Andreas Antona

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Andreas Antona
BornSeptember 1957 (1957-09) (age 64)
Cuckfield, West Sussex
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
  • Simpsons
    The Cross
    Purecraft Bar & Kitchen
Websitewww.simpsonsrestaurant.co.uk
Simpson's restaurant in Edgbaston

Andreas Antona (born in September 1957) is a Greek-Cypriot, British chef and restaurateur. Now the Chef-Patron, and owner, of Simpsons, one of Birmingham's four Michelin starred restaurants, and The Cross in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. Antona was a mentor to several other successful Birmingham chefs early in their careers, including Glynn Purnell, and , and has been described in The Times as "the godfather of modern Birmingham food".[1]

Antona was born in Cuckfield, West Sussex to a Greek-Cypriot family, and was brought up in Chiswick, London.[2] He trained initially at Ealing Technical College, after which he spent six years working in hotels in Germany and Switzerland - before working under Anton Mosimann at The Dorchester and at the Ritz Hotel.[2] From 1987 he spent three years as Head Chef at Birmingham's Plough and Harrow Hotel, at a time when its restaurant was among the finest in the Midlands.[3]

Antona originally opened Simpsons in Kenilworth, Warwickshire in September 1993, the restaurant's name being taken from that of the chemists shop owned by his father-in-law that used to occupy the property.[3] Simpsons was awarded a Michelin Star in 1999 and moved to a grade II-listed Georgian villa in Edgbaston, Birmingham in 2004, by which time it had built a European-wide reputation.[4]

Since then, Antona has opened a second restaurant in Kenilworth, The Cross, which was awarded a Michelin Star in 2014 just shortly after opening.[5] Andreas is now part of the team behind Pure Bar & Kitchen in Birmingham.

References[]

  1. ^ Renton, Alex (6 February 2009). "The foodie revolution in Birmingham". The Times. News International Limited.
  2. ^ a b "From the med to the midlands". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. Reed Business Information. 26 July 2001. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b Binns, Richard (2004), D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers (a Midlands culinary epic!) (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2012, retrieved 17 December 2011
  4. ^ Wood, Joanna (29 October 2004). "New start for Simpsons". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  5. ^ Rodger, James (17 September 2015). "The Cross at Kenilworth retains Michelin star in 2016 guide". coventrytelegraph. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

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