George Sweeney named head chef at the Greyhound in Beaconsfield

George Sweeney has been appointed head chef at the Greyhound pub and restaurant in Beaconsfield.

He joined the business, which is recommended in the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland, in 2023 and quickly moved up the ranks to senior sous chef.

Sweeney trained at Bournemouth and Poole College after a three-year apprenticeship with the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts at the Langham, London. He later went on to work at the three-AA-rosette Sir Charles Napier restaurant in Oxfordshire.

Jermaine Harriott, the Greyhound’s former head chef, has left the restaurant and has started his own catering business.

The Greyhound is a Grade II-listed 17th century former coaching inn in Buckinghamshire. 

It was taken over in 2019 by husband-and-wife team Daniel Crump and Margriet Vandezande-Crump, who previously worked in London restaurants including Michelin-starred Petrus and Trinity, and three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay.

Crump said: “It’s been amazing seeing George progress during his time with us. He has grown so much with us over the last year and we’re very excited to see how his menus evolve.”

Sweeney said: “The past year and a half at the Greyhound has been amazing. I have learned so much from a number of different people, Daniel and Margriet in particular. 

“The team’s work ethic and passion for what we do every day is second to none so it was a no-brainer for me to take this opportunity. I can’t wait to get stuck in and improve on what is already an amazing kitchen.”