A joint event with the London Bailliage.

Lunch and winery tour at the Gallery Resaurant in the Denbies Wine Estate.

A 2-day break in Rutland and Leicestershire, visiting Hambleton Hall and Stapleford Park

This event has been cancelled due to issues with the Western Rail.

Following the success of the last steam adventure we are delighted that we are able to have another.

AGM from 12.00 – 12.30 followed by champagne and a hot buffet luncheon from 12.30 – 16.00hrs

Frances Atkins is described as a “forceful gastronomic presence” here. The Yorkshire Chaine has appreciated this for several years and looks forward to enjoying a meal arranged for us by one the country’s top chefs.

Lunch

A chance to enjoy lunch at this renowned French Restaurant in Reigate

Our annual opportunity to recognise young talent in the hospitality industry. The presentation of awards for the best Young Chef and best Young Sommelier. This glittering evening will be held in London’s Dorchester Hotel as usual courtesy of Managing Director, Maitre Hotelier Roland Fasel.

A great event held annually at the Dorchester Hotel

We meet at the ever popular Willington Hall for dinner on the lucky Friday 13 March where hosts Diana and Stuart Begbie always provide the warmest of welcomes. Contact Gordon Vickers for details (gordvic31@aol.com)

Dinner at Oakley Hall, Oakley, Nr Basingstoke

The finals of our annual Young Chef Competition

The finals of our annual Young Sommelier Competition will be held in the showroom of Gaggenau UK in Wigmore Street, London.

The hotel has a relatively new Michelin starred chef, Richard. This will be our first visit to this well known hotel & spa

Lunch at West Suffolk Catering College in Bury St Edmunds

Lunch

Partridges Welcomes Bailliage de Londres Wednesday, 11 February 2015 (6.00pm – carriages at 9pm) Duke of York Square, Kings Road, SW3

A Change of venue to the sister restaurant whilst Mithas re-locates

The Wykeham Arms, Winchester

A spectacular Black Tie Dinner held in the superb Belgrave Square residence of the Argentine Ambassador. The food will be cooked by 4 of the country’s top Argentinian Chefs and wines provided by 5 of Argentina’s leading vineyards.

Experience the flavours of Argentina at the Residence of the Argentine Ambassador, Belgrave Square

Lainston House Hotel, Sparsholt, Winchester

Fonab Castle is situated in the famous town of Pitlochry within walking distance of the Festival Theatre. This year’s offering is Miracle on 34th Street and we will combine this with a fabulous dinner in the castle.

The Montagu Arms, Beaulieu

Time 7.30 for 8.00 p.m.

As always, Executive Chef Simon Crannage has devised a menu based largely on produce from the Swinton Estate and Tom Lewis will arrange wines to match. (Click "Read More" for full menu)

2014 Christmas Gathering at Mosimann’s

Dinner at Balgogi Korean Resaurant in Woking.

Our first visit to Sam Mahoney’s new restaurant in Chichester. Full details, including the menu and prices, can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

A fun wine dinner of seasonal foods held in Devonshire Terrace with wines introduced each course by Corney anbd Barrow’s wine experts.

A fun wine dinner of seasonal foods held in Devonshire Terrace with wines introduced each course by Corney anbd Barrow’s wine experts.

Anglia Bailliage AGM and luch will be held at Queens’ College, Cambridge

Lords of the Manor Hotel,Burton on the Water

Lunch Amical at this great new French Bistro.

The Old Bell Inn ,Malmesbury, Wilts

An opportunity to enjoy lunch at this great restaurant in Shere Village

The Three Lions, Stuckton

Our Grand Chapitre this year is from 3 - 5 October and will be held in the historic city of York. We will have opportunities to visit the Minster, the Railway museum and Castle Howard amongst a very interesting program. The weekend will culminate with an outing on the famous Orient Express.

The Grand Chapitre in 2014 will be in York.

2nd - 5th October, Grand Chapitre in York

Buckland Manor Hotel

A mid-week lunch at the Bell Inn, Horndon-on-the-Hill

Our second Professionals Forum partnered by Winterhalter will take place at the Langham Hotel hosted by Vice Charge de Missions, Managing Director Duncan Palmer. Our pre dinner speaker TBA.

