The Honey Club has a membership committee made up of a diverse and influential group of individuals in the industry. We’ve got DJs, directors, owners and moaners, head chefs and editors, broadcasters and brand ambassadors.

The Committee is an informal cabinet for the quality end of the restaurant, bar and drinks industries. It will be responsible for developing the Club as a major force for industry issues. It will provide a discussion forum across and within sectors, and between some key individuals in the industry and the media. It will also be responsible for inviting key industry professionals to join the Club, vetting and approving applications for membership, and developing new member benefits.

The founding committee comprises:

• Pascal Aussignac
  Chef, co-owner of Club Gascon, Cellar Gascon and Le Cercle.
• Arthur Baker
  DJ, co-owner of Harlem and The Elbow Room.
• Nigel Barden
  Broadcaster, food, drink and travel writer.
• Robbie Bargh
  Co-owner of Hospitality Consultants, The Gorgeous Group
• Rainer Becker
  Chef and co-owner of Zuma and Roka
• Dale DeGroff
  Author of The Craft of the Cocktail
• Jonathan Downey
  Owner of The Match Bar Group, The Player, Milk & Honey and Trailer Happiness and co-owner of The Proof Beer Company
• Mark Hix
  Chef Director of Caprice Holdings - The Ivy, J. Sheekey and Le Caprice and food columnist for The Independent
• Nick House
  Club promoter  - Neighbourhood, Pangaea, Elysium, The Funky Buddha.
• Charlie Luxton
  Operations Manager for The Soho House Group
• Tony Martin
  Director of Operations, Hard Rock Café
• Bethan Ryder
  Author of Bar and Club Design and Restaurant Design, and freelance journalist
• Darius Sanai
  Editor-in-Chief of Conde Nast Contract Publishing and co-owner of The Proof Beer Company
• Tamsin Saunders
  Owner of Pink Fish PR agency
• Ronan Sayburn
  Executive Head Sommelier, Gordon Ramsay Holdings
• Kate Spicer
  Restaurant reviewer and lifestyle writer
• Dave Steward
  International Brand Director Wodka Wyborowa
• John Torode
  Chef, author of The Mezzo Cookbook and Relax, It’s Only Food and co-owner of Smiths of Smithfield
• Emily Wheldon
  Account Manager for The Reserve Brands Group of Diageo
• Angus Winchester
  Founder of IPBartenders and Alconomics, drinks writer, consultant and mariachi bartender