The Social Company

Jason Atherton started out working alongside great chefs including Pierre Koffmann, Marco Pierre White, Nico Ladenis and Ferran Adria at el Bulli, before joining the Gordon Ramsay Holdings in 2001 and launching, first in London and then another five globally.

Jason left Gordon Ramsay Holdings in 2010 to launch his own restaurant company, Jason Atherton Ltd. His flagship restaurant Pollen Street Social opened in April 2011 in Mayfair and was awarded a Michelin star within just six months of opening, alongside 5 AA Rosettes and no.3 in The Good Food Guides best UK restaurants.

Since then, Jason The Social Company has grown into a globally renowned restaurant group, with a portfolio of restaurants which include the Michelin-starred Social Eating House and City Social, as well as Hai Cenato, Social Wine and Tapas and Berners Tavern named the defining restaurant of the decade.

Alongside his London restaurants, Jason has also opened critically-acclaimed restaurants in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dubai, Doha, St Moritz and his Michelin-starred restaurant, The Clocktower, in New York.

Jason has written four cookbooks, appeared on several TV programmes, and is a brand ambassador for a number of brands including BMW, Moet & Chandon and Audemars Piguet Savoir Faire.