Malcolm John has invited us to Le Vacherin, in Chiswick - a restaurant known to many of you, and we have been delighted to accept.

Tickets will be £90 for each member and their their one principal guest: further guest tickets will be £95

Our annual spectacular

We will entertain our friends from the Pacific Northwest Bailliage to a dinner before they leave the next day for European ports.

Dinner with Chaine member Chad Rahman at Chez Mumtaj in St Albans

On Thursday, 14th August 2014 we will be holding a seafood-themed dinner at the Earl of March, Lavant.

Lunch at this award-winning seafood restaurant with 2 AA Rosettes.

We have been invited back to the St James’ Court Hotel (formerly known as the Crowne Plaza Hotel) in Buckingham Gate SW1 for a spit-roasted lamb luncheon in the Courtyard of the hotel.

Dinner and Sabrage at Randolph on Friday night and lunch at Brasserie Blanc on Saturday

On Wednesday, 23rd July 2014 we will be having lunch on Spitbank Fort, one of the defensive forts in the Solent.

Once again we are invited to take lunch aboard the "Lotus" floating Chinese restaurant in Docklands. We will be able to accommodate up to forty people; and so early booking is recommended. Old China hands pronounced the restaurant "right"; and one even discovered that he knew the owning family from Hong Kong days

Time: 7.30 for 8pm Trading as an inn since 1740, the multi-million pound restoration in 2012 used décor and fittings appropriate to the building. The gardens, running down to the River Derwent, were also revived. The hotel is on Yorkersgate, the road into the historic market town – which claims to pre-date York by having a Roman fort in 71AD. Malton is currently working on becoming the Food Centre of Yorkshire and has already attracted several new food and drink-oriented businesses. The Executive Chef at the Talbot is James Martin, who was born in Malton and attended Malton School before beginning his training at Scarborough Technical College.

Our Independence Day Dinner is at Donnington Valley Hotel, sister hotel to The Vineyard.

"Mon Plaisir", Monmouth Street, London WC2H 9 DD at 7pm for 7:30pm

Annual spit roast at Kinnaird

A weekend away in France, based in the Pas de Calais,

Lunch at Calcot Manor Hotel,Tetbury

The Wessex bi-annual wine trip will be to Portugal this year from 8th to 15th June. The itinerary will include Lisbon and the Alentejo – with a dinner with the Bailliage of Lisbon. Then travelling north to Oporto and the Douro. Visits will include journeys by train, boat and bus to the very top Port vineyards and Bodegas. Finishing with a dinner with the Bailliage of Porto.

Time: 12.30 for 13.00. Yorkshire Chaine’s traditional lunch with Frances Atkins is slightly later this year but our Bailli expects a high attendance of appreciative members and guests. Frances has now had her Michelin star for over ten years, a splendid recognition of her skills.

Bodega Ruca Malen is a midsized estate but in Argentina’s top draw for quality. General Manager and Winemaker Paolo Cuneo on one of his rare visits to Britain will guide us through these sought after wines.

In support of our GB Charity we will be visiting the newly-opened "Clink" restaurant at brixton Prison for a non-alcoholic hunch which was to have taken place in February but which had to be postponed for prison security reasons

The Old Passage Inn Arlingham,

Annual Student Dinner and AGM

Our AGM will precede lunch at Ockenden Manor, Cuckfield. Full details can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

We meet at Forbury’s Restaurant & Wine Bar, in the centre of Reading

A relaxing weekend at the Imperial Hotel in Great Yarmouth

We will be welcomed to the Cafe Spice Namsate near the Tower of London by Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala. Cyrus has hugely contributed to the notion of high quality Indian food in Britain and widely recognised by the press and industry alike. This will be an informal dinner to let your tastebuds loose on the many flavours that will be on offer.

Ston Easton Hotel near Bath

A Grand Diner to be held at Innholders’ Hall in the City, under the supervision of Michelin-starred Helmut Berger

Thames Valley are going to Italian Chapitre in Florence via Pisa and Lucca

A prequel to the Grand Chapitre of Italy, to be held in Florence 3rd to 6th April

Young Professionals Awards Dinner takes place at The Dorchester Hotel, London

A welcome return to the Canopy in Epsom for Sunday Lunch

A visit to Marco’s in Chichester. Full details, including the menu and prices, can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

Our first Professionals Forum partnered by Winterhalter will take place at the Langham Hotel hosted by Vice Charge de Missions, Managing Director Duncan Palmer. Our pre dinner speaker will be James Horler. James was the youngest regional director for Trust House Forte before setting up Frankie & Benny’s. Then grew La Tasca Spanish restaurants to 74 outlets. Now CEO 3Sixty Restaurants. By invitation only.

