Paul Askew is one of the UK’s most pioneering figures in hospitality. Chef Patron for the last 7 years at The Art School in Liverpool, Paul creates classic and innovative dishes whilst working with many excellent young chefs under his tutelage. His focus remains fixed on bringing the highest standard of gastronomy to Liverpool and to showcase just how good the city can be, striving to achieve the region ever more recognition.
Over the last few months, Paul has cooked away from his kitchen for the G7 delegation in December 2021, recreated The Art School at The Grand National in Aintree in April 2022 and is now the patron of the recent Taste Liverpool. Drink Bordeaux festival which took over the city in June.
As part of his wider work, Paul is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and their Joint Chairman for the North of England. He is also part of a collective of chefs who opened the intimate Scouse brasserie in Liverpool, Barnacle, in December 2021, to great acclaim.
Paul’s list of credentials includes:
- Author of “Onwards and Upwards – 40 signature dishes from The Art School Restaurant”
- Joint Chair of Liverpool’s Hospitality Association
- Master Craftsman Craft Guild Of Chefs
- Ambassador of Le Grand Conseuil de Vin Bordeaux
- Patron John Haynes Haynes Foundation
- President of Wirral Met College Alumni
- LCR Visitor Economy Board Member
- Ambassador for Estrella Damn UK
- Ambassador for Thrive
- Ambassador for Owen McVeigh Foundation
- Ambassador of Hospitality Action
