Tom Brown
Originally from Cornwall, Michelin-starred chef Tom Brown worked in restaurants around the South West including Rick Stein’s before he met two-Michelin starred Nathan Outlaw. Tom started working for Outlaw at the St Enodoc Hotel in Rock where he quickly worked up the ranks to Head Chef. After three years, he moved to London to be Head Chef at Nathan’s eponymous restaurant at The Capital Hotel in Knightsbridge, where he retained their coveted Michelin star.
Tom opened his debut restaurant, Cornerstone in Hackney Wick in April 2018. The 46-cover restaurant showcases Tom’s own style of simple, seasonal and produce-driven cooking. The menu, which changes frequently includes; Pickled Oyster, Cucumber, Horseradish, Dill; Cured Gurnard, Roast Onion Dashi, Chill, Black Olive, Anchovy; Hake Kyiv, Chanterelle & Cep Butter, Cauliflower and Poached Quince,
Winter Citrus Sponge and Baked Cream. The kitchen is a central feature, and doubles up as a counter bar, seating eight guests. February 2020 saw the launch of Sunday Sessions – a monthly session where Tom invited some of Britain’s best chefs into the kitchen to cook a dish they love but rarely serve to customers. Chefs who took part include Nathan Outlaw, Tom Kerridge and Nieves Barragan Mohacho.
Tom celebrated a double win at the National Restaurant Awards in 2018, being named ‘Chef to Watch’ and seeing Cornerstone named ‘One to Watch’. Cornerstone was awarded ‘Best New Entry’ in the 2019 Good Food Guide and ‘Breakthrough Chef of the Year’ at the Food & Travel Reader awards.
Cornerstone also won ‘Best Newcomer’ at the Observer Food Monthly Awards 2018. Tom also appeared on Great British Menu representing the Southwest, where his dish ‘Poor Man’s Goose’ was the coveted main course the 2018 banquet celebrating 70 years of the NHS. For the 14th series of Great British Menu, Tom appeared as a guest ‘Veteran Judge’ following his success in previous series. At the 2019 National Restaurant’s Top 100 Awards, Cornerstone was ranked #3. More recently, Tom Brown also won the British GQ Chef of the Year 2020 and The Cateys 2020 Best Newcomer Award, and on the 24th January 2021, after a hard year for the hospitality industry, Brown won his first ever Michelin Star for Cornerstone in Hackney.
In February 2022, it was announced that Cornerstone successfully retained its star in the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2022. This year, Cornerstone has been listed in the Harden’s Guide top 100 restaurants in the UK for 2023.
In November 2023, Tom opened the doors to his new venture, Pearly Queen; an oyster bar and
restaurant located in Shoreditch.
For further information about Cornerstone, Pearly Queen or Tom Brown please contact Sauce Communications:
cornerstone@saucecommunications.com
pearlyqueen@saucecommunications.com
https://www.cornerstonehackney.com/
@cheftombrown
To book Tom, or to chat about collaborations or events, please call Martine on 020 8600 3610 or email on martine@saucetalent.co