"After quitting the Corps, Atherton then moved to London, working for the many acclaimed aforementioned chefs, before landing at the Gordon Ramsay Group in 2001, launching Maze in Mayfair and overseeing five other Maze properties around the world. After nearly a decade with the group, Atherton left to open his own hospitality firm, The Social Company; his first restaurant, Pollen Street Social, opened in April 2011 in Mayfair. After only six months of operations, Pollen Street Social was awarded a Michelin star." - Abbe Baker