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Latest News
 Nico Grouhel
Nico is our new Sous Chef who comes to Woody Nook at Woodcote highly
recommended by his previous employer, the White Hart at Nettlebed,
Oxfordshire. He is looking forward to assisting Stuart put the ‘flair’
of our slogan into the design of our future menus.
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The Team
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Peter and Jane Bailey, owners, were born in England but have lived overseas since 1969, first
in Zambia, then Tasmania, Western Australia and, for the past thirteen
years, the U.S.A. Six years ago they purchased Woody Nook Wines in
Western Australia and regard Woody Nook at Woodcote as the perfect
showcase for the wonderful wines produced by their winemaker
Neil Gallagher. Jane spends a third of the year at the winery
and hopes that Peter will soon be able to do the same i.e.
retire from the aluminium business and enjoy a hectic but less
stressful existence! They also look forward to spending longer
periods in the UK now that they have ‘a little piece of England’
again and the perfect stepping stone in their travels between
Australia and the U.S.A. Their 21 year old son Nigel graduated
from university this year and is working in Tampa, Florida. |
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Michel Rosso is a very well-known figure in the hospitality
industry in the Thames Valley area. He has been employed by many great
establishments and most recently was the general manager and part-owner
of The Copper Inn in nearby Pangbourne. We consider ourselves extremely
fortunate to have found a Manager with such extensive experience in all
facets of the restaurant business. His charming personality and
enthusiasm for his work will be noticed by one and all. Michel has one
married son, a brand new grandson and lives with his wife Margaret in
Caversham. |
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Stuart Shepherd, Head Chef was in Michel Rosso’s team at The
Copper Inn before joining Michel Ricci at ‘Ricci’s on the Green’ five
years ago and he is enjoying working with his former boss once again.
Now that the restaurant is no longer specifically a French bistro,
Stuart has created some exciting new ‘international’ dishes and is
looking forward to doing so on a continuing basis. He is getting married
to Justine in 2007. |
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Nico Grouhel is our new Sous Chef who comes to Woody Nook at Woodcote highly
recommended by his previous employer, the White Hart at Nettlebed,
Oxfordshire. He is looking forward to assisting Stuart put the ‘flair’
of our slogan into the design of our future menus.
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Marta Szarangowicz is our
invaluable 'Jill of all Trades'. She has been at the restaurant
for several years and we are so pleased that she wished to stay
on to continue in the roles of bar tender, cleaning lady and
laundress. She is from Poland and married with two children. |
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