Mark Sargeant
{{Short description|English chef and restaurateur}}
{{For|the Australian rugby player and manager|Mark Sargent}}
{{third-party|date=December 2012}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox chef
|name = Mark Sargeant
|image = Mark Sargeant
|caption =
|birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1973|8}}
|birth_place = Kent, England
|death_date =
|death_place =
|style = Modern British
|education = West Kent College (1991)
|restaurants =
|television = Saturday Kitchen
Saturday Cookbook
Hell's Kitchen (UK)
The F Word
Great British Menu
|prevrests = Morden & Lea
The Strand Dining Rooms
Oxwell & Co
The Swan at The Globe Theatre
The Swan
Foxtrot Oscar
The Warrington
The Devonshire
The Narrow
Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay{{Rating|3|3}}
Aubergine{{Rating|2|3}}
Coast Restaurant
Chez Nico
Le Souffle Restaurant
Read's Restaurant
Boodle's Gentleman's Club
Rocksalt Folkestone
The Smokehouse Folkestone
Plum and Spilt Milk
The Duke William
|awards = Young Chef of the Year
National Chef of the Year
1 Michelin Star
| website = {{URL|http://marksargeant.net/}}
| married to =
}}
Mark Sargeant (born August 1973) is an English chef and restaurateur from Larkfield, Kent.
Early life
Born in Kent,{{cite web|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2002/10/03/45137/carry-on-sargeant.html|title=Carry on Sargeant|date=3 October 2002|publisher=Caterer Search|access-date=27 December 2008}} Sargeant grew up in Larkfield, Kent and attended Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone. From an early age, Sargeant's interest in food and cooking grew strongly, leading to his first work experience cooking in the kitchens of the Larkfield Priory Hotel in 1988.
Career
Having graduated from West Kent College in 1991,{{cite web|title=Mark Sargeant|url=http://uktv.co.uk/food/chef/aid/586289|website=UKTV|publisher=The Good Food Channel|access-date=23 April 2015}} Sargeant landed his first professional job at Boodle's Gentleman's Club{{cite web|last1=Kühn|first1=Kerstin|title=Mark Sargeant - Talk of the town|url=https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/339110/mark-sargeant-talk-of-the-town|website=The Caterer|date=July 2011|access-date=23 April 2015}} in St James, London working with Keith Podmore in 1991. During his early years as a professional chef, Mark also worked at several respected restaurants including the role of chef de partie at Read's Restaurant{{cite web|title=Mark Sargeant - Celebrity Chef|url=http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/chefs/marksargeant/|website=Lifestyle Food|publisher=T Media|access-date=23 April 2015}} in Faversham. In 1994, Mark took up a position at Le Souffle Restaurant at the Hyde Park Hotel{{cite web|title=Young National Chef Ambassador Gets Stuck into new Role|url=http://www.takestockmagazine.com/2013/05/young-national-chef/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085248/http://www.takestockmagazine.com/2013/05/young-national-chef/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 May 2015|website=Take Stock|publisher=thefabl|access-date=23 April 2015}} for 18 months where he then moved onto Oliver Peyton's Coast restaurant in 1996. Within the same year, Mark Sargeant was awarded 'Young Chef of the Year'.{{cite web|title=The man with the plan|url=https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/11281/the-man-with-the-plan|website=The Caterer|access-date=23 April 2015}}
Sargeant first worked with Gordon Ramsay at Aubergine in 1997{{cite web|title=Saluting Mark Sargeant|url=http://wineanddine.com.sg/?p=248|website=Wine & Dine|publisher=WineandDine|access-date=23 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100732/http://wineanddine.com.sg/?p=248|archive-date=18 May 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Eversham|first1=Emma|title=Mark Sargeant resigns from Gordon Ramsay Holdings|url=http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/People/Mark-Sargeant-resigns-from-Gordon-Ramsay-Holdings|website=BigHospitality|date=20 November 2009 |publisher=William Reed Business Media Ltd 2015|access-date=27 April 2015}}{{cite web|title=Mark Sargeant - I did it my way|url=http://www.foodies-magazine.co.uk/mark-sargeant/|website=Foodies|publisher=The Media Publishing Company Linmited|access-date=23 April 2015}} before spending three years as sous-chef at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea from 1998 to 2001, gaining 3 Michelin Starred Awards also in 2001. He then opened the highly acclaimed Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's where he was chef de cuisine from 2001 to 2008, which earned a Michelin star in 2002. At the time of his career at Claridges, Mark was awarded 'Chef of the Year' in 2002.{{cite web|last1=Afiya|first1=Amanda|title=Sargeant crowned Knorr National Chef of the Year|url=https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/44879|website=The Caterer|access-date=28 April 2015}}
