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Mark Sargeant
Birth Place:Kent, England
Style:Modern British
Education:West Kent College (1991)
Television:Saturday Kitchen
Saturday Cookbook
Hell's Kitchen (UK)
The F Word
Great British Menu
Prevrests:Morden & Lea
The Strand Dining Rooms
Oxwell & Co
The Swan at The Globe Theatre
The Swan
Foxtrot Oscar
The Warrington
The Devonshire
The Narrow
Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
Aubergine
Coast Restaurant
Chez Nico
Le Souffle Restaurant
Read's Restaurant
Boodle's Gentleman's Club
Rocksalt Folkestone
The Smokehouse Folkestone
Plum and Spilt Milk
The Duke William
Awards:Young Chef of the Year
National Chef of the Year
1 Michelin Star

Mark Sargeant (born August 1973) is an English chef and restaurateur from Larkfield, Kent.

Early life

Born in Kent,[1] Sargeant grew up in Larkfield, Kent and attended Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone. From an early age, Sargeant's interest in food and cooking grew strongly, leading to his first work experience cooking in the kitchens of the Larkfield Priory Hotel in 1988.

Career

Having graduated from West Kent College in 1991,[2] Sargeant landed his first professional job at Boodle's Gentleman's Club[3] in St James, London working with Keith Podmore in 1991. During his early years as a professional chef, Mark also worked at several respected restaurants including the role of chef de partie at Read's Restaurant[4] in Faversham. In 1994, Mark took up a position at Le Souffle Restaurant at the Hyde Park Hotel[5] for 18 months where he then moved onto Oliver Peyton's Coast restaurant in 1996. Within the same year, Mark Sargeant was awarded 'Young Chef of the Year'.[6]

Sargeant first worked with Gordon Ramsay at Aubergine in 1997[7] [8] [9] before spending three years as sous-chef at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea from 1998 to 2001,[8] gaining 3 Michelin Starred Awards also in 2001. He then opened the highly acclaimed Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's where he was chef de cuisine from 2001 to 2008, which earned a Michelin star in 2002.[8] At the time of his career at Claridges, Mark was awarded 'Chef of the Year' in 2002.[10]

He also oversaw the openings of the Gordon Ramsay Holdings pubs[11] including The Narrow, The Warrington, The Devonshire and The Foxtrot Oscar.[12] Throughout his time with Gordon Ramsay, Mark was responsible for all of his media activities and co-authored his 12 books,[13] wrote regular columns for the Times Magazine, Olive and BBC Good Food magazines, as well as assisting with the production of his television work both in the UK and abroad. After 13 years working under Ramsay, Sargeant resigned in November 2009 and joined The Swan Collection with The Swan in West Malling and The Swan at The Globe as Creative Director.[8]

In 2011 Mark joined Canteen as consultant chef.[14] June 2011 Mark Sargeant opened his first two solo projects in the coastal town of Folkestone in Kent, Rocksalt Restaurant and The Smokehouse Fish and Chips,[15] where he first became a restaurateur.[16] The opening of the two restaurants became part of the Regeneration Plan[17] [18] for Folkestone, and quickly became the hot spot destination for tourists and foodies alike. Rocksalt has since won a string of awards including 84th best restaurant in the Restaurant Magazine top 100 uk restaurants 2013, Best Restaurant in Kent 2014, 5th best restaurant by the sea in the Times magazine, 2 AA Rosettes and 4 AA stars for Rocksalt Rooms.

Mark's first cookbook was published in October 2011 "My Kind of Cooking" and is published by Quercus.

Sargeant was later approached in 2012 to create exclusive dishes for Royal Ascot where he developed five new dishes for the event.[19]

ITV produced flagship Saturday morning cookery show ‘Saturday Cookbook’ which premiered on 14 April 2012, presented by Mark Sargeant and Nadia Sawalha.

In 2013, Mark became Chef Director of Plum and Spilt Milk, located within the Great Northern Hotel.[20] [21] Sargeant also became involved with Oxwell & Co in Singapore, where he became Chef Director.

