Dave Mooney

David Mooney, co-owner and Chef Patron at The New Moon Pub Company has a glittering CV including an apprenticeship with Raymond Blanc and a stint as Commis Chef to Marco Pierre White! Previously Chef Patron of the Belle Epoque in Knutsford, David is recognisable as a media star, with many appearances on television and on radio under his belt. Notably, he was the resident chef on the region’s Granada Tonight programme and made over 200 appearances, as well as hosting the ‘Food Hunter’, in which he travelled throughout the North West cooking up a culinary storm in various locations using locally sourced produce.

At a time when Britain’s pubs are closing at a rate of around two-per day, setting up a new concept and persuading clientele to venture out of their usual social haunts isn’t an easy task. Experience, a shared vision and an exciting marketing plan have all contributed to the success of The Lord Binning; the first location for The New Moon Pub Company, established by restaurant stalwarts, Paul Newman and David Mooney, the subsequent success of the Old Sessions House and The Hanging Gate which were opened in the second half of 2012 and their latest venture The Montgomery Pub and Kitchen in Eastham Village. And they are not standing still there, with the Mockingbird Taproom having opened recently on Watergate Street, Chester.

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