Apsleys, a Heinz Beck Restaurant announces new executive chef (United Kingdom)
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Apsleys, a Heinz Beck Restaurant announces new executive chef (United Kingdom)
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2012-06-07
The Lanesborough and Heinz Beck are delighted to announce that Beck’s protégée and number two at Three Michelin starred La Pergola in Rome, Heros De Agostinis, has taken over the reins of Apsleys, a Heinz Beck Restaurant in London.
Heros started his culinary career with an internship at Beck’s Three Michelin starred La Pergola in Rome in 1995 and has worked for some of the world’s most impressive chefs, including Three Michelin starred Heinz Winkler and Marc Veyrat. In addition, he ran the kitchens at Hotel Zirmerhorf in Italy, where he was Chef de Cuisine, and both Hotel Kempinski in both Indonesia and Slovenia, where he served as Executive Chef. He returned to La Pergola in 2009 and has spent the last three years as Beck’s culinary right hand man.
Beck will continue spending much of his time in London, overseeing the work in the kitchens of Apsleys and working closely with Heros and the rest of his handpicked brigade of chefs, the majority of whom have worked for him for many years.
About The Lanesborough
Opened in September 2009, in London’s iconic hotel The Lanesborough, Apsleys, a Heinz Beck Restaurant is the first restaurant outside Italy created by internationally renowned chef, Heinz Beck. Holder of three Michelin stars at La Pergola in Rome, Beck soon earned the restaurant its own Michelin Star, when in February 2010 it became the fastest London establishment to be bestowed with the award.
Beck has created a menu that focuses on lighter Mediterranean-inspired dishes and is concerned with keeping dishes healthy and as approachable as they are exciting. The menu is traditionally Italian with antipasti, soup, pasta, meat and fish main courses as well as desserts. Signature dishes include ‘Seabass Cannolo with celery and melon’, ‘Black cod with chickpeas’, ‘Slow braised veal cheek with apple puree and Jerusalem artichokes’, and the magnificent Carbonara Fagotelli of melt-in-the-mouth pasta parcels. At lunchtime, Apsleys' ‘Menu del Giorno’ is a popular choice, while Beck’s seven course tasting menu is ideal for celebratory dinners. The wine list has enormous depth and includes some of the rarest vintages in the world. The creativity and luxury of the menu combines perfectly with the grandeur of The Lanesborough creating an experience that is perfect for both a formal business meal and relaxed social dining paired with exemplary service reflecting the unrivalled world-renowned offering of the hotel.
Apsleys’ stunning Venetian-style dining room, with its glass roof and plush upholstery, is one of London’s most beautiful dining spaces, an elegant setting for any occasion. Designer Adam Tihany was enlisted to transform The Lanesborough’s grand dining room, resulting in a handsome, restrained art deco interior featuring breathtaking chandeliers. The company has been responsible for the design of some of the world’s most famous restaurants including Le Cirque, Jean-Georges and Per Se in New York and The French Laundry in California. Apsleys has two private dining rooms and two wine tasting rooms which offer an impressive variety of wines, many of which are available by the glass.
The Lanesborough has long enjoyed its status as one of the world’s most luxurious and lauded hotels and the involvement of Heinz Beck at Apsleys has only furthered this enviable reputation.
With its enviable location, situated on the borders of Knightsbridge and Belgravia, in the heart of London and with panoramic views of Hyde Park, The Lanesborough has long been considered one of the world’s most luxurious hotels. Its elegant surroundings, exquisite cuisine, unsurpassed attention to detail and world-renowned service are second to none.
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