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Will Lockwood
Enthusiastic newcomer, Will Lockwood, is Head Chef at Michelin star restaurant Roots in York.
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Will started his career at the Black Swan at Oldstead (1*) in 2014, where he worked as a demi chef de partie.
He has remained with Tommy Banks and his team ever since, climbing the ranks at The Black Swan, where he was named head chef in 2017. He moved to Black Swan’s sister restaurant Roots in 2021, where he has been running the kitchen ever since.
Will’s culinary style is creative, modern and produce led, using food predominantly grown on the Bank’s family farm, supplemented by local suppliers and ancestral techniques to help preserve it.
Will’s menus draws inspiration from classic British animation The Clangers.
