Ollie Hansford named Stokehouse Q’s new executive chef
Stokehouse Melbourne’s head chef Ollie Hansford is replacing Richard Ousby as executive chef at Stokehouse Q in Brisbane.
Ousby stepped down last month after six years of service.
Queensland local Hansford learned the ropes in the UK under Michelin-starred chefs Simon Hague at Mallory Court and Galton Blackiston at Morston Hall in Norfolk.
He joined Stokehouse Q in 2013, prior to accepting an opportunity at Gauge Brisbane as head chef. Hansford returned to the Van Haandel Group in late 2015, before being appointed to his current position at Stokehouse St Kilda in 2016 where he was named Good Food Guide’s Young Chef of the Year.
“I have been fortunate at Stokehouse St Kilda to have the support of a great team and the freedom to really consider which producers we work with,” he said. “It is a big decision for me to make this move, however I am not leaving Stokehouse and I know that St Kilda is so well place and in great hands.”
The Van Haandel Group is now searching for someone to join the list of head chefs at Stokehouse St Kilda, which include Oliver Gould, Anthony Musarra, Maurice Esposito and Michael Lambie.
Sheridan Randall, 3rd July 2019