Bar Remo is a family-run, Italian restaurant and cafe in Princes Street W1 between Hanover Square and Oxford Circus. THe menus bear family photographs of several generations.

Tickets will be £65 for members and designated principal guests, and £70 for additional guests

Again we are Guests of Maitre Hoteliers Diana and Stuart Begbie at Willington Hall to celebrate the last day of winter. A most convivial way to start the weekend.

Young Chef Competition National Finals take place at Worthy Down, Hampshire

A great start to the weekend with a sumptuous dinner prepared for us by Executive Chef, Maitre Rotisseur, Cyrille Pannier.

Young Sommelier Competition National Finals take place at the Gaggenau Showroom, London

Anglia Bailliage’s annual visit to one of our local catering colleges - this time it is lunch at Cambridge Technical College

Ladies’ Lunch at The Wykeham Arms, Winchester

A return visit to The Leconfield at Petworth. Full details, including the menu and prices, can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

7.00 pm AGM with complementary glass of The Old Deanery’s blanc de blanc grand cru 7.30 Reception: Aperitifs and Chef’s Canapés 8.00 Dinner

We have been invited to a pre-opening event at the new training restaurant run by our sponsored UK charity "The Clink".

OMGD and London City Bailliage wine dinner with a range of wines from Dopff au Moulin in Alsace. This vineyard is one of the 7 “Grands Maisons d’Alsace” the top tier ! Owner/Winemaker Etienne-Arnaud Dopff will give us an insight into the region and it wines and was well as current releases will bring some library vintages for us the enjoy. Venue the Rubens Hotel, Buckingham Palace Road, London with Maitre Hoteliers Malcom Hendry and Mark Jones.

Taste the range of delightful wines produced by this famous Alsatian house. Etienne-Arnaud Dopff will lead us through wines that are great food matches. This is joint event with OMGD. Venue is the Rubens Hotel in Buckingham Palace Road.

Lunch Amical

A warm welcome awaits at this charming, 17th century house, set in beautiful grounds. We will be dining in the intimate Carlton Room, adjacent to the 3 AA Rosette award-winning Avenue Restaurant.

The dinner will be preceded by an AGM for Wessex members.

A visit to Restaurant 27 in Southsea. Full details can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

A return to Enam Ali MBE for a traditional Bangladesh luncheon

We are invited to Chad Rahman’s award-winning restaurant in St Albans for lunch. Chad recently won the award as the Best Spice Restaurant in the South-East at the recent "Curry Oscars". His cooking is a fusion of British, French and Hindi styles, and he offers us an excitingly-different (but not too "hot") menu, which the first sixteen to book will be able to experience

Ronnies at Thornbury

As usual, we try to put on something a little special for our last event of the year, and, once again, it is a Sunday lunch which is proposed, at a venue which you all know and love. Our hosts have very kindly held the price to that obtaining at our last visit (£125) and so we will be asking that price, with a £10 supplement for guests.

Our last gathering of 2013 will be held in Edinburgh at The Plumed Horse in Leith with Tony Borthwick,Executive Chef

Our event for Christmas 2013 will be a Victorian Evening onboard HMS WARRIOR. Full details will be published here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

A Festive Dinner at the Vineyard at Stockcross with Daniel Galmiche and Marwan Hemchaoui

To quote from our latest Newsletter, Vivien Irish , Bailli for Yorkshire, wrote " I am delighted to announce that we will return to our “spiritual home” later this year for this special event."

To be held at Pont de la Tour, London

Dinner at one of the leading hotels in the south west in conjunction with Thames Valley Baillage

Dinner at The Crescent.

