We are delighted to have tempted David Hammond across to Congham Hall from sister hotel Hunstrete House, to take up the role of Head Chef.
David grew up in Birmingham where he obtained an NVQ level 2 in catering and hospitality. He joined the von Essen collection in 2002, taking up position of Chef de Partie at the prestigious Ston Easton Park and was quickly promoted to Junior Sous Chef in 2003. By 2004 David had been offered the Junior Sous Chef’s position at the Elms Hotel in Worcester and after two successful years there, his skill recognised, he returned to Ston Easton Park as Sous Chef under Michael Parke.
David now continues to develop and shine, beating 26 award winning Chefs to scoop second place in the von Essen Chef of the Year competition in 2008. His natural progression in 2009 was to Head Chef of Hunstrete House and we at Congham Hall are thrilled to take on such an experienced, exacting and experimental master of modern British cuisine.
The Chef, David Hammond
