Claude Bosi
Claude Bosi is a French chef. His first Head Chef position was at Overton Grange in 1999. He opened Hibiscus in the market town of Ludlow, Shropshire, in 2000 and was awarded two Michelin Stars in 2004. In 2007, he relocated the restaurant to London, where he went on to reclaim the two Michelin Stars in 2009. He closed Hibiscus in 2016. In early 2017, he opened his new flagship restaurant, Claude Bosi in Bibendum, in the former Michelin headquarters building in Chelsea. This restaurant was awarded 2 Michelin stars after only 6 months of business.
Career
Bosi moved on to work at a variety of Michelin-starred restaurants in France including La Pyramide Fernand Point, Restaurant Chiberta, L'Arpège and Restaurant Alain Ducasse. He was working at L'Arpège when the restaurant won its third Michelin star. He moved to Ludlow, Shropshire, to become sous chef of Overton Grange in 1997. He became head chef, and in 1999, he won his first Michelin star whilst there.Bosi opened his own restaurant, Hibiscus, also in Ludlow, in 2000. Within a year he had won a Michelin star, and in 2004 he was awarded a second. Hibiscus was sold in March 2007, with Bosi relocating the restaurant to London with the help of three investors. The 45-seat restaurant launch in October 2007 at 29 Maddox Street in Mayfair.
In 2010, Bosi took over the Wimbledon-based pub The Fox and Grape alongside his brother Cedrick. The duo reopened it as a gastropub whilst retaining the original name. The brothers had previously run a pub together in Yarpole, Herefordshire, until 2010.
In 2016, Bosi took over The Swan Inn between Esher and Claygate. After extensive refurbishment the Inn reopened as a gastropub with luxurious rooms in May 2016.
In July 2018, Bosi won the Chef Award at The Caterer's The Catey Awards.
He appeared on BBC One's Saturday Kitchen in March 2012. Later in the same year Bosi was one of a number of chefs to work at "The Cube", a pop up restaurant sat on top of London's South Bank Centre.
In 2018, Bosi partnered with Rémy Martin to open La Maison Rémy Martin, a Cognac cocktail and food pairing bar.