The team

The London Restaurant Festival was created in 2009 by Fay Maschler, London's most distinguished restaurant critic, and Simon Davis, her partner in restaurant consultancy A Private View Ltd.

Single Market Events Ltd, and Brand Events Ltd, are founding partners of the festival and sit on the board.

The other key members of the team are listed here and work out of the festival's offices in Belgravia, London.

  • Fay Maschler
    Chair

  • Simon Davis
    Festival Director

  • Katie Mann
    Head of Events
    0207 259 0942
  • Adam Coghlan
    Festival Coordinator
    0207 259 0945
  • Philip Tozer
    Commercial Manager
    0207 259 0946
  • Jo Ascherl
    Website Editor
    0207 259 0944
  • Sophie Kirkpatrick
    Office Manager and Events assistant
    0207 259 0943
  • Emily Blewett
    Press Enquiries
    0207 242 2844
  • Patrick Tunmore
    Restaurant Registration
    0207 199 4309
  • Josephine Boyd
    Restaurant App and Voucher Manager
    020 3102 4174