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Local
chef Martin Bischoff's culinary background stems from a German father
who was a Master Chef. Having served his apprenticeship under his
father in their family-run restaurant, Martin then worked in Germany
for a short time before moving to Canada. He joined the luxury hotel
chain Canadian Pacific Hotels & Resorts (now known as Fairmont
Hotels & Resorts)
where he first worked at the prestigious Royal York Hotel in
Toronto. Having spent two years there, he then moved on to Edmonton's
beautiful Hotel Macdonald where he met his wife, Jill. Together, they
moved to Banff where they worked at CP's world-famous Banff Springs
Hotel in the Canadian Rockies.
They
moved to Wales in 1994, and are in their 17th season at Poachers Restaurant.
In
2004 they purchased the adjacent property which at the time was a
Greengrocer's Shop and renovated it to expand the restaurant,
increasing in size from 36 covers to over 50. |