Sargeant became the Chef Director at The Strand Dining Rooms in 2015,[22] [23] helping to devise a brand new menu for the restaurant.

Mark's first establishment The Duke William[24] [25] a country pub situated in Ickham, Kent, was launched early 2015. Shortly after, Rooms at The Duke William opened to the public after a full refurbishment in the spring 2015.

June 2015 saw Mark open Morden & Lea[26] [27] [28] his first central London restaurant in Soho, serving a variety of modern and contemporary British dishes.

in February 2016 After an amicable agreement, Sargeant parted ways with Morden & Lea.[29]

In 2021 Mark decided to leave the Rocksalt Group and sold his minor stake (Rocksalt Restaurant and bar, The Smokehouse, The Wife of Bath, The Duke William Pub)

In August 2022, Mark opened his first solo restaurant as Chef Patron at the self-named Brasserie MS in Clifton Gardens, Folkestone. Art-deco in style with a classic French menu, Mark is taking inspiration from the great French chefs of the 90s and re-imagining these ideas for the modern day, in a relaxed and comfortable setting. The Brasserie MS achieved 2AA rosettes within ten weeks of opening.

Also in 2022, a jury in Tarrant County, Texas, USA ruled that Mark Sargeant did, in fact, sexually assault an American Airlines flight attendant while working in Germany[30] . Mr. Sargeant has not returned to the United States since the ruling.

Awards

Restaurants

Current restaurants

RestaurantLocationPosition
Plum & Spilt MilkGreat Northern Hotel, London, EnglandChef Director
GNH BarGreat Northern Hotel, London, EnglandChef Director
KIOSKKing's Cross station, London, EnglandChef Director

Previous restaurants

RestaurantLocationPosition
The Wife of BathWye, Kent, EnglandChef Director
The Waterleaf RestaurantReynolds Retreat, Borough Green, Kent, EnglandChef Director
Morden & LeaLondon, EnglandChef Director
The Strand Dining RoomsLondon, EnglandChef Director
Oxwell & CoSingaporeChef Director
CanteenLondonConsultant Chef
The Swan at The Globe Theatre Globe Theatre, LondonCreative Director
The SwanWest Malling, Kent, EnglandCreative Director
Foxtrot OscarChelsea, LondonChef de Cuisine
The WarringtonMaida Vale, LondonExecutive Chef
The DevonshireChiswick, LondonExecutive Chef
The NarrowLimehouse, LondonExecutive Chef
Gordon Ramsay at Claridge'sClaridge's Hotel, LondonChef de Cuisine
Restaurant Gordon RamsayClaridge's Hotel, LondonSous Chef
AubergineRoyal Hospital Road, Chelsea, LondonSous Chef
Oliver Peyton's Coast RestaurantMayfair LondonSous Chef
Chez NicoPark Lane, LondonSous Chef
Le Souffle RestaurantIntercontinental Hotel, Hyde Park Corner, LondonJunior Sous Chef
Read's RestaurantFaversham, KentChef de Partie
Boodle's Gentleman's ClubSt James, LondonSous Che
Rocksalt Restaurant & BarFolkestone, Kent, EnglandChef Director
Smokehouse Fish & ChipsFolkestone, Kent, EnglandChef Director
The Duke WilliamIckham, Kent, EnglandChef Director
The Radnor ArmsFolkestone, Kent, EnglandChef Director
The WoolpackWarehorne, Kent, EnglandChef Director
The Five BellsBrabourne, Kent, EnglandChef Director

Television appearances

Beat the chef (channel 4),(2019–present)