He also oversaw the openings of the Gordon Ramsay Holdings pubs{{cite web|title=Pint of merlot please barman|url=http://imbibe.com/feature/pint-of-merlot-please-barman/6382|website=Imbibe.com|publisher=Imbibe Media Ltd|access-date=28 April 2015}} including The Narrow, The Warrington, The Devonshire and The Foxtrot Oscar.{{cite web|last1=Kühn|first1=Kerstin|title=Gordon Ramsay opens latest restaurant Foxtrot Oscar|url=https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/318415/gordon-ramsay-opens-latest-restaurant-foxtrot-oscar|website=The Caterer|date=21 January 2008|access-date=28 April 2015}} Throughout his time with Gordon Ramsay, Mark was responsible for all of his media activities and co-authored his 12 books,{{cite web|last1=Paskin|first1=Becky|title=Mark Sargeant swaps Claridges for Ramsay TV career|url=http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/People/Mark-Sargeant-swaps-Claridges-for-Ramsay-TV-career|website=Big Hospitality|publisher=William Read Business Media Ltd|access-date=28 April 2015}} wrote regular columns for the Times Magazine, Olive and BBC Good Food magazines, as well as assisting with the production of his television work both in the UK and abroad. After 13 years working under Ramsay, Sargeant resigned in November 2009 and joined The Swan Collection with The Swan in West Malling and The Swan at The Globe as Creative Director.
In 2011, Mark joined Canteen as consultant chef.{{cite web|last1=Paskin|first1=Becky|title=Mark Sargeant & Richard Edney join Canteen as consultants|url=http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/People/Mark-Sargeant-Richard-Edney-join-Canteen-as-consultants|website=BigHospitality|publisher=William Reed Business Media Ltd|access-date=27 April 2015}} June 2011, Mark Sargeant opened his first two solo projects in the coastal town of Folkestone in Kent, Rocksalt Restaurant and The Smokehouse Fish and Chips,{{cite web|title=Going it alone|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/going-it-alone-a74169/|website=KM Kent Online|date=14 June 2011|publisher=KM Group|access-date=28 April 2015}} where he first became a restaurateur.{{cite web|last1=Paskin|first1=Becky|title=Mark Sargeant releases Folkestone seafood restaurants details|url=http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Venues/Mark-Sargeant-releases-Folkestone-seafood-restaurant-details|website=BigHospitality|publisher=William Reed Business Media Ltd|access-date=27 April 2015}} The opening of the two restaurants became part of the Regeneration Plan{{cite web|last1=Cox|first1=Marijke|title=Ambitious Folkestone seafront development given the green light|url=http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/ambitious_folkestone_seafront_development_given_the_green_light_1_2311799|website=Kentnews.co.uk|publisher=Archant|access-date=28 April 2015}}{{cite web|title=Rocksalt by Guy Hollaway Architects|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2011/09/08/rocksalt-by-guy-holloway-architects/|website=dezeen magazine|date=8 September 2011|publisher=Dezeen|access-date=28 April 2015}} for Folkestone, and quickly became the hot spot destination for tourists and foodies alike. Rocksalt has since won a string of awards including 84th best restaurant in the Restaurant Magazine top 100 uk restaurants 2013, Best Restaurant in Kent 2014, 5th best restaurant by the sea in the Times magazine, 2 AA Rosettes and 4 AA stars for Rocksalt Rooms.
Mark's first cookbook was published in October 2011 "My Kind of Cooking" and is published by Quercus.
Sargeant was later approached in 2012 to create exclusive dishes for Royal Ascot where he developed five new dishes for the event.{{cite web|title=Royal Ascot changes for 2012|url=http://www.hospitalityandcateringnews.com/2012/02/royal-ascot-changes-for-2012/|website=Hospitality & Catering News|date=29 February 2012|access-date=28 April 2015}}
ITV produced flagship Saturday morning cookery show ‘Saturday Cookbook’ which premiered on 14 April 2012, presented by Mark Sargeant and Nadia Sawalha.
