Burnham Thorpe
www.nelsonslocal.co.uk

COMPANY INFORMATION Corkers Restaurants Ltd. T/A The Lord Nelson Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK, PE31 8HN. Company Registered in England : Reg No 5812080 VAT No: 896435179

Meet 'The Nelson' Staff

Simon, Jo, Peter and Deborah

Maintaining traditions without stifling innovation,
Simon and Jo Alper and Peter and Debbie De Groeve
are looking forward to meeting and serving regular,
occasional and new customers at The Lord Nelson.
We hope to see you in the bar, at Lord Nelson commemorative events,
Quiz and Music Nights, and for fine dining.

From the home of Stella Artois and 5000 restaurants (a small exaggeration),
Peter De Groeve is responsible for starting three of the most famous and successful
eateries and has trained many of the top chef-proprietors now working in Leuven.
Coming to live in Norfolk with his English wife Debbie, who herself has Norfolk origins
(the Eke family of Matishall near Dereham), Peter has chosen Burnham Thorpe
to develop a different eating experience with traditional food values.
His professionalism and attention to detail can only come from someone
who has built a whole career being a chef in one of the world’s most discerning markets.
“Good food is about dishes with balance between flavours, ”
he says, “so that you can taste the quality of the ingredients.”

To complement the food, Simon Alper provides his enthusiasm
and extensive knowledge of wines, beers and spirits to ensure an eclectic mix of
traditional and off-the-wall liquid companions for the restaurant.
Simon has worked in vineyards and wine companies in
France, Germany and England, and judged at competitions in the U.K
for twenty years at the prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition,
and also on occasion for Wine magazine’s International Wine Challenge as a panel chairman.
“To a certain extent the simpler the dish, the better you can make a successful marriage
with a wine or beer, but we should not get too serious.
Good wine and food should be great fun and we aim to provide that”, says Simon.

Jo’s enthusiasm for trips to Norfolk as breaks from lecturing at Anglia Ruskin University
in Cambridge led to a holiday house, now their permanent residence, in the area.
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THE KITCHEN TEAM

Well you know a bit about Peter so here's some info on the rest of the kitchen team

Scott ‘Scotty’ Joyce is now sous-chef and is running entire shifts in the kitchen producing the full range of our dishes as well as mucking in with the cleaning jobs and being a smiley member of the team. He is continuing his in-service training under the auspices of the College of West Anglia. His other interest is playing bass with ‘Ned’s Apocalypse’ with gigs around North Norfolk including an appearance at our regular Thursday music nights with other bands.

Simon ‘Ren’ Reynolds (way too many Simons round here) has been with us since late summer 07 and is about to start formal training under Peter’s guidance. Simon is never here on Saturday lunchtime as he is a keen striker for one of the local football teams.

Jonathan ‘Jonno’ Lynn is our newest recruit. He is still at college so is with us at weekends and holidays. His other interest is squash – the racquet and ball variety.

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THE FRONT OF HOUSE TEAM

As well as Simon & Jo we have.......

James ‘Scub’ (we have no idea either, blame his Dad) Tuck is our longest serving member of staff and knows more about the place than we do. He has achieved academic excellence awards and is about to start studying with the OU. Otherwise he spends time putting outsize sound systems in small cars.

Charlotte Parfitt has been at the pub for 3 years and is well known to our customers. She is studying for qualifications in bar management. Her other interest is drama which she studied at A level.

Jessica Letzer is our youngest member of staff studying for her GCSEs. She sings all the time when she thinks she hasn’t got an audience which is a shame as she has a very good voice. Jes is the daughter of one our regulars, famous for his smoked foods.
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A formidable team indeed !!