Gary Townsend

🧑‍🍳 Chef Owner @elementsgla ✍🏻 @heraldscotland Weekly columnist 👨🏼‍🍳 NCOTY Finalist 21/22🪴 Garden enthusiast

[ChefDeanBanks @banks_chef]

This week we have seen fruit and veg prices jump by 150% in some products. We have NMW going up this week, Business rates hikes of upto 500% and energy prices are going through the roof. Let it be clear! HOSPITALITY NEEDS A VAT CUT! AND NEED IT NOW.

[Gary Townsend @ChefGTownsend]

@WWE @WWERomanReigns 💤 💤 💤

[Gary Townsend @ChefGTownsend]

@WWE @WWERomanReigns 😴

[Gary Townsend @ChefGTownsend]

@WWE @DMcIntyreWWE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🔥

[Gary Townsend @ChefGTownsend]

First entrance of @DMcIntyreWWE as @WWE @WWEUK undisputed world champion in #glasgow 🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Gary Townsend @ChefGTownsend]

@DMcIntyreWWE Will be seeing you in Glasgow as champ 🔥🔥🔥

[ChefDeanBanks @banks_chef]

New Kitchen Porter wage breakdown

12.71 per hour
45 hours per week
=29.7k
+ 8k service charge (taxed)
37,740
+15% NI Contributions = 5661
+5% Pension = 1887
Paid by company £37,289

Total wage £45,289

People still question why a burger is over £20

[Gary Townsend @ChefGTownsend]

@UKLabour 🤣🤣🤣🤣

What’s the reward for small businesses that can’t continue this endless bs!

Absolute Dreamers!

[The MICHELIN Guide @MichelinGuideUK]

Flavours of Scotland to the fore at @ElementsGLA

#Glasgow

https://t.co/61ixH8DUFE

[Gary Townsend @ChefGTownsend]

Thank you for visiting our wee restaurant 🙏🏻

[The MICHELIN Guide @MichelinGuideUK]

Flavours of Scotland to the fore at @ElementsGLA

#Glasgow

https://t.co/61ixH8DUFE

[Hospitalityhealth @hosphealth]

We had a catch up this week with @ChefGTownsend Chef owner of @ElementsGLA Bearsden, Glasgow, and asked him our 10 quick fire questions. Read his interesting responses here https://t.co/SsSGAW6BWD

[MERICA MEMED @Mericamemed]

Honestly, the best part was not having internet

[Gary Townsend @ChefGTownsend]

3 🌹🌹🌹
@ElementsGLA is nothing without the team behind it.
Day in day out they give their everything to push further and I couldn’t be more proud of them of what we have achieved within just over 12 months.
@AAHospitality

#scotland #chefs #chef #Cheflife #Chefslife

[Gary Townsend @ChefGTownsend]

@Zashy120

[ChefDeanBanks @banks_chef]

I think everyone in the entire industry agrees with this! #TaxedOut

[ChefDeanBanks @banks_chef]

If the UK Government could do one single thing to help Hospitality what would that be?
I will go 1st, 12.5% for Hospitality VAT.

[Michael Ross @ska_dad]

Fantastic lunch with @judithross and @barbaramarie28 at Elements in Bearsden @ChefGTownsend @ElementsGLA
Fantastic service from Gael!

[Helen Vass @hvasspastrychef]

Thank you @ChefGTownsend for an amazing lunch at @ElementsGLA. Such good food and good company @Gill_Matthews84

[Herald Mag & Arts @heraldmagazine]

A Scottish seasonal delight from @ChefGTownsend https://t.co/okXW01KOCo @heraldscotland

[Craft Guild of Chefs @Craft_Guild]

Congratulations to the finalists of the Restaurant Chef Award, sponsored by @UnoxUK, Ajay Kumar from Swadish by Ajay Kumar, Thomas Law from Prithvi, Adam Smith from @CoworthParkUK and @ChefGTownsend from @ElementsGLA #CGCawards