MANOR HOUSE
Dishing up
opportunities
The historic Southall Manor House
is undergoing a delicious change,
which is being described as ‘lighting
a beacon’ for the hospitality industry
Jamie Grainger-Smith out the
back of the building, where
courtyards and the new kitchen
and conservatory will be
T
he £1.5million project will
transform the Grade II
manor house into a centre of
excellence for training people
wanting to work in hospitality. It will
also become a high quality restaurant
in its own right, guided by a business
partner of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.
It is being carried out by Ealing
Council in partnership with Ealing,
Hammersmith and West London’s
College; and is supported by the
Mayor of London. Construction work
has already started.
Southall Manor House
22
around ealing
Winter 2016/17
‘SOMETHING COMPLETELY
ORIGINAL’
Jamie Grainger-Smith from consultancy
Think Eat Drink is helping the council and
the college to bring the project to life by
offering a creative and commercial focus.
He was founding business partner of
Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Restaurant project
in east London and also founded ecofriendly training restaurant, Acorn House.
He said: “This project is something
completely original, with enormous
potential and great ambition; it’s such
a beautiful building and setting. The
challenge is huge and that’s why I
couldn’t resist getting involved, we
are going to try and create something
extremely special here in west London.
“It’s an exciting project which can
set a benchmark and light a beacon
of excellence for the food and drink
industry. It’s what more colleges should
be trying to achieve, because there is
a huge shortage of high quality staff