01-05-2025
Prestatyn: Roux Scholarship finalist joins restaurant as head chef
Curtis Tonge, 34, will be joining the Michelin Guide-rated restaurant, after leaving the two-AA Rosette-holding Manifest in Liverpool.
Dishes, at 194 High Street, was opened by Sheridan, and his business partners, Sam and Emma Morgan, of Open Restaurant Group (ORG), last August.
Tonge, a 2021 Roux Scholarship finalist, has also worked at the one-Michelin-star Northcote, and the fine dining restaurant at the Chester Grosvenor Hotel.
A dad-of-two from Chester, he said he is looking forward to elevating the menu at Dishes, which was praised by Michelin for its 'roll-call of terrific Welsh ingredients'.
He said: 'I am absolutely delighted to be joining ORG as the new head chef of Dishes. It's a brilliant opportunity for me to lead a team and show what I can do.'
Andrew Sheridan added: 'To get Curtis onboard is a real coup for us. He's an immensely talented chef bringing loads of experience and enthusiasm to his new role.'
Situated near to where Sheridan lives, Dishes focuses on small, social plates of food and snacks using high-quality ingredients, with diners encouraged to order six plates between two people.
Menu items include smashed cucumber salad with feta and mint; slow-cooked lamb and baba ghanoush; scallop tikka with crispy rice; corn ribs with sriracha seasoning and lime; and tostadas avocado and tuna.
