The Lowry Hotel welcomes Murphy as executive head chef

The Lowry Hotel, part of Rocco Forte Hotels, has appointed Ryan Murphy as new executive chef. Murphy has a wealth of culinary experience having worked in several Michelin-starred restaurants in the US, Sweden and Austria. He has also spent time working with Alain Ducasse at Essex House and Jean-Georges Vongerichten at the Trump Tower. After 10 years, he moved to Europe to the join the team at the two Michelin-starred Schloss Velden in Austria.  At The Lowry Hotel, he will putting his own spin on the menus for The River Bar and Restaurant, private dining and all meetings and events.