Meet the Team
Have you been to our fabulous Fulwood pub, The Rising Sun, recently? It goes without saying that our beautiful S10 retreat is home to a huge selection of Abbeydale beer – but it is also host to a new chapter in pub dining.
We would love to introduce you to Joe Grayson, who we’ve newly welcome aboard the good ship Team Abbeydale. Joe comes with a lofty reputation and a plethora of fresh ideas. Most recently seen as part of the duo at the helm of Frerot in Cambridge Street Collective, Joe is perhaps best known for Juke and Loe – a pair of restaurants that saw some of the most exciting and inspired cooking in Sheffield. Nationally renowned (including being lauded by none other than Jay Raynor!), and known and loved around his home town already, we know how lucky we are to have the mind behind those menus in our local pub kitchen.
Joe’s culinary confidence sings from his dishes, blending well-loved classics with the ingenuity and flair for erudite flavours that Joe has come to be known for. Our Rising Sun dining room has never been more tantalising and we can’t wait to share more developments from pass to plate, shout about the fabulous independent suppliers we’re working with, and relish the spoils of the hard work going into elevating our offering.
Joe’s very own menu has just launched – it’s innovative, exciting and constantly evolving, changing with the seasons and making use of the best of what’s fresh. Head to the Rising Sun’s website to view the current menu and book your table to be delighted by Joe’s delicious dishes for yourself! And in the meantime, it’s over to Joe himself to tell you a little more…
Hiya, Joe! What’s your name and where do you come from?
I’m Joe Grayson, and I’m from Sheffield.
What’s your favourite beer and why?
It’s got to be Daily Bread – I’m not a big fan of light beers, so prefer a bitter. If I can’t find Daily Bread, I enjoy an Acorn’s Barnsley Bitter.
And you’re the chef who’s newly in charge of the kitchen at our pub, the Rising Sun – so moving away from beer a little, what about your favourite cuisine?
It’s not what a lot of chefs would say but I’m going to go for British – there’s a wealth of great ingredients and the seasonality is so diverse. Game season is my favourite time of year.
What’s your favourite dish on the menu?
At the moment I’d say the fish and chips, we get the fish couriered up the day it lands from St. Ives so it’s super fresh. It’s such a classic dish that deserves more than the generic treatment a lot of places give it! We use our very own Heresy lager in the batter, too.
Best place to enjoy a pint?
Brother’s Arms, my local up in Heeley. Snug in the winter, great beer garden in the summer.
Favourite snack to enjoy alongside a beer?
I like a pickled egg, so should everyone else.
When you’re not creating delicious dishes, what do you like to do in your spare time?
Hill walking and generally enjoying the Derbyshire countryside.
And finally… If you were a cartoon character, who would it be?
Elmer Fudd.
