Chef
Richard Swale
Head Chef, Allium at Askham Hall
- Discipline
- Chef
- Based in
- Askham, United Kingdom
Known for
- Head chef at Allium at Askham Hall in Cumbria
- Joined Askham in 2013
- Led the restaurant through its relaunch as Allium
- Headed the kitchen when Allium at Askham Hall received One MICHELIN Star in the 2020 Guide
i. Biography
Richard Swale is the Cumbrian-born head chef of Allium at Askham Hall. His career includes work with John Burton Race and Anthony Demetre, two years in France, and placements at Noma and with Marc Veyrat before he returned to Cumbria.
Profile updated July 2026
