ISSUE SPOTLIGHT: FOOD & BEVERAGE
HOTEL HOSTS GIN FESTIVAL
The Saracens Head Hotel is hosting its first Gin Fest in August. The event will feature more
than 20 gins as well as live music from Duncan Craven and a buffet to suit gins. Sales and events manager
Julie Ann Farley said: “We’re very excited to be launching our first Gin Fest. “We’re also thrilled to be
welcoming Duncan Craven who is a highly regarded performer. “His repertoire of uplifting
songs has been accrued from 60 years of popular music. He tailors his sets specifically for each audience. From popular tunes of the 1950s through to the present day, there is always something that appeals to any audience.” The event will take place
from 7pm on Friday 3 August. Tickets cost £15 and include a gin voucher Schweppes tonic.
Call: 01327 357782 Email:
events.saracenshead@oldeng
lishinns.co.uk
DISHAN BRINGS CULINARY DELIGHTS TO WICKSTEED
Guests at Wicksteed Park can enjoy fantastic food thanks to a new head chef who has worked in top hotels around the world. Dishan Perera, from Northampton, brings 32 years’ experience to the Kettering park and has joined after two years working as head chef at the two AA rosette restaurant at Woughton House – MGallery by Sofitel Milton Keynes. Before that
Dishan worked in other head chef roles and at four and five-star hotels in Pitlochry in Scotland, Dubai, Oman, Yemen, Bahrain and Sri Lanka.
five-star Metropolitan Beach & Resort, Dubai. Dishan has produced his own a
la carte menus in all the hotels where he has been a senior chef and is knowledgeable about different forms of cuisine, including English, French, Italian, Mexican, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Arabic and Sri Lankan. He said: “Cooking
‘COOKING
A MEAL IS ONE OF THE MOST PERSONAL AND INTIMATE THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR SOMEONE’
well. “When I started my Dishan is used to cooking for large
functions, which is perfect for Wicksteed Park’s Edwardian Pavilion, with its weddings and events. His biggest function was a 3,000
covers dinner buffet with 18 buffet stations and 36 kitchen staff at the
apprenticeship, I wanted to learn as much as I possibly could about the industry, so when I wasn’t cooking I was working in the hotel in other departments to get their perspective on the business. This has helped me throughout my career in my managerial positions.”
a meal is one of the most personal and intimate things you can do for someone, but it’s not just the
experience of the cooking I enjoying, it’s everything
behind the scenes as
Dishan Perera
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