Wed 18th Feb 2015 - Gordon Ramsay to return to first restaurant of his career Gordon Ramsay to return to first restaurant of his career: Gordon Ramsay is to return to the restaurant where his career first took off more than 20 years ago. 11 Park Walk, originally the site of Gordon Ramsay’s Aubergine restaurant, will open as a Maze Grill in April 2015. Inspired by the grill rooms of Manhattan, the new 60-cover restaurant will offer rare breed steaks, fish and poultry from a Josper grill alongside an extensive selection of sushi and sashimi from a dedicated raw bar. Gordon Ramsay Group managing director Stuart Gillies said: “11 Park Walk is steeped in history and we are very excited about returning there, but to be doing something different. Aubergine was a one-off restaurant and of its time. The new restaurant reflects an increasing demand for a casual yet quality dining experiences and we have identified a number of cosmopolitan neighbourhood locations for the maze Grill brand. We are delighted to be moving forward and evolving with a proven format.” With the opening of Maze Grill Park Walk, the Gordon Ramsay Group will have a portfolio of 13 UK restaurants, with a wide variety of concepts, from Michelin-starred restaurants through to more casual all-day eateries. Maze Grill will be the fourth restaurant that Gordon Ramsay Group has opened in the UK in the last eighteen months. 2013 saw the launch of Italian restaurant and bar, Union Street Café in Southwark and 2014 the opening of neighbourhood restaurant, London House in Battersea. Most recently, the company opened Heddon Street Kitchen, a sister restaurant to Bread Street Kitchen at St Paul’s. The company has a total of 25 restaurants globally and seven Michelin stars, with international restaurants from Europe to the US, the Middle East and Asia. Originally routed in fine dining, the company has expanded to include more diverse and informal sites offering a wide variety of guest experiences, such as Maze, London House and Union Street Café in London, Gordon Ramsay Steak in Las Vegas, Gordon Ramsay at Forte Village, Sardinia, as well as the recently opened Bread Street Kitchen, Hong Kong, a concept taken from the company’s’s Bread Street Kitchen, St Paul’s, London. Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea is the Group’s flagship venue, which has held three Michelin-stars for more than 12 years.