Meet the Team
Steve – Landlord of the Chum
- What would your last meal have to be?? Slow cooked Pork Belly with roasted apple and Mash
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Tanqueray Rangpur with Fever tree Tonic and fresh Lime
- What do you love most? Welsh Rugby (Sorry)
- What do you dislike most? English Rugby (Even more sorry!!)
- Musical hero (es)? Morrissey (the only time I get depressed!!)
- Favourite saying? Can you do me a favour!!!?
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? My Girlfriend Claire!! (we never get the time!!)
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? End of the Bar at ‘the Chum’
Stru – Deputy to the Sheriff
- What would your last meal have to be?? Mama’s homemade lasagne with fresh garlic bread and a crisp salad!!!
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Any good Cheshire/Shropshire Ale or a Chase Apple Gin and Tonic
- What do you love most? Riding my bike in the French Alps
- What do you dislike most? Being injured from riding my bike in the French Alps and bored!!!
- Musical hero (es)? Rise Against and the great sounds of those Fenders!! (but listen to almost everything except Sister Sledge!!)
- Favourite saying? Shit Happens….
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? Steve Peate the UK professional downhill mountain bike racer!!
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Running my own successful company internationally!!!
Assistants to the Sheriff!!
Monika
- What would your last meal have to be?? Grilled Goats Cheese Salad followed by King prawn and sun blushed tomato Linguini followed by Chocolate Fondant with Honeycomb ice cream
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Chase ‘apple’ Gin with Elder flower cordial and tonic
- What do you love most? People who are close to me and puddings!!!
- What do you dislike most? People who are rude
- Musical hero (es)? Madonna and J-Lo
- Favourite saying? Just give me two minutes
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? Cleopatra
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Happy, whether as a teacher of children, or running a pub. With a husband and a few children would be nice too!!
The Cholmondeley Arms Front of House Crew
Jess
- What would your last meal have to be?? Cottage Pie
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Cholmondeley Gin Chaser
- What do you love most? Family and pets
- What do you dislike most? Spiders
- Musical hero (es)? McFly
- Favourite saying?
How rude!!! - Person you most want to have dinner with…? Danny McFly
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Working in advertising in New York!!!
Max
- What would your last meal have to be?? A Combination of everything I love food wise!!
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Sauvignon Blanc
- What do you love most? My Family, friends and visiting new places.
- What do you dislike most? Dissertations
- Musical hero (es)? Britney and Wolf Gang
- Favourite saying? “Beaut”
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? Robert Pattinson and Hilary Devey
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Running my own Company
Ben
- What would your last meal have to be?? Medium rare sirloin steak with the ‘works’
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? A pint of Cholmondeley Best
- What do you love most? My Cat
- What do you dislike most? Rudeness
- Musical hero (es)? Nina Simone
- Favourite saying?
Believe those who are seeking the truth doubt those that find it. - Person you most want to have dinner with…? Carol Vorderman
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? New Zealand
Jenny
- What would your last meal have to be??
My mums homemade Italian Shepherds Pie
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Fireball Cinnamon Whisky with apple juice
- What do you love most? My Man
- What do you dislike most? My sister in the mornings!!!
- Musical hero (es)? Freddie Mercury
- Favourite saying?“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but the number of moments that take our breath away”
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? My dad ‘cos he always pays!!!
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? In my own pub with my man!!!
Fraser
- What would your last meal have to be?? Fillet Steak with all the trimmings and crunchy asparagus followed by a Chinese banquet for one!!
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? So many but…….. Cholmondeley Best and Jenson Gin and Tonic stand out then there is always a Pina Colada
- What do you love most? Sport and Activities that involve friends and food!!
- What do you dislike most? People who can be ‘stuck up’ who don’t appreciate other people for who they are!!
- Musical hero (es)? Queen, Armin van Burren the famous DJ and Tiesto the techno DJ
- Favourite saying?
“Get amongst it!!!” - Person you most want to have dinner with…? Obama and Will Smith
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Living abroad in America, New Zealand or Australia with a fun job that supports my way through life.
Nat
- What would your last meal have to be?? Everything from the longest menu in the world (no shellfish though!!!)
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Wiese & Krohn white Colheita port 1964 (with a dash of lemonade!!!!)
- What do you love most? Sunshine and fun!!
- What do you dislike most? Irrational People….
- Musical hero (es)? Lady GAGA or Elton John!!!
- Favourite saying? “I’m hungry” or “what’s for tea!!??”
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? Jim Carrey
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Having fun with my kids!!
Alex
- What would your last meal have to be?? Mushroom Stroganoff!!!
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? A Pint of Morretti Italian beer!!
- What do you love most? Still trying to read his answer (ED)
- What do you dislike most? Waking up too early!!!
- Musical hero (es)? Eminem
- Favourite saying?
‘I’m not gonna lie’ - Person you most want to have dinner with…? Evil Knieval
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? A Forensic scientist
Kerry
- What would your last meal have to be?? Scallops and black pudding followed by Normandy Pork then by Raspberry and white chocolate crème Brulee for dessert!!!
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Sloe Gin
- What do you love most? Food
- What do you dislike most? ‘Chavs’
- Musical hero (es)? Muse
- Favourite saying?
