Claude Bosi

Claude's first Head Chef position was at Overton Grange in 1999.

Claude Bosi
Born1972 (age 48–49)
Lyon, Rhône-Alpes[1]
Culinary career
Cooking styleEuropean cuisine

Claude Bosi (born 1972) is a French chef.

He then opened his first UK restaurant Hibiscus in the market town of Ludlow, Shropshire, in 2000 which was awarded two Michelin Stars in 2004. In 2007, Claude Bosi decided to relocate the restaurant to London, where he went on to reclaim the two Michelin Stars in 2009.

Claude closed Hibiscus in October 2016.

January 2017 saw him take over the operations of the eponymous Bibendum within the Michelin building, prominently located on Fulham Road in London's Chelsea. Officially opening Claude Bosi at Bibendum Restaurant that same April, Claude has held two Michelin Stars since October 2017. Claude Bosi is the only chef in history to have Michelin stars awarded to the restaurant located in the original UK Michelin HQ [at Michelin House].

Career

After graduating from catering college, Bosi served his apprenticeship at restaurant Léon de Lyon.

He moved on to work at a variety of Michelin starred restaurants in France including La Pyramide Fernand Point, Restaurant Chiberta, L'Arpège and Restaurant Alain Ducasse. He was working at L'Arpège when the restaurant won its third Michelin star.[2] He moved to Ludlow, Shropshire, to become sous chef of Overton Grange in 1997. He became head chef,[2] and in 1999, he won his first Michelin star whilst there.[3][4]

Bosi opened his own restaurant, Hibiscus, also in Ludlow, in 2000. Within a year he had won a Michelin star, and in 2004 he was awarded a second.[5] Hibiscus was sold in March 2007, with Bosi relocating the restaurant to London with the help of three investors.[5] The 45-seat restaurant launch in October 2007 at 29 Maddox Street in Mayfair. In late 2013, Claude bought out his investors, redesigned the interior to give it a more relaxed, yet personalised feel, and added the Chef's table and development kitchen. Hibiscus has received numerous accolades for its modern French cuisine: two Michelin Stars since 2003, a 9/10 rating and number 5 in the UK in the Waitrose Good Food Guide 2016, and five rosettes in the AA Restaurant Guide 2016. Hibiscus was also recognised as a member of the Relais & Château and Les Grandes Tables du Monde Qualité & Tradition guides. Claude closed the doors of Hibiscus after the last dinner service on Saturday 1 October 2016.


With a major refurbishment starting on 3 January 2017, the project of renovating the first floor restaurant of Bibendum took ten weeks. Claude Bosi at Bibendum launched in late March 2017. In October the same year it was awarded two Michelin Stars, a phenomenal achievement.

Claude Bosi.

In 2010, Bosi took over the Wimbledon-based pub The Fox and Grape alongside his brother Cedrick. The duo reopened it as a gastropub whilst retaining the original name.[6] The brothers had previously run a pub together in Yarpole, Herefordshire, until 2010.[7][8] In 2016, Bosi took over The Swan Inn between Esher and Claygate. After extensive refurbishment the Inn reopened as a gastropub with luxurious rooms in May 2016.[9] In July 2018, Bosi won the coveted Chef Award at The Caterer's The Catey Awards. He appeared on BBC One's Saturday Kitchen in March 2012.[10] Later in the same year Bosi was one of a number of chefs to work at "The Cube", a pop up restaurant sat on top of London's South Bank Centre.[11]

Controversy

In November 2012 restaurant blogger James Isherwood awarded Bosi's restaurant three out of five stars, reporting that the crab was extremely overcooked. Bosi retorted on Twitter with "You're a c*** and this is personal". Tom Kerridge was among a number of chefs who joined in the cyber-bullying, fellow Michelin star chef Sat Bains also verbally abused him on Twitter.[12][13][14]

Personal life

In January 2020, Bosi revealed that he had been refused permission to stay permanently in the UK after Brexit despite having lived in the country for 23 years[15]

Claude Bosi lives in Clapham with his wife Lucy Bosi, son Freddie (2014) and daughter Mabel (2020). He has another daughter, Paige (2003), from his first marriage.

References
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  2. "Caterersearch.com 100: Claude Bosi". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. Frewin, Angela (23 May 2008). "Overton Grange owner buys nearby Dinham Hall". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. "Master chef pledges to protect Wimbledon drinkers". Your Local Guardian. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  5. Wood, Joanna (28 July 2006). "Claude Bosi puts Hibiscus on the market". Caterer and Hotelkeeper. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  6. Lutrario, Joe (16 November 2010). "Two Michelin star Claude Bosi to open pub". The Publican's Morning Advertiser. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  7. Bruce, Jo (25 February 2010). "Michelin chef leaves pub". The Publican's Morning Advertiser. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  8. Vines, Richard (25 January 2011). "Why French Chef Fell in Love With an English Pub: Richard Vines". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  9. "Hibiscus chef Claude Bosi and his brother have bought The Swan Inn in Esher | Latest news | Gastroblog | Hot Dinners". hot-dinners.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  10. "03/03/2012 recipes from Saturday Kitchen". BBC Food. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  11. Karpel, Ari (27 August 2012). "Electrolux Takes Pop-Up Dining to New Heights". Co.Create. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  12. MacKay, Luke (8 November 2012). "Top chefs unite against blogger's review". The Guardian. London.
  13. Peck, Tom (10 November 2012). "If you can't stand the heat... Chefs sharpen knives for hapless blogger". The Independent. London.
  14. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/youre-a-c-and-this-is-personal-claude-bosi-launches-twitter-tirade-at-reviewer-8300523.html
  15. "Michelin-starred chef Claude Bosi refused permission to stay in UK after 23 years". Sky News. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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