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carry on Sargeant. 3 October 2002. Caterer Search. 27 December 2008.
  2. Web site: Mark Sargeant. UKTV. The Good Food Channel. 23 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Kühn. Kerstin. Mark Sargeant - Talk of the town. The Caterer. July 2011. 23 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Mark Sargeant - Celebrity Chef. Lifestyle Food. T Media. 23 April 2015.
  5. Web site: Young National Chef Ambassador Gets Stuck into new Role. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085248/http://www.takestockmagazine.com/2013/05/young-national-chef/. dead. 18 May 2015. Take Stock. thefabl. 23 April 2015.
  6. Web site: The man with the plan. The Caterer. 23 April 2015.
  7. Web site: Saluting Mark Sargeant. Wine & Dine. WineandDine. 23 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100732/http://wineanddine.com.sg/?p=248. 18 May 2015.
  8. Web site: Eversham. Emma. Mark Sargeant resigns from Gordon Ramsay Holdings. BigHospitality. William Reed Business Media Ltd 2015. 27 April 2015.
  9. Web site: Mark Sargeant - I did it my way. Foodies. The Media Publishing Company Linmited. 23 April 2015.
  10. Web site: Afiya. Amanda. Sargeant crowned Knorr National Chef of the Year. The Caterer. 28 April 2015.
  11. Web site: Pint of merlot please barman. Imbibe.com. Imbibe Media Ltd. 28 April 2015.
  12. Web site: Kühn. Kerstin. Gordon Ramsay opens latest restaurant Foxtrot Oscar. The Caterer. 21 January 2008. 28 April 2015.
  13. Web site: Paskin. Becky. Mark Sargeant swaps Claridges for Ramsay TV career. Big Hospitality. William Read Business Media Ltd. 28 April 2015.
  14. Web site: Paskin. Becky. Mark Sargeant & Richard Edney join Canteen as consultants. BigHospitality. William Reed Business Media Ltd. 27 April 2015.
  15. Web site: Going it alone. KM Kent Online. 14 June 2011. KM Group. 28 April 2015.
  16. Web site: Paskin. Becky. Mark Sargeant releases Folkestone seafood restaurants details. BigHospitality. William Reed Business Media Ltd. 27 April 2015.
  17. Web site: Cox. Marijke. Ambitious Folkestone seafront development given the green light. Kentnews.co.uk. Archant. 28 April 2015.
  18. Web site: Rocksalt by Guy Hollaway Architects. dezeen magazine. 8 September 2011. Dezeen. 28 April 2015.
  19. Web site: Royal Ascot changes for 2012. Hospitality & Catering News. 29 February 2012. 28 April 2015.
  20. Web site: Lampe. Sarah-Jane. Chef mark Sargeant Returens to London joining Great Northern Hotel. Hotel Business. Aceville Publications Ltd. 27 April 2015.
  21. Web site: Eversham. Emma. Mark Sargeant joins Great Northern hotel as chef director. Bighospitality. William Reed Business Media Ltd 2015. 27 April 2015.
  22. Web site: Strand Dining Rooms hopes to revamp menu under mark Sargeant. Harden's. Harder's Limited. 27 April 2015.
  23. Web site: Hanly. Gavin. Mark Sargeant takes over The Strand Dining Rooms. Hot Dinners. 27 April 2015.
  24. Web site: Wingett. Mark. Ex-Gordon Ramsay head chef to open Kent Pub. the Publican's Morning Advertiser. William Reed Business media ltd. 27 April 2015.
  25. Web site: Eversham. Emma. Mark Sargeant: Duke William pub to be 'accessible to all'. BigHospitality. William Reed Business Media Ltd. 27 April 2015.
  26. Web site: Mark Sargeant to open Morden & Lea next month. The Staff Canteen. 29 June 2015.
  27. Web site: Aidin. Beatrice. Mark Sargeant's Morden & Lea opens. How To Spend It. 29 June 2015.
  28. Web site: Hanly. Catherine. Mark Sargeant to open Morden & Lea brasserie on Wardour Street. Hot Dinners. 29 June 2015.
  29. Web site: Mark Sargeant to leave Soho restaurant Morden. 20 January 2016.
  30. Web site: American Airlines Not Responsible for Celebrity Chef's Sexual Assault .