Newsletter sign up
If you would like to hear about our news and exclusive offers, simply sign up below with your email address to join our mailing list.
The Team
General Manager
Michael Browne
British-born Mike has been managing both bars and restaurants for close to fifteen years. After completing a degree in business with marketing and spending a year working in advertising in London, he decided an office job wasn’t for him. Being an active person, he quickly realised hospitality was ideal for his character and skillset. The son of one of our original founders, Chris Corbin, introduced him to the restaurants. He started at Brasserie Zédel and didn’t look back. Mike also headed up one our most recent openings, Manzi’s. He joined The Wolseley City three years ago, recently taking the reins as General Manager.
Head Chef
Jai Shaikh
Head Chef Jai grew up in Mumbai surrounded by a plethora of culinary influences, from Indian and Vietnamese to Italian and Thai. He found an early passion for his mother’s improvised dishes, which, he says, were ‘fresh and seasonal, with an emphasis on fish, vegetables and low, slow cooking’.
He began his professional training more than twenty years ago, after abandoning a career in medicine, called instead by the desire to experiment with flavour and to understand the science of food. Six years spent as Sous Chef on board the QE2 resulted in a number of highlights, including the opportunity to use a wealth of global ingredients, as well as cooking for Queen Elizabeth II. Jai settled in the UK in 2009, and spent four years as Head Chef at The Ivy Collection before joining The Wolseley Hospitality Group in 2024. ‘There is no greater love than the love of food,’ he says. ‘It has the ability to satisfy, nurture and create happiness in a way that nothing else can.’
Reception Manager
Ioana Nicuta
Originally from Romania, Ioana originally studied medicine at university. However, circumstances took her to Spain where she worked in a family run restaurant and a passion for hospitality was ignited. Four years later she moved to London with her partner, eventually finding her way to the Beaumont Hotel in 2017 as Maître d’hôtel. In 2019 she moved across to The Wolseley in the same role, and was promoted to reception manager in 2022. In October 2023, Ioana played a pivotal role in the launch of our latest restaurant, The Wolseley City, where she now holds the position of Reception Manager.
