Chewton Glen's guest appearances

Chewton Glen

UK Wine Show

Humans of Hospitality

David Allen

Jancis Robinson

Simon Tam

Mark Lewis

Joel Peterson

Chris White

Isabelle Legeron

Rick Stein

Ian Edwards

Helen Browning

Jonathan Downey

Chris Powell

James Murray

Michael Evans

Jermaine Stone

OwlTail

Darren Venables

Unusually we recorded this one, with my golden retriever 'Jasper' whilst giving him a walk around a 130 acre country estate. But more importantly I was joined by Darren Venables, the Estate Manager at the Chewton Glen Hotel down in the New Forest in Hampshire.  Darren has been working at the Chewton Glen for over 30 years so really has seen a huge amount of change, and as far as the grounds are concerned has curated much of that himself. And our wide ranging conversation typifies the reason for setting up this podcast.  To shine a spotlight on what happens behind the scenes of hospitality.  So much that the public may never get to hear about, or even imagine is fundamentally supported by the hospitality trade.   Developing an orchard of 250 of the rarest trees in the country perhaps, or breeding your own Queen bees, or surveying wildlife on an annual basis, or attracting a wider species of birds into a habit for the first time in decades, to growing food for a cookery school, to planting xmas trees and so so much more.  I just hope conversations like these open your mind as to how much awesomeness the independent hospitality sector is responsible for.  And remember, where you decide to spend your cash, in supporting these genuinely small and hospitable businesses, really makes a difference to the type of world we are all going to live in.  Less dominated by bean counter international chains and more diverse and richer for humanity and the environment.  Find Darren on Instagram, twitter or visit the Chewton Glen website. 

Unusually we recorded this one, with my golden retriever 'Jasper' whilst giving him a walk around a 130 acre country estate. But more importantly I was joined by Darren Venables, the Estate Manager at the Chewton Glen Hotel down in the New Forest in Hampshire.  Darren has been working at the Chewton Glen for over 30 years so really has seen a huge amount of change, and as far as the grounds are concerned has curated much of that himself. And our wide ranging conversation typifies the reason for setting up this podcast.  To shine a spotlight on what happens behind the scenes of hospitality.  So much that the public may never get to hear about, or even imagine is fundamentally supported by the hospitality trade.   Developing an orchard of 250 of the rarest trees in the country perhaps, or breeding your own Queen bees, or surveying wildlife on an annual basis, or attracting a wider species of birds into a habit for the first time in decades, to growing food for a cookery school, to planting xmas trees and so so much more.  I just hope conversations like these open your mind as to how much awesomeness the independent hospitality sector is responsible for.  And remember, where you decide to spend your cash, in supporting these genuinely small and hospitable businesses, really makes a difference to the type of world we are all going to live in.  Less dominated by bean counter international chains and more diverse and richer for humanity and the environment.  Find Darren on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/darrenvenables/?hl=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DarrenVenables" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a> or visit the Chewton Glen <a href="https://www.chewtonglen.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>.

#128 Darren Venables - Estate Manager - Chewton Glen

Andrew Stembridge

in this Coronavirus special I'm catching up with Andrew, Executive Director of some incredible hotels under the Iconic Luxury Hotels group.  I first met  Andrew on this very only podcast a few months ago.   Since then so much has changed in both of our lives that I wanted to catch up and discuss how he and the business are navigating through the pandemic.  Initially it was thought that the country hotels may ride out the storm as guests looked for long term stays away from the city.  But soon all venues were closed, over 800 of the team are furloughed and Andrew is back to answering phones and walking the corridors of deserted venues. We discuss how this may end and what it will take to trade out the other side, as well as some of the fun ways they are keeping their team engaged during the extended shutdown.  Andrew is a calm and rational chap who shares some good perspectives on what all this means for both his business and the wider industry. 

in this Coronavirus special I'm catching up with Andrew, Executive Director of some incredible hotels under the Iconic Luxury Hotels group.  I first met <a href="https://humansofhospitality.co.uk/episode/061-andrew-stembridge-executive-director-of-iconic-luxury-hotels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Andrew</a> on this very only podcast a few months ago.   Since then so much has changed in both of our lives that I wanted to catch up and discuss how he and the business are navigating through the pandemic.  Initially it was thought that the country hotels may ride out the storm as guests looked for long term stays away from the city.  But soon all venues were closed, over 800 of the team are furloughed and Andrew is back to answering phones and walking the corridors of deserted venues. We discuss how this may end and what it will take to trade out the other side, as well as some of the fun ways they are keeping their team engaged during the extended shutdown.  Andrew is a calm and rational chap who shares some good perspectives on what all this means for both his business and the wider industry.

#076 CVIRUS SPECIAL - Andrew Stembridge - Chewton Glen

Oscar Malek

We chat about the Chewton Glen wine list and how its managed, with Oscar Malek their beverages manager.

Oscar Malek on the Chewton Glen wine list