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The Crown at Whitebrook is a restaurant with rooms in Whitebrook, south east of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, near the River Wye and the border with England. It is located on a minor road running between Lydart and the A466 road at Bigsweir. Its Michelin-starred restaurant was run by Head Chef James Sommerin; Mark Turton was formerly chef at the restaurant. It contains eight double rooms, one single room, and a garden as of 2002.〔 On 7 March 2013 it closed because of financial difficulties;〔( BBC News, "Michelin-starred Crown at Whitebrook closes", 7 March 2013 ). Retrieved 7 March 2013〕 it is due to reopen in October 2013 under new ownership.〔( Elena Cresci, ''The Crown at Whitebrook will reopen with fine dining chef in the kitchen'', WalesOnline.com, 12 August 2013 )〕 It has now re-opened under New Chef Owner Chris Harrod as of October 2013 〔http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/business/10708585.Chef_Chris_Harrod_opens_the_doors_to_his_Crown_at_Whitebrook_restauran〕 ==Background== The restaurant claims that the building dates from the 17th century, although little is known of its history. The village of Whitebrook developed as a centre of water-powered industry, with wireworks and later paper mills. The Crown was run as a roadside inn by the Seaward family, and later the Ricketts family, in the second half of the 19th century.〔 It remained in use as a small public house, until it was extensively refurbished and reopened as a high quality restaurant. It was awarded a coveted Michelin star in 2007, one of thirteen newly starred restaurants in the UK in that year's Guide. In 2010, Martin Blunos joined Crown restaurants as executive chef of the group which oversaw both the Crown at Whitebrook and the Crown at Celtic Manor. As of 2011 it was one of only four establishments in Wales to hold a Michelin star. During the same year, it was named the Welsh Restaurant of the Year by the AA. In 2012, it was ranked as the 27th best restaurant in the UK by the ''Good Food Guide'' with a score of seven out of ten. It closed on 7 March 2013 due to financial difficulties; twenty staff were reported to have lost their jobs. The closure was blamed on recent poor weather, and on economic circumstances.〔 The building was marketed for sale or lease in April 2013.〔(Wales Online, "Former Michelin-starred Crown at Whitebrook put on the market for £850,000", 25 April 2013 )〕 In August 2013, it was announced that it would reopen in October under a new chef-owner, Chris Harrod.〔 It has now re-opened under New ownership as of October 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Crown at Whitebrook」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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