In 2013, Mark became Chef Director of Plum and Spilt Milk, located within the Great Northern Hotel.{{cite web|last1=Lampe|first1=Sarah-Jane|title=Chef mark Sargeant Returens to London joining Great Northern Hotel|url=http://www.hotel-magazine.co.uk/chef-mark-sargeant-returns-to-london-joining-the-great-northern-hotel|website=Hotel Business|publisher=Aceville Publications Ltd|access-date=27 April 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Eversham|first1=Emma|title=Mark Sargeant joins Great Northern hotel as chef director|url=http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/People/Mark-Sargeant-joins-Great-Northern-Hotel-as-chef-director|website=Bighospitality|date=22 April 2013 |publisher=William Reed Business Media Ltd 2015|access-date=27 April 2015}} Sargeant also became involved with Oxwell & Co in Singapore, where he became Chef Director.
Sargeant became the Chef Director at The Strand Dining Rooms in 2015,{{cite web|title=Strand Dining Rooms hopes to revamp menu under mark Sargeant|url=http://www.hardens.com/uk-london/25-03-2015/strand-dining-rooms-to-open-7-july/|website=Harden's|publisher=Harder's Limited|access-date=27 April 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Hanly|first1=Gavin|title=Mark Sargeant takes over The Strand Dining Rooms|url=http://www.hot-dinners.com/Gastroblog/Latest-news/mark-sargeant-takes-over-strand-dining-rooms|website=Hot Dinners|date=30 March 2015 |access-date=27 April 2015}} helping to devise a brand new menu for the restaurant.
Mark's first establishment The Duke William{{cite web|last1=Wingett|first1=Mark|title=Ex-Gordon Ramsay head chef to open Kent Pub|url=http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Operators/Other-operators/Gordon-Ramsay-Claridge-s-restaurant-Mark-Sargeant-Kent-pub-2015|website=the Publican's Morning Advertiser|date=13 March 2015 |publisher=William Reed Business media ltd|access-date=27 April 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Eversham|first1=Emma|title=Mark Sargeant: Duke William pub to be 'accessible to all'|url=http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/Mark-Sargeant-pub-preview|website=BigHospitality|date=14 April 2015 |publisher=William Reed Business Media Ltd|access-date=27 April 2015}} a country pub situated in Ickham, Kent, was launched early 2015. Shortly after, Rooms at The Duke William opened to the public after a full refurbishment in the spring 2015.
June 2015 saw Mark open Morden & Lea{{cite web|title=Mark Sargeant to open Morden & Lea next month|url=http://www.thestaffcanteen.com/news/mark-sargeant-to-open-morden-lea-next-month|website=The Staff Canteen|access-date=29 June 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Aidin|first1=Beatrice|title=Mark Sargeant's Morden & Lea opens|url=http://howtospendit.ft.com/food/85451-mark-sargeants-morden-and-lea-opens|website=How To Spend It|access-date=29 June 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Hanly|first1=Catherine|title=Mark Sargeant to open Morden & Lea brasserie on Wardour Street|url=http://www.hot-dinners.com/Gastroblog/Latest-news/mark-sargeant-to-open-morden-lea-brasserie-on-wardour-street|website=Hot Dinners|date=11 May 2015 |access-date=29 June 2015}} his first central London restaurant in Soho, serving a variety of modern and contemporary British dishes.
In February 2016, after an amicable agreement, Sargeant parted ways with Morden & Lea.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/364627/mark-sargeant-to-leave-soho-restaurant-morden-lea-in-february|title = Mark Sargeant to leave Soho restaurant Morden|date = 20 January 2016}}
In 2021, Mark decided to leave the Rocksalt Group and sold his minor stake (Rocksalt Restaurant and bar, The Smokehouse, The Wife of Bath, The Duke William Pub)
In August 2022, Mark opened his first solo restaurant as Chef Patron at the self-named Brasserie MS in Clifton Gardens, Folkestone. Art-deco in style with a classic French menu, Mark is taking inspiration from the great French chefs of the 90s and re-imagining these ideas for the modern day, in a relaxed and comfortable setting. The Brasserie MS achieved 2AA rosettes within ten weeks of opening.
