…It has always been a complete pleasure to have him as part of our team. He works extremely well with others, while taking command of the kitchen. He is very well organized and works well to a budget. His timings are perfect and health and safety faultless. Hess is happy to work to menus or to present then himself. His food is always a sensation and he works well with local ingredients…
Lady I Cawdor (Cawdor Estate) http://www.cawdor.co.uk
…Hess is unfailingly friendly, agreeable and a pleasure to work with. Best of all, he is highly flexible, is open to suggestions and is always willing to adapt his way of doing things in the interest of pleasing his client. He is comfortable with a variety of challenges. He is a self starter, assumes responsibility well and he has produced a series of extremely high quality and elaborate meals for large numbers of very sophisticated people.
Alastair J. Keith (The Wicken Estate)
…Hess was a great plus for our evening-the food was WONDERFUL-he was most helpful with the wines and the presentation was fabulous-I particularly recommend his scallops with black pudding-the best I ever tasted -even better than Home House where I first encountered the dish.
Ray Keene OBE (chess grandmaster c/o The Times)
…the guests have praised his efficiency and the high standards of his cooking. I would not hesitate to employ him on behalf of our guests again and I am delighted to have the opportunity to recommend him.
Warren W de Long, Director (Blandings)
…cooking very efficiently for my house parties. He is a good cook, well organized, trustworthy and has a very pleasant manner. I certainly would ask him back….
The Dowager Countess Cawdor (Cawdor Castle) http://www.cawdorcastle.com
…. It turned out to be the most perfect day we could possibly have dreamt of. Everything ran so smoothly and we were totally unaware of the hard work going on behind the scenes…everyone commented on how amazing the food and service was. There was nothing that we needed that was ever too much trouble….
Mr and Mrs Mark Beach
…. Hess is very calm and well organised in the kitchen. We always found him to be very flexible and adaptable and he made very good use of the produced available to him to produce a varied menu.
Mrs Clare Scheckter (Laverstoke House)
…thank you for the fabulous hospitality you provided…. the sushi certainly added a new dimension to our event. The quality was outstanding and as good as anything you would find in a top London restaurant.
Mr. Colin Carter, Chairman (C.E.L. Group Ltd, Rett Golf Classic)
…your cuisine was of the highest standard and your cheery disposition was always a warming extra at breakfast time.
John Duffield (BGC Partners)
…Hess originally joined us in 1996, making excellent use of his skills in the kitchen…. and front of house, using his extensive wine knowledge he created an extensive wine list for the restaurant. Hess has progressed his love for personal catering and until recently enjoyed a spell as a personal chef to Formula 1 teams.