Russell Norman

Russell Norman (9 December 1965 – 23 November 2023) was a British restaurateur, chef, teacher and author.

Norman's adaptation of the informal American or Italian eatery and hotel atmospheres would shift the British hotel industry paradigm. At the time, British restaurants were highly formal, unlike their foreign competitors. In 2009, Norman and Richard Beatty opened Polpo in Soho, London;

He often emphasized work-life balance and workplace–micro-management avoidance.

On 18 November 2023, Norman was discovered in cardiac arrest at his home in Pluckley, Kent, after apparently hanging himself.