Northcote has a new head chef. Following the departure of previous head chef Danny Young; Liam Rogers will step into the role, working underneath long-time executive chef and AYALA Female Chef of the Year 2023 winner, Lisa Goodwin-Allen.
Warrington-born Rogers grew up just down the road from Northcote, and he has already spent time working in some extremely prestigious kitchens. Previous to his new role at Northcote, Rogers was chef de partie at Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, and held a junior sous chef role at two Michelin-starred Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham. He was also a finalist on MasterChef: The Professionals in 2021, where he first met Goodwin-Allen in her role as a judge for the show.
‘Lisa is ultimately what attracted me to the role at Northcote,’ he says. ‘She is renowned for her fantastic training culture and is incredibly passionate about developing people and helping to create a path for their successful careers, this is something that’s really important to me.
‘The kitchen at Northcote is really impressive, I’m excited to be able to put everything I’ve learnt in my career so far into a head chef role and working with the great chefs within the team.’
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Goodwin-Allen also expressed her excitement about the appointment, saying: ‘Liam is a highly motivated individual with the drive and ambition to learn all skills required to succeed, which I spotted when he was on MasterChef - he stood out to me as someone who was very creative, focused and calm, which is the type of chef that I want in my kitchen.
‘I’m very excited for him to join my team and to see what the future has in store for Northcote,’ she added.
Northcote was ranked 19 in SquareMeal’s Top 100 UK Restaurants 2023 list, and has maintained a reputation as one of the best restaurants in the country, retaining its Michelin star for the last 26 years. Click the link for more of the best restaurants in the UK, as rated by us and our readers.