Hospitality firm’s kitchen coup as Brian Maule joins top team
One of Scotland’s top chefs has joined bar and restaurant giant Buzzworks in a consultancy role.
Brian Maule - who ran one of the country’s most famous fine dining restaurants, Brian Maule at Chardon d’Or, in Glasgow for 22 years has joined the Ayrshire company to help it build on its culinary offering.
Maule, who cut his teeth in France before working for the Roux Brothers at the prestigious two-star Michelin Restaurant, Le Gavroche in Mayfair, is being drafted in to boost efficiency across Buzzworks’ 19 venue kitchens which stretch across the country.
He enjoyed a 15-year tenure with the Roux Brothers, progressing from Chef de Partie to Chef de Cuisine, and successfully built a stellar reputation for his own venue across two decades.
He joins Buzzworks at an exciting time for the family-run business, which is negotiating for new venues across the country.
Speaking on the six-month project, Maule expressed his passion to pass on his decades of experience and make a positive impact across Buzzworks.
He said: “I started my career in Ayrshire as a chef apprentice before heading to France to hone my skills, so this feels in part like a homecoming, collaborating with Buzzworks, which also started its successful tenure here in the region.
“The business is already well regarded, and I’ve been impressed with their high standards.
“My role will be to enhance this further, working with the talented kitchen teams to raise their level once more so that the business can continue to grow and bring its first-class brand of hospitality to new communities across Scotland.”
Buzzworks, consistently named in the Top 100 Companies to Work For, currently operates 19 venues across Scotland, employing more than 800 team members.
Head of People, Nicola Watt, believes that working with the industry’s best will help the business push on further.
She said: “Bringing in Brian Maule is an excellent coup for the business and testament to our ambition of growing Buzzworks further.
“With more than 40 years in the business, operating at the highest level, Brian’s knowledge will be invaluable as we look to not only continue delivering an exceptional experience to our customers, but looking behind the scenes at streamlining our operations to ensure the highest standards possible.
“Despite challenging conditions for everyone within the industry, working with the likes of Brian will help ensure our continued success, optimising our ways of working so that we are best equipped to deal with the increasing external pressures, whilst maintaining and building on our well-regarded reputation.
“We look forward to seeing what added benefits Brian brings over the next six months.”