Chef and public figure
A lifetime of work.
A home of its own.
More than 200 recipes, years of stories and a celebrated body of work, brought together in a website Raymond’s team can publish themselves.
Raymond Blanc OBE
- Context
- Chef and public figure
- Scope
- Rebuild, CMS, migration, performance
- Stack
- Next.js and Supabase
- Archive
- More than 200 recipes
Keep the character. Make room for what comes next.
Raymond’s website held an archive people came back to cook from, alongside books, experiences and stories from his career. We rebuilt the WordPress site around that material, giving readers clearer ways to explore and the team a bespoke system for keeping it current.
The archive, carried forward
More than 200 recipes were migrated into a structured collection, preserving the material at the heart of the website.
Publishing in the team’s hands
A bespoke content management system lets the team update recipes and stories directly, without sending each change to a developer.
A place for the whole story
Books, experiences and editorial content sit alongside the recipes, giving visitors more ways to discover Raymond’s work.
Built for regular readers
The rebuild brings the recipe collection and editorial pages into one consistent design, with clearer navigation between them.
My new website has been a huge enhancement. Josh is exceptional at taking my ideas and translating them into something visually powerful. He added clarity, strength and ease of access.
Raymond Blanc OBE Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons