STEVE EDWARDS
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Steve has worked closely with Michael for over 20 years.
Originally from Sydney Australia. Steve Edwards emigrated with his family to the UK when he was a teenager. He studied food preparation and food service at Newton College of Further Education before joining the RAF's catering squadron, serving in England, Central America and on two tours with the mobile catering support unit on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. After leaving the armed forces he came to Devon in 1987 to join the team at Gidleigh Park.
“Michael and i have worked together since 1994 on a vast number of different projects but nothing quite as exciting as Lympstone Manor”.
Steve worked closely with Michael at Gidleigh Park to achieve and maintain 2 Michelin stars, helping to deliver service and hospitality of the highest calibre, and developing his knowledge and passion for wine, working and maintaining one of the best cellars in the UK. In 2002, Steve took some time away from work to further his knowledge of wine, travelling extensively and visiting wineries and producers in France, Spain, Australia and the United States, working a full vintage at Chateau Routas in Provence.
On his return to the UK in 2003, he joined up again with Michael as the Food and Beverage Manager for the Michael Caines Restaurant at the Royal Clarence. When ABode Hotels was formed by Michael and Andrew Brownsword, Steve was an instrumental member of the management team as Head of Group Services, responsible for general service standards within the ABode hotel group and for ensuring that Michael's unique 'service with style' was delivered in all of his numerous outlets. From 2012 - 2014 Steve was Group Operations Manager for Andrew Brownswords Hotels.
