Chef Thom Bateman Bio, Wiki, Age, Great British Menu, The Flintlock Cheddleton, Instagram

Thom Bateman Biography – Thom Bateman Wiki

Thom Bateman is the chef patron and owner of The Flintlock at Cheddleton. He trained at Buxton college and gained a routing in classical techniques. He started his career as a chef at The Flintlock in 2003 at the age of 17. Thom was thrown into a head chef role at the age of 18. After 6 years at the helm Thom decided to move away from industry.

In 2009 Thom left the industry through challenges with mental health and a desire to go and learn more about the world as well as his own self.

In April 2019 Thom started a food blog page known as bboxfood reigniting a passion for cooking, working with many internationally recognised brands and amassing a large and loyal following. His food caught so much attention that he was awarded TSC 2021 Social Media Influencer of the Year.

Thom now owns The Flintlock at Cheddleton, the same restaurant he started out at aged 17. He has since transformed it into a fine dining restaurant, which received 2 AA rosettes in the first year of trading.

His cooking style takes a fine dining approach, but with a modern take. He likes to be exciting and modern without being abstract. Nostalgia is a massive thing for Thom’s cooking. He loves to make new food memories for people, but to also be creative with things that people typically recognise.

Thom Bateman Age

Chef Thom Bateman was born in February 1983.

Thom Bateman Great British Menu

Chef Thom Bateman is representing the Central region in Great British Menu 2023. Joining him are Marianne Lumb, private chef for exclusive clients, Tom Shepherd, chef patron of Upstairs in Lichfield, and Kareem Roberts, head chef at Trinity in Cambridge.

The theme for this year’s competition is inspired by Paddington’s 65th birthday and a celebration of British animation and illustration – from cartoons to comics to computer games.

His menu wishes to celebrate his Stafford pride taking inspiration from Midland’s comic artist Dave Follows’ strip, ‘May un mar Lady.’

Posting on Instagram, Thom wrote: “I’m very excited to announce that I will representing the Central region in this year’s @greatbritishmenu. Obviously it’s a huge honour for me and very humbling to be competing in this year’s competition!”

Thom Bateman Instagram

Chef Thom Bateman’s Instagram handle is @chefthombateman.