Anglia Bailliage’s AGM and Lunch at Queens’ College

A return trip to 36 On The Quay will take place in November. Full details will be published here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

A welcome return to The Inn @ West for a splendid succulent lunch

The Caledonian Hilton featured in our Grand Chapitre 2011 in Edinburgh. We are returning to experience the newly refurbished "Caley" Waldorf Astoria one of the iconic landmarks of Princes Street.

Lunch at Les Mirabelles French Restaurant, Nomansland

On Thursday 24 October we will try a new venue, the Ashfield Restaurant which is run by students at the Hospitality and Catering Department of York College, on the outskirts of the City. The restaurant claims to provide “Cordon Bleu style food at a fraction of the price”. The young people certainly provide food and service which form a good basis for employment in top class hotels and restaurants. Chaine HQ encourages us to support training restaurants like this and we hope you will support this first visit by the Bailliage.

We are invited, once again, to Partridges in Duke of York Square, by our Vice-Echanson, Francois Ginther

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.

The Grand Chapitre of Chaine GB will be held in London between 4th and 6th October. Those seeking induction or wishing to receive their promotions are particularly encouraged to attend.

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to be returning to Willington Hall on the 27th of September 2013.

Diana Begbie and her team have prepared a superb menu for us, with wines to complement the food.

Previous dinners at Willington Hall have been superb and we have every confidence that this will be an excellent evening,

Yours sincerely

Kevin Murphy
Baillie Regional

The Bailliage of Scotland is hosting a group of Chaine members from the Bailliage of Denmark for a four day weekend.

Lunch Amicable

Informal lunch at this great Inn near Lightwater in Surrey

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL LATER THIS YEAR

Dinner at Hintlesham Hall, a Grade 1 listed Country House

We shall be holding a formal diner at Restaurant 27, Southsea on Thursday, 5 September 2013. Full details will be published here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

Dinner at The Zen Garden, Carey’s Manor Hotel, Brockenhurst, with James Hiley-Jones

The spectacular ending to the Edinburgh Festival combining great music with superb fireworks.

Ladies Luncheon at The Wykeham Arms, Winchester

Ashdown Park Hotel

The AGM of the London Bailliage will be held at noon on 4th August 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Buckingham Gate, London SW1. This will be followed by a spit-roasted lamb luncheon in the Courtyard of the hotel

Dinner at The Dew Pond, Burghclere, with Keith and Julie Marshall

Dinner at Kinghams Restaurant, Shere

Dinner Amicable

Lunch Amicable

We will enjoy the wonderful wines crafted by Telmo Rodriquez, Proprietor and winemaker at the iconic Remelluri winery in Rioja. The young Turk of the Spanish wine scene, Telmo is both the guardian of traditional vineyards and a pioneer of things new. A speaker who challenges us to think about our wines. He will also show wines from his other vineyars in Lawzaga and Larciego.

Presenting the wines of Bodegas Remelluri at the Cavendish Hotel, Mayfair

‘Sixties’ Luncheon Garden Party with hosts Jenny and Malcolm Hartley Houghton, Stockbridge

Avequia, Farringdon Joint London City / Gaggenau event ( limited numbers )

This will be our second visit to the Holbeck Ghyll Hotel, which is run by Andrew McPherson, formerly resident in Yorkshire. There will be a Chaine lunch on the Saturday, when we hope the weather will permit us to enjoy the garden and its magnificent views over Lake Windermere.

A summer lunch at Hambleton Hall, on the edge of Rutland Water

We are returning to the fabulous Kinnaird estate to hold our annual spit-roast. The setting of this property overlooking the River Tay is a perfect location for an outside gathering.

The Baillage of Scotland will host a group from the US North Pacific Bailliage who are cruising round Great Britain. They will berth in the Port of Leith on Friday 24 May.

Join us to visit Dieppe. Diner amical on Friady, drinks with Andrew Lyons Saturday lunchtime and then Grande Diner in the evening.

The Pacific Northwest Provincial Bailliage and Wessex Bailliage hold the 2013 Sailway Dinner at the Chewton Glen Hotel in the New Forest.

Dinner Amical, Joint event with London Baillage and the US. Venue - Lanesborough Hotel

Lanesborough Hotel

A relaxing lunch at Ravenwood Hall at Rougham, near Bury St Edmunds

Student Dinner at UWL (formally Thames Valley University) and presentation of Keith Perry trophy. This will be preceeded by the branch AGM

Our AGM will be held this year at George Bell House, Chichester Cathedral. Full details will be published here and on the Solent Bailliage web site when available.

