The concept of Simon’s food is unintimidating high end dining, bringing together passion and creativity combined with powerful flavours – delivered with playful authenticity.
Simon offers modern interpretations on traditional flavours, focusing on simplicity & purity, and seasonal inspiration can be found throughout his menu.
His areas of passion include fine dining, the art of plating, and sharing his knowledge of food through teaching and tutorials.
FOUNDER OF WOOD RESTAURANT GROUP
WOOD Manchester – Jack Rosenthal Street, Manchester
WOOD Manchester opened in 2017, in the First Street development area in the eastern corner of the city centre, a stone’s throw from the site of the legendary Hacienda nightclub. Bringing a unique culinary style, with a focus on using British produce to create seasonal menus, Simon worked with a hand-picked team to create incredible food for everyone who visited WOOD, from Manchester and beyond…
During the Covid19 pandemic, the restaurant pivoted and pioneered the concept of ‘Fine Dining at Home’, creating menus and providing ingredients in a box service for diners to cook and enjoy at home.
WOOD Manchester consistently moved to meet the desires of it’s customers, evolving from a la carte dining, through successive iterations of a multiple course tasting menu, a’la carte with small plates options. WOOD sadly closed it’s doors after seven brilliant years in 2024.
WOODKRAFT: The Artisan Eatery – Cheltenham
WOODKRAFT is an independent daytime restaurant in the heart of Cheltenham, offering an exciting and unique range of breakfast, brunch and lunch dishes along with great coffee and cakes.
Opened by Simon in December 2018, WoodKraft delivers fine dining flavours in the perfect casual dining setting, maintaining high quality food and service.