Kew Village restaurant Hawthorn to open in February
Joshua Hunter, who will be running the kitchen as chef, has been classically trained with 13 years of experience cooking in Michelin-star restaurants such as Kitchen W8
Co-owners Joshua Hunter and Patra Panas have announced that their refined neighbourhood restaurant, Hawthorn, will be opening on Wednesday 1 February in Kew Village, Richmond.
Hawthorn, which will have 60 covers and serve lunch and dinner from Tuesday to Saturday, will also have a full team of 15 staff.
According to the owners, the restaurant will draw on the “considerable” expertise of both of their wealth of knowledge in the hospitality industry to offer elegance and produce “what you wouldn’t typically expect from a local neighbourhood restaurant”.
Hunter, who will be running the kitchen as chef, has been classically trained with 13 years of experience cooking in Michelin-star restaurants such as Kitchen W8, Murano by Angela Hartnett and La Trompette.
Meanwhile, Panas will oversee the front of house operations, following her background managing renowned establishments including The Athenaeum private members club and Michelin-star La Trompette, as well as The Glasshouse, the former restaurant site Hawthorn is located on.
In addition, the space that the venue will inhabit has undergone an “extensive” refurbishment, designed to appeal to destination diners from Kew and Richmond, as well as across West London and Surrey.
Hunter said: “My vision for the food at Hawthorn is simply to cook food people really want to eat. We’re incredibly lucky to be supported by some of the best suppliers in the UK such as Huntsham Court Farm in the Wye Valley and Flying Fish seafoods in Cornwall, offering us access to wonderful quality produce. If we can utilise that in a way that brings a moment of great joy to our guests, then I’ll feel that we’ve done our job well.”
Panas added: “I’m thrilled to be bringing a new destination restaurant to the residents of Kew Village. It’s a stunning location and a wonderful neighbourhood – there’s been so much interest from the locals popping in to see how the renovations are going and I can’t wait to welcome them.
“We want guests to feel they’re being served great food with friendly, warm and elegant service.”