Ladies’ Lunch at The Chestnut Horse, Easton

This event is one of the most popular on our calendar and early booking is to be recommended. As you will see if you click on "Read more" below, the menu is a blend of local and seasonal produce. Our visit happily coincides with the availability of Nidderdale lamb and also the short season of wild garlic. As ever, there is the unexpected but we can be confident that Frances’ food combinations will delight us. Our congratulations go to her, as 2013 sees the 10th anniversary of her holding a Michelin Star.

Dinner at the Goodwood Restaurant, Chichester College. Full details can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site. Please note the early start for this event of 18:15.

The Young Professionals Awards Dinner is the culmination of our two competitions for young chefs and sommeliers. Again this will be held in the Dorchester Hotel, London

Dorchester Hotel

A Dim Sum Sunday Lunch at a venue in Gerrard Street, Soho, known to our VCC, Matthew Bates

An italian meal at Bar Remo, a family-owned and run restaurant in Princes Street, Hanover Square. Elsa having handed over management to Marco, her son, the restaurant has been expanded and we will have their private dining area.

The national finals of our 2013 Young Chef Competition will again be held in the Services Catering Wing, Worthy Down, Hampshire

Vine Trail Dinner with Echanson Gerard Basset

2013 Young Sommelier Competition national finals will take place in The Gaggenau showroom in London

We will have a dinner at The Innholders Hall in the City together with Members of Thames Valley Bailliage. Dinner will be prepared under the baton of Michelin starred chef Herbert Berger.

Dinner at Innholders Hall with Michelin stared Chef Herbert Berger Joint event with London City

Tuesday 26th February is the date of our small event at Locanda Locatelli, arranged to bridge the gap between the OMGD Dinner and the Awards Dinner, for those unable to attend one or the other (or both!), or or those who just wish to join a group in one of London’s premier Italian restaurants

Another visit to the Crab & Lobster, Sidlesham (nr Chichester) for dinner on 26th February 2013. This will be a fish tasting menu and full details can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

Lunch prepared and served by the students as part of their training

Christian Seely, Managing Director of all the AXA Millesimes estates, will introduced wines from famous estates such as Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron, Chateau Suduiraut and Quinta do Noval with a menu that matches the wines. Location Sheraton Park Lane, London.

A dinner to enjoy the wines of Ch Pichon Longueville, presented by Christian Seely

Solent Bailliage’s first event of 2013 is a classic French dinner at Casson’s Restaurant, Tangmere.

AGM & Lunch at Le Clos du Marquis, Leckford, Stockbridge We shall keep our AGM as brief as possible in order to allow the maximum amount of time to socialise.

The Burns gathering will now take place in the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in Edinburgh.

We are proposing to have a Dim Sum lunch at a restaurant in Gerrard Street WI. the details and the date have yet to be finalised, but we are aiming for a Sunday, which should be easier for many, than during the conventional working week.

A Dim Sum lunch at a restaurant in Gerrard Street W1, known to our VCC, Matthew Bates

This year’s Christmas lunch will be held at The Leconfield Restaurant, Petworth. Full details are available on the Solent Bailliage web site.

On the twelfth day of the twelfth month of the twelfth year of the millennium, we will be going, once again, to Vats, in Lamb’s Conduit Street (Holborn or Russell Square Underground) for our end-of-year event. We will meet at 7pm and dine at 7:30pm

Black tie Festive Dinner at the Four Seasons, Dogsmerfield. Many of you will remember the great dinner that Maitre Rotisseur Cyrille Pannier and his team provided at the Grand Chaiptre in 2009. Also the same great front of house team, all under the baton of Maitre Restaurateur David Monson.

Christmas Dinner at The Four Seasons Hampshire with Wessex Bailliage

The Burlington Restaurant, The Devonshire Arms, Bolton Abbey

Off to Pitlochry for a theatre trip - White Christmas (let’s hope it is!).

Christmas lunch at the Chaine GB charity restaurant

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

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 can be found on the Solent Bailliage web site.

Diana Begbie and her team at Willington Hall have prepared a superb menu for us, with wines to complement the food.

