Nick Deverell-Smith named head chef at Village East in Bermondsey Street

Nick Deverell-Smith has been named head chef at Village East, a New York-style brasserie and cocktail bar in Bermondsey Street and sister venue to the Garrison and recently opened Riding House Café. A former Gordon Ramsay Scholarship finalist, Deverell-Smith has worked under Eric Chavot at the Capital hotel in Knightsbridge as well as Soho House.