AWESOME - Person you most want to have dinner with…? David Attenborough
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Working in wildlife conservation or education!!
Tim
(Owner and raconteur)
- What would your last meal have to be?? A Chinese Banquet
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Cholmondeley Best
- What do you love most? Sunny Days with family and friends and the dreaded Leeds United
- What do you dislike most? Rude People
- Musical hero (es)? Too many to mention
- Favourite saying?
If you can’t dazzle with brilliance then baffle with Bull!!! - Person you most want to have dinner with…? My family and the Chancellor of the Exchequer to chat about the amount of tax a pub has to pay!!!
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Celebrating the wonderful pubs we have created across Cheshire and beyond!!!Real Pubs local and proud!!!
Johnny
(Gardener and raconteur)
- What would your last meal have to be?? Fillet Steak, boiled spuds and cabbage with strawberries, sugar and fresh cream to follow!!
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Famous Grouse
- What do you love most? My wife Anne and Famous Grouse
- What do you dislike most? Mulled Wine!!!
- Musical hero (es)? Jim Reeves
- Favourite saying?
Fecking B——-d!!! - Person you most want to have dinner with…? My wife
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? In the Cholmondeley Arms with a smile!!!
Andrew
(P/T assist and ranconteur)
- What would your last meal have to be?? A dozen oysters and a bottle of Krug, a rare Fillet and a Premier Cru Claret
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Merlot and/or Famous Grouse
- What do you love most? Women
- What do you dislike most? Teasers
- Musical hero (es)? Roy Orbison
- Favourite saying?
Right then Cocker!! - Person you most want to have dinner with…? Jane Fonda and/or God
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Healthily hanging around!!!
The Cholmondeley Arms Chefs
Christian
- What would your last meal have to be?? Anything not cooked by me!! Any chef would understand!!!
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Pint of Moretti!!!
- What do you love most? My family!!
- What do you dislike most? Manchester Utd
- Musical hero (es)? Ian Brown Warrington born Stone Roses lead singer.
- Favourite saying? Geezer!!
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? The late and great Keith Floyd
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Asleep!!
Andy
- What would your last meal have to be?? A Big Mac Meal Deal!!!!!!!!!!!
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? A long cool Moretti
- What do you love most?
My Dog - What do you dislike most? Liverpool FC
- Musical hero (es)? John Lennon
- Favourite saying?
What will be will be!! - Person you most want to have dinner with…? Any Super model!!
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? On a beach in Oz having a Barbie!! (BBQ)
Oli
- What would your last meal have to be?? Fajitas!!!
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? A Teachers Tipple Ale!!!
- What do you love most? Motorsport
- What do you dislike most? Football
- Musical hero (es)? Eric Clapton
- Favourite saying? Can’t beat them join them!!!
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? Enzo Farrari
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Chef at a ‘Formula One’ venue.
Dean
- What would your last meal have to be?? A good old Cheese and bacon sandwich smothered in chilli sauce!!!
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? I reckon everyone will say this but it has to be a pint of Moretti
- What do you love most? Cruising to work with the tunes blasting out!!!
- What do you dislike most? ‘player haters’ (what are these I ask ‘old ED’)
- Musical hero (es)? The notorious B.I.G (who shares my bosses birthday) and NAS the American rappers
- Favourite saying? Where you from? What’s your name? What you on?
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? David Mitchell the great British comedian and actor.
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Head chef of my own kitchen giving the chef de partie some of the grief I get!!
Paul
- What would your last meal have to be?? Haribo Tangtastics (A family sized bag)
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Pepsi
- What do you love most? Sarcasm and having fun
- What do you dislike most? A simple love life!!?
- Musical hero (es)? The Jackson five!!!
- Favourite saying? Literally…the morale of the story is….go big or go home!!!
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? Rowan Atkinson
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? Well on my current diet of Haribo Tangtastics and Pepsi ….alive would be a bonus!!
The Cholmondeley Arms Kitchen Crew
Mikey
- What would your last meal have to be?? Chicken in a sauce….
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? A Coke with ice
- What do you love most? Stoke City
- What do you dislike most? Port Vale FC
- Musical hero (es)? The recently late David Guetta!!!
- Favourite saying? “not another hot pan!!”
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? Tony Pulis the Stoke City Coach
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? A qualified joiner with my own business
Vicky
- What would your last meal have to be?? Spaghetti Carbonara
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Large vodka and diet coke
- What do you love most? My cat Oscar!!
- What do you dislike most? Spiders and Liverpool FC
- Musical hero (es)? Bon Jovi
- Favourite saying?Sort yourself out woman
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? Lady GAGA
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? On a faraway island having won the lottery!!!
Rob
- What would your last meal have to be?? A great seared tuna loin with a nice Polish salad
- Your favourite drink from the Cholmondeley bar? Strong coffee
- What do you love most? Washing up!!
- What do you dislike most? Washing up!!
- Musical hero (es)? Lady Gaga
- Favourite saying? Meeting??
- Person you most want to have dinner with…? Lucy (she works at the Chum!!)
- Finally where do you want to be in 10 years time? President of Poland!!!
