Dinner

Turnberry in Ayrshire is world famous for golf and "Oor Rabbie" otherewise know as The Bard.

Mushroom Hunt and Dinner at the Three Lions at Stuckton with Mike Womersley Those of you who would like to learn the secrets of where to find wild mushrooms will find all revealed when making a foray into the New Forest with Mike, Chef/Proprietor of the Three Lions.

Then, the next thing is to take them back to the restaurant to cook and eat them, so this will be our dinner theme.

Mike is keeping all his guest rooms available for Chaine members for those who would like to stay overnight and have a relaxing evening.

We will be visiting a brand new restaurant within "Le Meridien" Hotel, Piccadilly, for which the menu is as follows:-

Aperitif

Denbies Whitedown Brut, England (Barrel-aged Negroni)

Starter

Trio of Duck, Roast Breast, Confit Leg and Foie Gras en Croute, Sauce aux Cerises

(Gavi di Gavi la Toledana, Domini Villa Lanata, Piemonta 2009/2010)

Main course

Roast Ballotine of English Partridge wrapped in Pancetta Parsnip Puree, Mixed Bean Cassoulet, Roast Jus

(Chateau Lamothe-Cissac, Cru Bourgeois, Haut-Medoc 2004)

Dessert

Autumn Pudding Reform

(Sauternes Les Garonnelles, Lucien Lurton et Fils)

Oriental Dinner at The Orchid Restaurant, Harrogate(Click "Read More" for full menu)

TerraVina - Woodlands with Echanson Gerard Basset

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.

Grand Chapitre in Bristol October 5th 6th & 7th.

Join us for Dinner at the famous Leander Club

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.

A friendly lunch at The Windmill pub-restaurant in Somersham, near Earith, a short distance off the M11 south of Huntingdon

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 The AGM will precede this luncheon - and those who brave the meeting will be well-rewarded in the restaurant. We have an excellent menu; and Sedlescombe Vineyards will be sponsoring our wines and giving a short presentation, before luncheon.

Lunch

Trinity Hill Winery Dinner with owner and chief winemaker John Hancock. Trinity Hill is in the famous Gimlett Gravells part of Hawkes Bay in New Zealand, home to the best Bordeaux blends in the country. Dinner will be held in The Don, near Bank in the City of London.

Guernsey Weekend Friday 7th to Sunday 9th September. Old Government House, St Peters Port with Andrew Chantrell

As always a crowd pleaser!!

Champagne reception at Bourne House, AGM & then lunch In Horsell Village

Le Clos du Marquis.

Dinner and tour of the gardens at Manoir Quatre Season

Purefoy Arms, Preston Candover in the heart of Hampshire countryside.

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

Middlethorpe Hall Hotel, on the outskirts of York [www.middlethorpe.com]. This will be our first event to be held at this popular and well-regarded venue. This will almost certainly be a tasting dinner with two wines with each course, and both food and wine will be from Burgundy. The overall volume of wine will be lower than usual but we hope that the added interest will compensate. Wine will be from one of the hotels normal suppliers, Otto Hinderer of Wakefield, who has some interesting ideas.

Lunch

Dinner Amical at Galton Blackiston’s country house restaurant Morston Hall, on the North Norfolk coast

A great day out at Chester Races. Starting with a Champagne lunch at the Mill hotel, then vintage bus tour of the city on the way to the racecourse. After a full card the party return to the Mill Hotel for a Diamond Jubilee Dinner hosted by Vice Conseiller Culinaire Gordon Vickers.

Join us and Cotswold Bailliage for a weekend in Oxford based at the **** Randolph Hotel

Dinner at the Randolph Hotel Oxford

Montagu Arms Hotel, Beaulieu with Sunil Kanjanghat & Matt Tompkinson.

Chaine GB’s first Young Professionals Awards Dinner

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.

2012 Young Sommelier Competition Finals

2012 Young Chef Competition Finals

Members of The Bailliage of New Orleans join Wessex members for a guided tour of the historic city of Winchester followed by lunch at the Wykeham Arms and then a tour of the famous Winchester College, the countries most academically successful and longest continuously running school.

Chaine dinner on Friday 8 June and spit-roast on Saturday 9 June