History

Barrington founded the restaurant which resided on a small side street in Huddersfield. He decided on the name Discovery Bay and the dream became a reality in 2006. After only one month, Discovery Bay was awarded second place in Yorkshire’s Best Ethnic Restaurant 2006.

Barrington won the Yorkshire Black Entrepreneur of the Year 2008, presented by Chris Akabusi MBE, and then went on to record “Rhodes around the Caribbean” with Optomen as a guest of Gary Rhodes, which aired in April 2009 on UKTV Food.

In 2009 Barrington was chosen to appear in the Americas section for Gordon Ramsey’s F Word 2010. From a shortlist of 10,000 restaurants, Discovery Bay made it all the way to the top 18.

Continuing the acclaim into 2013, Barrington appeared with Marco Pierre White on Kitchen Wars cooking his signature dish of Jerk Cod Fillet on a Bed of Savoy Cabbage and Pancetta.

After closing Discovery Bay in 2017 and needing to spend more time with his family after the death of his father, Barrington left the food industry and went into sales.

Barrington is back in the kitchen – and he’s cooking up a new business venture. He is bringing his artisan patties and secret-recipe sauces back, better than ever!