Top Portuguese chef hosts Beech Hill Pop-up Tapas

Andre Correia is visiting Derry from the Far East where he is one of Macau’s foremost chefs.

He has agreed to give Beech Hill guests a truly Mediterranean dining experience by hosting a tapas pop-up on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week (November 28-30).

Sam Harding, Director of The House Collection, which invited Andre to Beech Hill, says he is delighted to welcome a guest chef with such renowned culinary skills.

“Andre has extensive experience in Portuguese gastronomy and wines and it is a real honour to have him treat us at the Beech Hill,” he said. “Previously he has been a guest chef at Hotel ICON in Hong Kong and the prestigious Jockey Club, as well as The Mandarin Oriental in Macau – three truly outstanding venues.”

Andre fell in love with the former Portuguese colony of Macau while taking a short course at the Institute for Tourism Studies there and has since made it his home.

He graduated from the Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estotril in Portugal with a degree in culinary arts in 2012. He began his career in 2004 as a catering chef where he had the opportunity to travel the country and experience at first hand the many and varied styles of cooking in his homeland.

He said: “My mission has always been the same - to introduce the best regional Mediterranean cooking, from the farm and the boat to the table.”

The tapas pop-up has two sittings (7pm and 8pm) each evening with a seven-course menu for £25 per person. To reserve a table, call 028 7134 9279.