Brown's Hotel

Rocco Forte’s Brown’s Hotel introduces New Restaurant Name
‘The Albemarle’New Executive Chef 'Lee Streeton' and
New Director of Food ‘Mark Hix’

Having recently celebrated its 170th Anniversary, Rocco Forte's Brown’s Hotel was not only the first ever hotel to open in London, but was also home to the first ever hotel restaurant.  To celebrate this, Brown’s Hotel is delighted to welcome its new Executive Chef Lee Streeton and new Director of Food Mark Hix and to announce the renaming of the restaurant as The Albemarle.

Formerly The Grill at Brown's Hotel, the newly-launched The Albemarle specialises in the finest quality British cooking.  Executive Chef Lee Streeton and Director of Food Mark Hix have created an outstanding menu featuring great British classics alongside many lighter fish and shellfish dishes - all using carefully sourced seasonal ingredients.

Guests can choose from starters such as Potted Morecambe Bay Shrimps; Romney Marsh Beetroot Salad with Golden Cross Goat’s Cheese; main courses include Roasted Scallops with Hedgerow Garlic and Dover Sole as well as unusual and traditional cuts of meat on the bone such as Galloway Sirloin and Aberdeenshire Fillet which have a remarkable depth of flavour and succulence. At lunch, the carving trolley also serves traditional roasts including Brymore Veal, Hay-Baked Leg of Lamb and Loomswood Farm Duck with Blood Orange Sauce.

Born in 1977, Lee’s career started at The Savoy Hotel, London before moving to Caprice Holdings.  Here Lee worked at both The Ivy and Le Caprice before moving to Villa Moda in Kuwait as Head Chef.  In 2004 Lee returned to Caprice Holdings as Head Chef for Daphne’s Restaurant until joining Rocco Forte's Brown's Hotel in December 2007.  Lee, originally from Dorset, is passionate about supporting British suppliers and he and Mark have gone to great lengths to source some of the finest seasonal ingredients from all over the British Isles. 

To complement the extensive menu, Brown’s Hotel’s sommelier has sourced a comprehensive list of over 400 wines, as well as a fine selection of aperitifs, spirits and liqueurs. 

Design and Décor
With its beautiful wood panelling, vaulted ceiling and elegant green banquettes designed by the leading French designer Philippe Hurel, The Albemarle, an 80 cover restaurant, sets a new standard in glamorous, informal hotel dining.

A new collection of photographic images by Hubertus von Hohenlohe adorn the walls.  Sir Rocco Forte first noticed Hohenlohe’s photographs at an exhibition he was holding at Rocco Forte’s Villa Kennedy and it was there that he commissioned him to travel to London to create a unique series of photographs for The Albemarle, all over one weekend.  Hohenlohe, a Liechtenstein and Mexican citizen, is present in each of his photographs and he believes in capturing the wonderful colours and excitement that each place offers and everything within these photographs is real – they are not staged or digitally enhanced. 

“Life is colourful enough without having to add anything” Hohenlohe believes, echoing Lee’s feelings about the finest English produce.

The Albemarle - Opening hours

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For further press information, please contact:
Nina Colls, Director of Communications
Tel: 020 7518 4169
Email: ncolls@roccofortecollection.com

Brown’s Hotel, Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4BP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7493 6020 Fax: +44 (0)20 7518 4064 
Website: www.roccofortecollection.com
 

NOTES FOR EDITORS:

The Rocco Forte Suite Experience is the first of five new products soon to be available in each hotel in the collection – family, weekend, conference & incentive and weddings & honeymoon packages will soon follow.

The Rocco Forte Collection comprises:
- Hotel de Russie, Rome
- Hotel Savoy, Florence
- The Balmoral, Edinburgh
- The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
- Hotel Astoria, St Petersburg
- Hotel Amigo, Brussels
- Brown’s Hotel, London
- Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt
- Hotel de Rome, Berlin
- Le Richemond, Geneva
- The Charles Hotel, Munich

Future openings: 
The Augustine, Prague - 2008
Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily – 2009
Marrakech – 2010
Abu Dhabi – 2010
Jeddah - 2010

For further information and online reservations, please visit The Rocco Forte Collection website: www.roccofortecollection.com.