Ben Mounsey has been appointed Head Chef at Thornton Hall Hotel

Thornton Hall hotel and spa has promoted Andrew Richards (pictured left) to executive chef and appointed Ben Mounsey (right) as head chef for its restaurant the Lawns. Mounsey joins the Lawns from Fraiche in Oxton, where he served as sous chef for just over two years. Prior to that he worked at the Lawns as a sous chef for two years and then embarked on a year-long culinary tour of the Far East. Mounsey has more than 12 years’ experience in the industry, having first started as a pot washer when he was 16, before working his way through the kitchen ranks.