David Moore (restaurateur)

David Moore was born in Ireland on August 4, 1964 and is a well known restaurateur in the UK.

Moore is owner of two Michelin starred Pied à Terre, situated on London’s Charlotte Street in an area called Fitzrovia, and L’Autre Pied in the fashionable Marylebone in London’s West End. He is also a non executive director of Van Zeller restaurant. Van Zeller is in Harrogate in North Yorkshire, in England and is run by head chef Tom van Zeller.^[1]

After achieving his Higher National Diploma in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management (HCIMA), Moore seized the opportunity to do a work experience in the highly regarded The Box Tree, Ilkley in 1985 when the restaurant was of two Michelin Star status. In 1986, he took a position in Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, Great Milton, Oxon working alongside world renowned chef Raymond Blanc. It is here where Moore learned more about the high end Michelin Star dining trade.^[2] Moore also worked for a stint in Le Louis XV restaurant in Monte Carlo’s Hotel de Paris.

In 1991, Moore opened his first French fine-dining restaurant, Pied à Terre on Charlotte Street in London’s West End. Pied à Terre was an instant success, gaining Michelin star status just thirteen months after opening, and in January 1996 the second Michelin star was achieved. These two stars were retained until 1999. In 2000, one star was lost but was again regained in 2003 by current chef and part owner Shane Osborn.

In November 2004, a fire forced the closure of the restaurant for most of 2005 but Moore insisted it was immediately rebuilt, redecorated and resurrected back to life to re-open on September 26, 2005.

With Moore as part-owner, Pied à Terre has achieved many more awards including: Four Red Rosettes AA, 8/10 in the Good Food Guide, 29/30 in the Zagat ‘Readers Choice’ and Best Restaurant in the World 2007 as voted in the Top 50 Restauant Magazine. Also it was voted Number 4 in UK Top One Hundred Restaurants in 2008.

2007 saw the opening of Moore’s second restaurant L’Autre Pied, in the fashionable Marylebone, London, with Chefs Marcus Eaves and Shane Osborn as co-owners. L’Autre Pied is a one star Michelin restaurant which, like its big brother, also specialises in French-style cuisine, in a relaxed environment. Moore can often be seen front of house in both Pied à Terre and L’Autre Pied where he is known for his meticulous attention to detail.

Moore took on his first non-executive director’s role in 2008 with the opening of Van Zeller in Harrogate, the creation of chef Tom van Zeller.

David Moore has made several TV appearances including BBC MasterChef: The Professionals and BBC Out of the Frying Pan, both of which aired in summer 2010. He is most likely to be remembered as an inspector on BBC The Restaurant, series 2 and 3, alongside his former mentor Raymond Blanc and fellow inspector Sarah Willingham.

References

BBC programme - MasterChef: The Professionals

BBC Programme - The Restaurant (Inspector Profiles)

1. ^ BBC "Meet David Moore" The BBC Retrieved on 03-08-2010.
2. ^ "The Spectator" 2009

External links

• Pied à Terre, London. DM’s 2 Michelin star restaurant.
• L’Autre Pied, London. DM’s Michelin star restaurant
• Van Zeller, Harrogate

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