Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire announces the appointment of James Dugan as its new Executive Chef heading up the kitchen brigade, following the earlier transfer of Cyrille Pannier to sister hotel Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.
James is re-joining the Four Seasons family having spent his early career as Demi Chef de Partie at Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane. The timing could not be more appropriate as this Valentine’s Day, Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire will be celebrating its tenth anniversary.
Dugan joins most recently from Stoke Place Hotel in Buckinghamshire. Prior to this he was executive sous chef at one of the most awaited re-openings in London, Hotel Café Royal. The previous six years were spent as executive head chef at Amberley Castle, West Sussex, where he gained 3 AA Rosettes within the first six months. Among his other accolades, James secured Michelin Stars at 36 on the Quay, Emsworth and Lindsay House, Soho where he worked alongside renowned chef Richard Corrigan. He has also worked with John Burton Race at the Landmark and Matthew Harris at Bibendum in London.
A native of Hampshire, this has helped inspire James’s love of British cooking and this passion for provenance will only flourish among the 500 acre (200 hectare) estate at Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire, which boasts its own Chef’s Patch, orchard, chickens and honey bees.
On the appointment Charlie Parker, General Manager says: “James’s skills and experience can only build on the success of our Hampshire ‘Field to Fork’ concept and further encourage the development of our wonderful dining experiences.”
