The Lowry Hotel Welcomes Ryan Naylor as Executive Head Chef
The Lowry Hotel, part of Rocco Forte Hotels, is pleased to announce the appointment of internationally acclaimed chef Ryan Murphy as new Executive Chef, with immediate effect.
American-born Ryan bring a wealth of culinary experience to the Lowry Hotel and the River Restaurant, having worked in several Michelin-starred restaurants in the US, Sweden and Austria.
Ryan began his illustrious career in his hometown of New York where during his studies; he worked at the renowned three-Michelin starred Daniel restaurant. From there, Ryan went his way through the ranks and spent time working with Alain Ducasse at Essex House and Jean-Georges Vongerichten at the Trump Tower.
After ten years, Ryan made the move to Europe where he spent time at the two Michelin-starred Schloss Velden in Austria and while at Ronnums, he was awarded a rising two star status from Michelin.
In 2009, Ryan relocated to the UK to take up a temporary position at the two-star Vineyard at Stockcross, before joining the opening team of The River Restaurant at The Savoy in London.
From June 2011, Ryan will be managing a team of 30 chefs in his position as Executive Head Chef of The Lowry Hotel where he will putting his own spin on the menus for The River Bar and Restaurant, private dining and all meetings and events.
Ryan’s style of cooking is to provide classic dishes created in a modern and stylish way, his philosophy is based on a “no nonsense” approach that only products in season should be offered on the menu for maximum flavour he believes in sourcing great quality ingredients and letting them sing.
Ryan comments “I am delighted to be joining the team at The Lowry Hotel, with so much great produce on our doorstep; I am looking forward to working with the farmers and suppliers to provide our customers with the best quality products. I believe a satisfying dining experience requires more than just successful pairings of flavours, I spend a lot of time thinking about the evolution of a meal and my menus are a culmination of that. In the end it’s all about the guest and what the guest wants, a job well done is the excitement in the face of our guests and the returning customer.”
The Lowry Hotel offers the very highest quality accommodation, facilities and services including 165 bedrooms (six riverside suites and the Charles Forte Suite), the glamorous River Restaurant and adjacent River Bar, the library, a relaxing spa and fitness centre and dedicated conference and banqueting floor.
Posted: Thursday 23rd June 2011
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About River Restaurant
Executive Chef Dave Ashton’s menu uses the best local and seasonal produce that the hotel is famous for and creating classic British dishes to a high standard. His favourite starters include pan fried scallops with scallop ceviche, peanut, lime and avocado and A5 Wagyu beef with celeriac remoulade, ponzu and wasabi dressing. Mains include wild line caught sea bass with cockle minestrone, courgette and basil puree. Meat lovers will be delighted to see a Rump of lamb Cheshire Farm lamb with lamb fat carrot, roast onion, braised rib and mint sauce. Our famous sharing dishes of Beef Wellington and our 42oz Cheshire Farm Tomahawk steak.
The adjoining River Bar and Terrace encapsulates The Lowry Hotel’s fun-loving spirit at the confluence of city life. Here you’ll find in the intimate, informal surroundings a quiet place to network, drink and kick-back with a perfectly mixed cocktail, club sandwich, salad, or more substantial dish from our menu. The cosy Library is tucked away at one end. Open until late, this is a place to enjoy our signature cocktails.
Here you will also find Manchester’s longest bar terrace — an open-air first-floor terrace for al fresco dining where you can enjoy a drink or meal from the bar or restaurant. Open year-round, The Terrace is perfect for summer afternoon get-togethers in this urban suntrap overlooking the River Irwell.
The bar and restaurant at The Lowry Hotel provide the perfect place to relax and enjoy good food and drink, offering breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner on a daily basis, with a great Chefs Choice Menu offering 2 courses for £19.95 and three courses for £24.95 and a three course Sunday lunch for £22.50. Our Afternoon Tea is available for £22.50 per person or upgrade to our Champagne Afternoon Tea for £33.00.
On Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons you will also be entertained with live pianist and singer Kimm.
The River Bar and Restaurant as you know it will be closing in July but don’t worry, we will be back in September with a brand-new restaurant and bar, during this time we will be serving, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner in our grand ballroom during this period.
Here is a short video of the preparation of the Watermelon dessert on this month's Chef Choice Menu.
