Chef Tom Booton, 26, who started his career when he was only 15, will run The Grill at The Dorchester, beating the record of his famous predecessor Anton Mosimann, who was 28 when he was made maitre chef de cuisines in 1975.
Booton previously ran the kitchen at The Westbury in Mayfair and was hired after The Dorchester’s general manager Robert Whitfield ate there before Christmas and asked to meet the head chef.
Mr Booton will run a team of about 15 chefs at the luxury institution, which opened in 1931. The son of an Army captain and an NHS nurse, he is the latest in a growing number of chefs in their twenties running major London restaurants.
He said he wanted to make The Grill more accessible and modern. New dishes being planned include lobster thermidor tart, and native-breed ribeye, maytake mushroom ketchup, creamed spinach and bone marrow mash.
Other innovations will include a rotisserie mainly dedicated to vegetables and a pudding bar where diners will be able to sit after their main courses.
The Dorchester London is owned and managed by The Dorchester Collection, one of the world’s finest luxury hotel groups which also includes other iconic properties such as Plaza Athenee and Le Meurice in Paris or Bel-Air and Beverly Hills Hotel in L.A.
Tom Booton takes the reigns at The Grill at The Dorchester ( Alex Lentati )
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