Awards
- Young Chef of the Year - 1996
- Chef of the Year - 2002
Restaurants
= Current restaurants =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Restaurant
! Location ! Position |
|---|
| Plum & Spilt Milk
| Great Northern Hotel, London, England | style="text-align: center;" | Chef Director |
| GNH Bar
| Great Northern Hotel, London, England | style="text-align: center;" | Chef Director |
| KIOSK
| King's Cross station, London, England | style="text-align: center;" | Chef Director |
= Previous restaurants =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Restaurant
! Location ! Position |
|---|
| The Wife of Bath
| Wye, Kent, England | style="text-align: center;" | Chef Director |
| The Waterleaf Restaurant
| Reynolds Retreat, Borough Green, Kent, England | style="text-align: center;" | Chef Director |
| Morden & Lea
| London, England | style="text-align: center;" | Chef Director |
| The Strand Dining Rooms
| London, England | style="text-align: center;" | Chef Director |
| Oxwell & Co
| Singapore | style="text-align: center;" | Chef Director |
| Canteen
| London | style="text-align: center;" | Consultant Chef |
| The Swan at The Globe Theatre
| Globe Theatre, London | style="text-align: center;" | Creative Director |
| The Swan
| West Malling, Kent, England | style="text-align: center;" | Creative Director |
| Foxtrot Oscar
| Chelsea, London | style="text-align: center;" | Chef de Cuisine |
| The Warrington
| Maida Vale, London | style="text-align: center;" | Executive Chef |
| The Devonshire
| Chiswick, London | style="text-align: center;" | Executive Chef |
| The Narrow
| Limehouse, London | style="text-align: center;" | Executive Chef |
| Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's
| Claridge's Hotel, London | style="text-align: center;" | Chef de Cuisine |
| Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
| Claridge's Hotel, London | style="text-align: center;" | Sous Chef |
| Aubergine
| Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London | style="text-align: center;" | Sous Chef |
| Oliver Peyton's Coast Restaurant
| Mayfair London | style="text-align: center;" | Sous Chef |
| Chez Nico
| Park Lane, London | style="text-align: center;" | Sous Chef |
| Le Souffle Restaurant
| Intercontinental Hotel, Hyde Park Corner, London | style="text-align: center;" |Junior Sous Chef |
| Read's Restaurant
| Faversham, Kent | style="text-align: center;" | Chef de Partie |
| Boodle's Gentleman's Club
| St James, London | style="text-align: center;" | Sous Che |
| Rocksalt Restaurant & Bar
|Folkestone, Kent, England |Chef Director |
| Smokehouse Fish & Chips
|Folkestone, Kent, England |Chef Director |
| The Duke William
|Ickham, Kent, England |Chef Director |
| The Radnor Arms
|Folkestone, Kent, England |Chef Director |
| The Woolpack
|Warehorne, Kent, England |Chef Director |
| The Five Bells
|Brabourne, Kent, England |Chef Director |
Television appearances
- Boiling Point (5-part documentary) (Channel 4, 1998)
- Beyond Boiling Point (6-part documentary) (Channel 4, 2000)
- Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (Channel 4, 2004–present)
- Hell's Kitchen (UK) (ITV, 2004)
- The F Word (Channel 4, 2005–2010)
- Great British Menu (BBC Two, 2009), representing London and South East, losing to Tristan Welch in heats
- This Morning (ITV,2013)
- Cooks Questions' (Channel 4,2014)
- Saturday Kitchen (BBC One, 2005–present)
- Saturday Cookbook (ITV, 2012)
Beat the chef (channel 4),(2019–present)
Bibliography
- Gordon Ramsay's Just Desserts (2001), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, {{ISBN|978-1902757193}}
- Gordon Ramsay's Secret's (2003), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, {{ISBN|978-1844000371}}
- Gordon Ramsay Makes it Easy (2005), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, {{ISBN|978-1844001163}}
- Gordon Ramsay's Sunday Lunch (2006), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, {{ISBN|978-1844002801}}
- Gordon Ramsay's 3 Star Chef (2008), Key Porter Books, {{ISBN|978-1554700905}}
- Cooking for Friends:Food from My Table (Gordon Ramsay),(2008), HarperCollins, {{ISBN|978-0007267033}}
- Gordon Ramsay's Healthy Appetite, (2008), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, {{ISBN|978-1849491891}}
- Gordon Ramsay's Great British Pub Food, (2009), HarperCollins, {{ISBN|978-0007289820}}
- Gordon Ramsay's World Kitchen, (2009), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, {{ISBN|978-1844007134}}
- Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape, (2010), HarperCollins, {{ISBN|978-0007353101}}
- My Kind of Cooking, (2011), Quercus, {{ISBN|978-0857381651}}
- We Love Potatoes, (2012), The Little Big Voice, {{ISBN|978-0-9569248-1-0}}
- Saturday Kitchen Cooking Bible, (2013), W&N, {{ISBN|978-0297869108}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.marksargeant.net/ Mark Sargeant Official website]
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