Each year we hand-select a number of chefs and restaurants from around the UK and Europe to come and showcase their culinary feats at Peligoni. We know great food is important to our guests, and this has become a big part of holidaying with us. Across 10 weeks of the season you can experience a truly one-of-a-kind, foodie-inspired night, displaying kitchen creativity at its best. Each Guest Chef will host a long-table feast one evening, as well as being front and centre during our weekly food festival.
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Guest Chef Series
Jules & Steve Horrell
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Horrell & Horrell
PACE I: 19th-23rd May
Horrell & Horrell is a unique, intimate dining experience that feels like a gathering of old friends. Founders Jules & Steve will be cooking and hosting a long-table feast on Monday – an evening designed to bring PACE guests together. Keep an eye out for them again later in the week as they showcase their culinary skills during our food festival.
Palm Greens
PACE I: 19th-23rd May
PACE II: 6th-10th October
PACE III: 13th-17th October
Palm Greens is a plant-based kitchen founded by Kali and Memby Jago, driven by the belief that plant-based food should be exciting, accessible, and full of personality. Staying true to that philosophy, they’ve curated a selection of high-end salads, just for our PACE guests, which will be available in The Terraces restaurant across all three PACE weeks.
Ruben Dawnay
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Ruben’s Reubens
31st May-7th June
Ruben’s Reubens is a smokehouse deli that serves up barbecue meats and sumptuous sandwiches. Using seasonal ingredients, Ruben takes inspiration from traditional smokehouses, old NYC Jewish delicatessens, and the melting pot of the London food scene. On Tuesday evening Ruben will be using the freshest Greek produce to create a selection of sharing platters you won’t want to miss.
Nico Reynolds
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Lil Portie
7th-14th June
Nico marries Latin-American flavours with the roots of Jamaican cooking. He learned about Caribbean flavours from his grandmother, but matured as a chef while travelling in Latin America, becoming enchanted by the cuisine’s soul-warming simplicity. At Peligoni, Nico will be showcasing his menu during the long-table feast on Tuesday night.
Aaron Potter
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Wildflowers
14th-21st June
Aaron Potter is the chef and owner of Wildflowers, a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant and wine bar in Belgravia. Aaron brings a refined yet generous approach to every plate. His feasting menu on Wednesday evening will celebrate the best ingredients of early summer, cooked in the Wildflowers way – simple, unfussy, and delicious.
Selin Kiazim
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ESRA
21st-28th June
Selin Kiazim’s journey started in the kitchens of her mother and grandmother, and led to her much-lauded London restaurant Oklava. After moving to the Netherlands, she opened ESRA, where she cooks food full of flavour and Mediterranean generosity. In her Guest Chef spot on Wednesday evening, Selin will take inspiration from the local area around Peligoni.
Julie Lin
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GaGa
30th August-6th September
Chef, broadcaster and restaurant owner, Julie Lin pulls inspiration from her Malaysian-Scottish roots and is passionate about holding the door open for other women in the industry. Julie opened her first restaurant, GaGa, in Glasgow, which recently won a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Julie’s Peligoni menu on Tuesday evening will take inspiration from her new cookbook, Sama Sama.
Tas Gaitanos & Alex Large
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Brother Marcus
6th-13th September
Brother Marcus was founded in 2016 by Tasos Gaitanos and Alex Large. Using Tas’ family recipes, they offer a menu of Eastern Mediterranean-inspired plates, cocktails, and plenty of delicious Greek wine. While at The Club, Brother Marcus will host a signature long-table sharing feast on Tuesday evening – trust us, you’re going to want to try it all.
Andrew Clarke
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Acme Fire Cult
GATHER: 23rd-26th September
Acme Fire Cult is a live-fire concept from Andrew Clarke, born during the pandemic when restaurants could only operate outside. Desperate to cook again, he dusted off some old barbecue grills, lit the fires, and cooked for up to 1,200 people every weekend in a disused carpark in Hackney, East London. Andrew and his team will be closing out GATHER with an open-fire feast full of big, bold flavours.
Ben Lippett
GATHER: 23rd-26th September
Ben Lippett is a cook, food writer, and the founder of Dr Sting’s Hot Honey. Having spent years working at a spate of restaurants in the UK, USA and Australia, Ben made the leap to food media and writing. You’ll now find him hosting dinners, writing books, developing recipes, teaching techniques, and at the helm of How I Cook, a weekly newsletter providing a chef’s guide to seasonal home cooking. For GATHER’s opening night, Ben will produce a one-off menu highlighting some of the best creations from his latest book.
Danielle Heron
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OSMA
PACE II: 6th-10th October
Manchester chef Danielle Heron co-owns acclaimed neighbourhood restaurant, OSMA, with partner Sofie, and previously featured on BBC’s Great British Menu and MasterChef: The Professionals. At Peligoni, Dani will use ingredients from the surrounding hills to create a Wednesday-evening menu that’s fresh, creative, and packed with flavour.
Adam Thomas & George Uren
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Pit Kitchen
PACE III: 13th-17th October
Pit Kitchen pays homage to the Turkish classics with a few ‘cheffy’ twists, inspired by some East London gastronomic heroes. The vibe is unapologetically casual and the flavours are BIG, with food cooked over open fire and ever-changing menus. Expect punchy dishes at Wednesday’s long-table feast.
