Compass Group UK & Ireland has signed a five year partnership to continue working with chef Jason Atherton.
The extended partnership will see him working more with the wider Compass business and Levy Restaurants UK, in addition to Restaurant Associates where he has been Consultant Chef since 2010.
Corporate and fine dining
Jason initially joined Restaurant Associates to help enhance the organisation’s corporate and fine dining offer and in the five years they have been working together he has taken part in guest appearances, VIP client dinners, charity events, demonstrations, talks and presentations to the team of chefs. In May 2014 Jason and Restaurant Associates opened City Social, the art deco style restaurant based on the 24th floor of Tower 42, which received a Michelin star within six months of opening.
Sports, leisure and hospitality
The renewed partnership will also see Jason becoming more involved in supporting Keith Prowse, which is part of Levy Restaurants UK, the sports, leisure and hospitality business of Compass Group UK & Ireland.
Since 2012, Jason has not only designed exclusive menus for the St George’s Suite at Twickenham Stadium, he often oversees a dedicated team of chefs on match day, to help deliver innovative food and quality service. The new partnership will see Jason heavily involved in the catering within the St George’s Suite at the RBS 6 Nations Championship when matches are played at Twickenham Stadium, as well as supporting Levy Restaurant UK projects more generally.
Providing the highest quality of dining
Jason Atherton said: “I love working with Restaurant Associates and their talented team to help enhance their commitment to providing the highest quality of dining to clients. I’m looking forward to working with the wider Compass Group in the UK & Ireland and worldwide, as well as Levy Restaurants UK, to help create tailored and innovative food offers that suit their customers, creating menus that are of world class quality.”
James Boyle, Managing Director, Restaurant Associates said: “Restaurant Associates is committed to providing clients with the highest quality catering and services. Jason is a very special talent and the work we have done together over the last five years has been outstanding. Partnering again is a great way to show our clients, customers and our people that we’re dedicated to culinary excellence.”
Jason started out working alongside great chefs and helped to launch ‘Maze’ in London, then overseeing the opening of five more ‘Maze’ restaurants globally. His flagship restaurant ‘Pollen Street Social’ opened in April 2011 in Mayfair and was awarded a coveted Michelin star within just six months of opening. Since then The Social Company has grown to 17 restaurants globally, with locations including New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Dubai and Sydney (launching 2016), as well as several more award winning venues in London. Jason has also been awarded ‘Chef Of The Year’ by ‘Caterer and Hotelkeeper’.