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Our People
Knowing about the people behind our food is as important to us as what’s on your plate. After all, we wouldn’t exist without these guys!
Michelin-starred Chef and co-founder Tommy Banks is the brains behind these menus, bringing his years of experience working in fine-dining to bring luxury menus to life at home.
Tommy comes from a strong farming background, and it’s this knowledge that gives him a unique understanding of food. His parents Tom and Anne still run the day-to-day of Oldstead Grange Farm, growing the menus for Made In Oldstead, The Black Swan and Roots. You’ll often see Tom out and about on his tractor, while it’s not uncommon to see Anne up at dawn, tending to the vibrant produce growing in our restaurant garden.
And if the produce doesn’t come straight to us, it’ll make its way to our production team – Richard & Chris – who work to preserve our ingredients from turning them into oils, sugars, and vinegars, or dehydrating, fermenting, or pickling them for us to use later. This means we can use them in truly unique ways, and throughout all the seasons.
And if Richard & Chris aren’t busy in the kitchen, they’re out on the land themselves, foraging from nature’s bounty.
Head Chef Tom leads our kitchen, bringing years of experience working alongside Tommy. He collaborates closely with our events chef, George — MasterChef finalist 2024 — and Max, our head of development and former chef at the Black Swan. Our talented brigade includes Rich, head of production; Adam, head of special production; Sean, head of pastry; and the rest of our incredible production team. In addition to creating our renowned food boxes, we cater to top-tier venues and events, ensuring our team is equipped to handle any project with expertise and creativity.
And what about all the amazing cocktails and wine, I hear you ask! You can thank James for that, Tommy’s brother, who heads up all drinks production across the business. This means he not only curates our incredible wine pairings (and is the brains behind Banks Brothers canned wine), but he is directly responsible for the delicious bottled cocktails we create.
And we of course can’t forget Jack the General Manager, Alex the Website & Administration Manager, Rachel in customer experience, Andrew in charge of our Delivery & Logistics, and Richard & Jak who is in charge of all things inventory. Our team works closely together to ensure everything runs smoothly.
And we’ve just touched the surface of all the incredible people that make Made In Oldstead what it is. Impressive, right?
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