Pictured: Mark Harris

Hadley Park House Hotel head chef, Mark Harris, has just returned to Shropshire after a week of cooking for David Cameron, The Cabinet, and assorted VIP guests at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

The previous week, he was in Liverpool, catering for the great-and-the-good at the Labour Party Conference.

Booked to work at both of these high profile events before joining Shropshire's Hadley Park House Hotel in June, Mark Harris has spent much of the last two weeks giving the country's leading politicians plenty of food for thought.

"I'd been booked to do this from a long time back, and I didn't want to let anyone down. Thankfully, the owner of Hadley Park House Hotel, Mr Lewis, saw these as sufficiently high profile events to allow me the time away from Telford," says Mark Harris.

Working side-by-side with Steve Wilson, with whom he had previously worked at the 5-star Lowry Hotel in Manchester, the two chefs made sure that David Cameron, his entire cabinet and many VIP guests were well catered-for for throughout the Party Conference.

Part of the aim was to also ensure that the new team managing Manchester Central (the largest conference and banqueting centre in the city) was also shown in a good light.

"The feedback we had from them was that this was some of the best food they've had served here since taking over the operation of the venue," says Mark Harris, adding that they are hoping to capture some major business as a result.

"Steve and I were in charge of all of the high profile dinners this week, and it's all been a very positive time for us.  And now, I'm hoping some of the reflected glory will also shine on Hadley Park House Hotel."

Harris, aged 29, learned his craft at nearby Radbrook Catering College, but more recently ran his own chef consultancy business - concentrating on event catering - with highlights being his time working at several of the world's top class sporting events, such as Royal Ascot, the Formula One British Grand Prix, and Premiership games at Old Trafford, as well as the BBC Sports Personality Awards in Manchester.

Hadley Park House Hotel & Restaurant, meanwhile, re-launched its conservatory restaurant only recently at a gala dinner when the new name 'Dorrells Restaurant' was announced.

Hadley Park House Hotel in Telford has been owned and operated by Mark and Geraldine Lewis since 2003. They have steadily built a reputation for quality dining, comfortable accommodation and exceptional service; and following the period of refurbishment, investment and development the hotel now offers 22 luxury bedrooms, a 140-seater function suite and a dedicated Restaurant.