The Pallant The Restaurant
All those who are looking forward to coming to view the amazing works of art at Pallant House Gallery, have now got the opportunity to excite their taste buds as well. The Gallery now has a restaurant, called, not surprisingly, The Pallant. The Restaurant The Pallant will be open to the public whenever the Gallery is open, serving morning coffee and light eats, a contemporary lunchtime menu, using local suppliers and a traditional afternoon tea menu, with a modern slant. In the summer months, visitors to the Gallery can soak up the rays in the newly landscaped garden, with views of the back of Pallant House and the new gallery, while enjoying their meal. The Pallant will be available for private parties in the evening, while the Gallery itself can be hired for larger events. The Boss The moving force behind this new venture is Peter Combes, who has had many, many years experience running his own company providing outside catering and event organising for both private and corporate clients. His company regularly organises events for private clients who want small, top-quality, intimate dinner parties, for the bride’s mother who wants ‘something special’ for her daughter’s wedding reception, or for the company reception, entertainment and dinner for a couple of thousand. He will put all that experience into motivating a young, but extremely keen, team who have just been appointed to make The Pallant the place to go in Chichester.
The Manager We are very pleased to appoint Lindsey Mellor as manager of The Pallant. She has had lots of experience in a management capacity, nearly all of it in the catering world. As well as her undoubted experience, despite having to cope with a ‘The Apprentice’-style selection process, she impressed us with how eager she was to get started and she obviously can’t wait to get the show on the road. The Chef Jonathan Ward is a young thrusting chef who is very much a local boy. After leaving Chichester High School he has had various appointments in his climb up the ladder of experience even the ‘experience’ of working for Gordon Ramsay! We all look forward to enjoying his artistic culinary creations.
Patrick Caulfield, Reserved Table, 2000 Wilson Gift through The Art Fund, © Patrick Caulfield
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