Richie Herkes

Richie trained for five years at the Montague Arms hotel in The New Forest under a Michelin starred chef named John Mann. He then worked his way up through the ranks to become the youngest sous chef in the hotel's history, gaining NVQ levels 2&3 in kitchen & larder and NVQ Level 3 in kitchen management.

Richie moved to Llangoed Hall and became Head Chef, where he and his brigade gained 2 rosettes. It was at this time that he was introduced to Jan and Pierre Mifsud, who own our sister hotel The Lake Country House in Llangammarch Wells. They had recently purchased Northcote Manor and were keen to get Richie involved, where he has know been for the past five years as Head chef.

Richie has a team of four including Russell Stach, his sous chef and Will Taurines. Both Russell and Will have been at Northcote for over three years. The team is working hard on gaining it's third rosette from the AA. If you wold like to become part of this young energetic team, please forward your CV to Cheryl King.

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