The former head chef and front of house manager at Michelin-starred restaurant House of Tides are launching a new venue in County Durham.
Husband-and-wife team Jake and Laura Siddle have left senior roles at the award-winning restaurants, where they met and married last year, to use their experience and follow their own dreams. The couple will soon open fine dining venue Faru on Durham’s Silver Street, which will offer a seasonal tasting menu created with local and British produce.
Mr Siddle worked alongside founder Kenny Atkinson, rising through the ranks from chef de partie to be head chef for five years, while Mrs Siddle had been part of the team since it opened in 2014 and became front of house manager. The couple told how their decision to embark on the opening of Faru has been given the blessing of their mentor and friend, Mr Atkinson.
