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Thursday 2nd February 2023

Day 14 of 17

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John Williams MBE & Spencer Metzger

The Ritz

150 PICCADILLY, LONDON W1J 9BR

1 Michelin star

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John Williams MBE & Spencer Metzger

Joining The Ritz as Executive Chef in 2004, British born John Williams brought three decades of hospitality experience to the venerated kitchens of the legendary Piccadilly hotel. In 2008, John Williams received the ultimate accolade when he was awarded as MBE in the New Year’s Honour List by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his services to hospitality. A longstanding favourite with the Royal family, Williams catered for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s 70th and 80th birthday banquets as well as several private dinners for the Royal family at The Ritz and at Buckingham Palace. As Executive Chef at The Ritz, Williams is responsible for the menus in The Ritz Restaurant, The Palm Court, The Rivoli Bar, Room Service and the banqueting and private dining rooms. The recipient of a Royal Warrant for Banqueting and Catering Services from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, The Ritz was the first and only hotel to receive this prestigious accolade.

Head Chef at The Ritz London, Spencer is the second in command of a brigade of over 60 chefs at the hotel. Throughout his career, Spencer has competed in various competitions including the Young National Chef of the Year; The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ Annual Awards of Excellence (which he won); and in 2021 he was Awarded a Caterer Acorn Award, known as the 30 under 30, and recognised as one of their rising hospitality stars. Spencer won the prestigious Roux Scholarship 2019, and completed his three month internship prize at the three-star Frantzen restaurant in Stockholm at the start of 2020. Spencer has a true love for cooking food which is routed in classic foundations, elegant in style, and using the best of produce grown in a sustainable and ethical way.

Obsession Food Festival

Obsession first took place in 2001 and was created as a celebration of great food, wine and a meeting of friends, old and new.

From that first event, its size has grown but the ethos is still very much the same; a completely memorable culinary experience with some of the world’s most innovative chefs creating unique Obsession menus for guests to enjoy at Northcote.

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Thursday 2nd February 2023

Day 14 of 17

John Williams MBE & Spencer Metzger

The Ritz

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