S2 Ep30: Anna Søgaard - Launching One of London's Most Beloved Restaurants - The Dangers Of Customer Reviews & Is This Finally The End For 'New Nordic Cuisine'?

Today we're joined by the wonderful Owen Barratt who was once co-owner & Exec Chef of London's famous foodie hangout 'Monty's' and is now running the incredibly successful 'Owens Sausages & Hams' down in Somerset. Monty's at its height was one of London's most sought after venues but after rapid expansion and the unforeseen arrival of Covid, it was forced to close its doors forevermore. Today we talk about the shocking emotional and physical impact the closure of Monty's had on Owen and how he's managed to fight back with his latest culinary offering. We also discuss how he went from being a signed musician to deciding to quit the industry to pursue his dream of being a restaurateur and how he managed to turn a market stool selling his food into 4 physical sites in London's most enticing post codes. Plus we hear stories about everything from Aziz Anazaris crazy house party in New York to Andy Samberg's favourite Deli and all the craziness you ca imagine in-between.....----------DELLI is a food platform, from the team behind Depop, that sells the best independent food and drink products that other shops don’t really know about.Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Okt 202439min

Sameer Taneja has one of the most incredible stories we've ever come across; he was born into a working class family who were struggling to survive in Delhi in the 70s and had no connection nor interest in food, bar ensuring they could get enough on their plates to survive. However, Sameer fell in love with food and after finding a magazine with the legendary Pierre Koffmann on the cover, he vowed that'd he escape the country and move to London to become a classic french chef and eventually work for the great man. Well he was true to his word and after working for Chef Pascal Proyart at One-O-One he then moved to the iconic Waterside Inn by Alain Roux before eventually going to work for his hero Pierre Koffmann. However, not long after starting to work for Koffmann, the Chef approached Sameer and suggested that he stopped cooking French food and instead cooked the food of his Motherland, it made Sameer cry as all he wanted to do was impress Pierre; but this advise ended up changing his life and the London food scene forevermore.....---------Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Okt 202448min

Today we're joined by the hilarious Elliott Grover to take us through his incredible career which has taken him from escaping Cornwall as a 15 year old to work for Jeremy King to go onto become the Exec Chef at the best steak restaurant in the country  (The Cut @ 45 Park Lane) and also be in charge of the menu for The Oscars each year. Elliott landed a job working for Jeremy King at The Ivy followed by Le Caprice during it's heyday, before taking on a job at Scott's (London's Best Seafood Restaurant) where he worked his way up over 8 years of service. He then left to head up all of The Ned's 10 Restaurants, before going to oversee operations at Duck & Waffle. He was then head hunted by the infamous Michelin Starred mastermind Wolfgang Puck to run his restaurants at 45 Park Lane and also to oversee the food offering at The Oscars each year. Elliott has got some of the most hilarious stories we've ever heard; from Robin Williams to Kate Moss to Lisa Vanderpamp to Lady Gaga he's seen it all and has worked at some of this countrys finest restaurant's; so sit back, relax and enjoy his incredible tales. ------------DELLI is a food platform, from the team behind Depop, that sells the best independent food and drink products that other shops don’t really know about.Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Okt 202453min

If you live in London and ever feel low, then may I suggest taking the tube to St Johns Wood and visiting the most magical place in this city, in the wonderful; Panzers. A refuge of incredible food and mind bogglingly exquisite produce, and today we've the pleasure of sitting down with the owner David Josephs to find out the magic and secrets behind this great store that's been serving Londoners non stop since 1944. We get to sample a whole host of their delicious delicacies, unpack the greatest stories from this stores 80 year history, find out why every celebrity in the country shops here, discuss the challenges of running such an iconic store and then at the end we're entrusted with tasting their new exclusive product......so sit back, relax and enjoy. -------------Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Okt 202453min

Today we bring you something slightly different, as when I was uploading our interview with Melissa at the end of last week, we suddenly received a message from Pete Hewitt (Owner 'Everday People' Michelin Bib Gourmand/ Jay Rayners favourite Ramen shop) saying that we need to discuss the real issue that's killing our industry and forcing so many great restaurant's to close and that's the fact we've got the highest VAT in Europe. So I said, can you jump on call and rant at us for 5 minutes about how destructive it actually is and what you want to see changed, he luckily obliged and so that's the starting point of todays episode. We then move into our normal format where we're joined by the award winning writer and chef Melissa Thompson to discuss everything from; dehydrating kimchi to phallus shaped cappuccino's to the racism surrounding fried chicken and the fascinating stories behind some of Jamaica's most famous dishes..plus lots more......-----------DELLI is a food platform, from the team behind Depop, that sells the best independent food and drink products that other shops don’t really know about.Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Okt 202437min

Today we're joined by one of the hottest chefs in the city in Chet Sharma who's in charge of the critically acclaimed Bibi, which last year won the best restaurant in London. In this wide ranging interview we cover everything from; the story behind the incredible food at Bibi, the highs and lows of working in Michelin Starred classical kitchens, being hospitalised for a terrifying condition bought on by overworking and stress and why he's now fighting against that culture, working at the most controversial restaurant in the world, the terrifying physical impact stress can have on the body, redefining working hours and conditions, why it's impossible to find good waiters anymore, sleeping in the kitchen and taking Mise En Place home in order to survive, the best places to eat Indian food in the city, why some older chefs need to stop complaining and get with the times, his plans for future openings, handing over staff meals to AI and much much more.....----------Please make sure you leave us a rating and comment - it really helps other people find the podcast and allows us to continue to grow.Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Okt 20241h 8min

Today we bring you a very silly yet entertaining hour with the wonderful 'What Willy Cook' aka William Hughes to discuss his incredible rise to fame over the last couple of years. We discuss; the fallout he's experienced since launching his homeware company 'Pleasant Home', his near death experience working in a professional kitchen as a teenager, a terrifying coked up old Head Chef he used to work for, why Paris is a very disappointing foodie city to visit, pranking Pierre Koffmann in the kitchen, arguing with the rudest Maître d' on the planet, how his sisters hospitalisation inspired him to start cooking, working with the MLB and sampling the greatest sandwich in America, abusive DM's, the secret to viral success and much much more.....---------DELLI is a food platform, from the team behind Depop, that sells the best independent food and drink products that other shops don’t really know about.Head to www.delli.market and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Okt 202459min

Today we bring you the fascinating story behind London's Best Rated Italian Restaurant 'Ida', as we're joined by owner Simonetta Wenkert. She's a writer by profession, who 20 years ago fell in love with the idea of having her own Italian restaurant and convinced her engineer husband Avi, to risk it all and open up their dream place in Queens Park. She takes us through the incredible challenges they've battled through from; criminal chefs they've employed, to the financial crisis which forced them to sell their house to keep the place alive, to getting ripped off by their corrupt property agents to almost having to close the business forever during Covid!However they've also had such wonderful times through; bringing their families recipes to life for the city to enjoy, becoming Prince Harry & Meghans favourite restaurant, serving U2 for a whole week straight, becoming the best rated Italian in London and much much more...---------Please make sure you leave us a rating and comment - it really helps other people find the podcast and allows us to continue to grow. Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyKBuy Simonetta's Incredible Book - Ida At My Table Here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1835011098 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Okt 202434min