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'?

They don't come greater than Michel Roux JR. and so for our 50th Episode we're delighted to be able to bring you such a treat. Michel is on incredible form as he takes us through; his greatest memories of running the 2 Michelin Starred Le Gavroche, what he's missing most from working in the kitchen, what he cooked for the Queen for her 90th Birthday, who the greatest chef he ever worked with was and what made them so impressive, the great hurdles of running a restaurant post covid, how he managed to leave national service in France to go and cook for the French presidents at the Élysée Palace, why French markets are the greatest place to buy produce in the world, why Paris's reputation as a gastronomical capital is quickly dying out, the biggest nightmare days he ever had to face at work, his favourite places to eat in London and the one thing that makes cooking the greatest job in the world plus 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.

30 Sep 20241h 2min

Today we're at the world famous Dorchester Grill, where we're joined by the Executive Chef the wonderful Tom Booton,to celebrate his incredible career to date; which has taken him from being one of the youngest Michelin starred Head Chefs of all time to now running one of the most famous restaurants. Tom started cooking professionally at just 16 years old and has since worked in some of the finest restaurants in the world from London to New York to Reykjavík. Today we hear about; what it was like working full time as a 16 year old in some brual old school kitchens, the pressures of running a Michelin Starred restaurant at just 24, the shocking abuse he got from fellow chefs upon getting his job at The Dorchester, how he's set about modernising and democratising his offering, his greatest life lessons, his favourite places to eat in London, how to tackle the Chef talent shortage, why he's fallen out of love with multi-course fine dining offerings and much much more....-----------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.

26 Sep 202442min

Today we're joined by one of the most followed food creators in the world in Alfie Steiner to discuss his meteoric rise which has taken him from almost being fired as a waiter at a high street restaurant for ruining a couples anniversary to boasting more followers than there are Croatians on this planet! We hear about; how discovering a mouldy beetroot in his fridge changed his life, the shocking death threats he gets online and why London is the greatest food city in the world and where to go plus 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.

23 Sep 202445min

Today we sit down in the holy grail of pubs in The Devonshire where we're joined by the most famous publican in the world in Oisin Rogers to unveil his secrets behind turning this place into the most popular Pub in the world. We discuss; the secrets behind what makes his Guinness taste so good, what it's like creating an award winning menu with Ex Fat Duck Head Chef Ashley Palmer-Watts, the importance of having an in house bakery and butchers, his favourite pubs to eat in, where are the best places in Soho to party, the crazy lockins he's had with A List celebs, his crazy career which has taken him from rural Ireland to becoming the most famous publican in the world, the premier league footballer he had to ban from his previous pub, why San Sebastian is the greatest food city in the world and why the smoking ban wouldn't 'mean fuck all' for business...plus much more.....------------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.

19 Sep 202447min

Today we’re joined by a chef who’s had such a huge impact on London’s food scene it’s almost immeasurable, especially with the creation of The Dairy - a restaurant that defined the Nordic-flecked, produce-focused fine dining movement that has become commonplace in London today. He’s worked for the best chefs in the industry from Marco Pierre White to Raymond Blanc to René Redzepi & is now championing the next generation under his own stewardship. Today he takes us through his incredible career starting out in the most toxic kitchen imaginable in Dublin via Marco Pierre White's in London and then off to Napoli to work at the 2 starred Don Alfonso an experience which changed his perception on seasonality and the importance of farm to table eating. This was strengthened by his time cooking from the garden at Le Manoir and reaffirmed beyond belief when he went to work at Noma. Robin shares with us the highs and lows of opening one of London's most iconic restaurants from the critical acclaim to the physical abuse from drunk customers and all in between. We also celebrate his latest genius outlet in Darbys, which is everyones favourite place to eat Sunday Lunch, a revelation which actually angers Robin! Listen in to find out why.............----------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.

16 Sep 202459min

Today we're joined by multi-award winning photographer David Loftus who's worked with everyone from Jamie Oliver to Nigella Lawson and everyone in between and is the most in demand food photographer in the world. He's also shot some of the biggest celebrities, musicians and models and in this no hold barred interview reveals all the craziest sights he's witnessed in his career so far. From A Listers ripping up priceless books to snort cocaine with, to getting nearly killed in New Orleans by a gang who mistook him for someone else, to witnessing Gordon Ramsay's horrendous abuse first hand when he photographed in his kitchen, to getting used and abused and going unpaid by some of the most famous 'instagram chefs' around and much much more.....David is such a wonderful orator and has so many brilliant stories that you're all in for such a treat over the next 45 minutes......------------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.

9 Sep 202444min

Today we pay Ben Marks a visit at his neighbourhood restaurant Perilla in Newington Green, sadly it was closed for Lunch on the day so we couldn't sample any of his creations, but we did get to hear about his incredible career so far. As a young boy, Ben Marks loved food and enjoyed cooking with his father in London. At 13 years old, he was already working in professional kitchens. and at 15, on the advice of his bosses, he moved to Sweden to become commis chef at the Michelin-starred Operakällaren in Stockholm. A year later he was back in the UK, at a formal apprenticeship with the Academy of Culinary Arts, which landed him at Claridge's, followed by working at Noma for over a year and then rounding off this incredible hattrick of establishments by becoming Phil Howards right hand man at The Square. Ben now co-owns & is head chef at both the award winning Perilla & Morchella.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Sep 202420min

We're honoured to be joined by one of the most important food writers in the world in the incredibly charming Melissa Hemsley, who takes us through her ridiculously successful career as a figurehead in the healthy eating movement, initially with her sister as part of Hemsley & Hemsley and now on her own. From her times working as a private chef for some of the most famous and musicians and actors in the world to becoming a 6 time best selling cookbook author to introducing this country to healthy living - we uncover all of Melissa's incredible stories from her illustrious career. Buy Melissa's Incredible New Book Here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Healthy-Unprocess-everyday-bestseller/dp/1529940257----------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.

2 Sep 202454min