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Michael Lenton

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Chef - on a break for the summer
Husband and Dad of 3 kids
Coach U12 & U14 @maidenheadrfc
Amateur Ref with @berkshire_rugby_refs

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BTS from our next Dish with Tish series @cubitthouse Seasonal farm to table cooking in the most beautiful part of England. Thanks so much @tibbsfarm @charlespalmervineyard by @mikelenton

BTS at Dish with Tish by @mikelenton

What a month @nevillholtfestival ! Endless lunches , Asado lamb, grilling everything I could get my hands on, chicken and beef buns galore,

Pleasure spending my time in the sun with @stumanydjs and @c0nnor100 , great company and some lovely breakfasts @thenevillarms by @mikelenton

What a 2nd weekend of @nevillholtfestival it has been,
We got lucky with the weather, a bit of drizzle in the set up but lots of sun for the main event🔥🔥

Great fun working with @anaortiz_chef and her legend of a partner Tom of @firemadeuk ,
What beautiful people!
Great food in a stunning location!

@ben.tish
@cubitthouse

#businessasusual by @mikelenton

We took Cubitt house eats to Nevill holt festival today. Cooking with my friend and extraordinary fire chef Ana Ortiz. Smoked trout & fennel, beets in embers with tortillas, assador lamb & chimichuri , potatoes and asparagus salad . Grilled stone fruits pavlova. The reel says it all. What a feast!
As always @mikelenton and @lorna_macpherson smashed it by @mikelenton

Setup and completed the first weekend of @nevillholtfestival with @cubitthouse

Picking fresh herbs for service and grilling meat in the beautiful Leicestershire countryside, with epic amounts of sunshine,

Always a pleasure working with @c0nnor100 and @lorna_macpherson

Great fun working with my brother again and showing @stumanydjs my home town of Lutterworth,

Plenty more to come, See you again next weekend 🙌 by @mikelenton

Sign the petition on the website
www.vatstheproblem.co.uk

Hospitality is one of the UK’s greatest success stories.

It employs millions of people, gives
young people their first jobs, keeps high streets
alive and brings communities together.

But the sector is under enormous pressure.
Rising energy costs. Food inflation. Huge
employment costs. Unjust business rates.
The highest tax burden in the UK economy.
And on top of all of that — a 20% VAT rate that
is among the highest in Europe.

On 1 July, the hospitality industry is coming
together to launch ‘VAT’s the Problem’ — the
united sector campaign calling for hospitality
VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%.

This is a plan for fair tax.

This is a plan for growth.

Countries including Spain, Italy, France, Ireland
and Germany know how important hospitality is
to society, and they know it pays too much tax.

That’s why they already support hospitality with
lower VAT rates. The UK deserves the same.

A 10% VAT rate would:
• Support pubs, restaurants, cafes, hotels and
• nightclubs, and many more.Get businesses
• investing in jobs and helping our customers
• Strengthen high streets and local communities
Because when hospitality businesses close,
communities lose far more than places to eat
and drink — they lose connection, opportunity
and local identity.

This campaign is about everyone: Our
customers, waiting staff, chefs, kitchen porters,
bar staff, hotel teams, farmers, brewers, suppliers
and producers.

Tom Kerridge is spearheading this nationwide
movement, and we are asking the whole of
hospitality to stand together to say Vat’s The
Problem – 10% is fair for hospitality.
How you can help
Industry ask
Be ready for the 1 July. Use your
venue, platforms and networks to
spread the message:

we need as many of you to sign
this NOW ahead of the formal
launch. by @mikelenton

Nevill Holt Festival

Day 2

Its a scorcher 🔥🔥

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 by @mikelenton

Crazy weather, lighting, hail and sunshine at the Hutlingham club today,

But the fire still burns 🔥
What an adventure! by @mikelenton

by @mikelenton

Behind the scenes at #DishWithTish on Winchelsea Beach

Struck gold with the weather, a lot of preparation but went ahead with zero drama and a great day at the beach by @mikelenton

Flicking through the 2025 photos — what a year 🔥

Big moments at work and at home. Growing as a rugby coach and ref, seeing my son play at Twickenham, and watching my kids grow — unbeatable.

Proud to back the @cubitthouse teams, pick up a couple of awards, and meet a few absolute legends along the way.

2026… you’ve got big boots to fill 👊✨ by @mikelenton