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'?

You're in for an absolute treat today as we're joined by arguably the coolest and most talented brothers since the Gallagher's ruled the roost in the 90s. Brothers Fin and Lorcan (Time Out Chef Of The Year 2023) Spiteri are no strangers to London’s food and drink industry, being the sons of renowned restaurateur Jon Spiteri (St John's, French House & Sessions Arts Club) and Rochelle Canteen co-founder, Melanie Arnold, the business runs in their blood. Today they regale us with their greatest stories from their time working in some of London's greatest restaurants and bars, some of which will leave you shocked. From incredibly messy nights out in Soho to fishing drunk customers out of their canal to waitering the floors of the French House as 8 year old kids with 'L Plates' stuck to their backs, their stories are as incredible as their success. I could carry on writing all day about how influential they've been to the London food scene and what wonderful guests they are, but I will leave the stories for you to rejoice in - so sit back, relax and enjoy.  --------------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.

29 Juli 202453min

Today we sit down with award wining musician turned chef and cookbook writer Denai Moore to discuss her incredible journey from growing up in Spanish Town in Jamaica to becoming one of the most famous faces in the vegan global food scene! Denai's also released 3 critically acclaimed albums and worked with everyone from Plan B to SBTRKT, but is nowadays mainly focusing on her upcoming new vegan Patty Shop 'Flaky' & her supper club Dee's Table. Last year Denai broke the American market with her hugely popular debut cookbook 'Plentiful'. There are lots of laughs, debates and discussions in this one and we hope you enjoy them all. --------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.

22 Juli 202442min

We're honoured to be joined today for a special by the wonderful Kitty Coles, a name you may not have heard before, but I can guarantee you would have enjoyed her work. She has either; created, styled or written the best selling cookbooks over the last 10 years and today joins us to celebrate her incredible career and work. From growing up in her families restaurant in Wiltshire and helping out with the baking and cleaning, she was always destined to work in food and her career has taken her on to work for the biggest chefs in the industry from Ottolenghi to Ixta belfrage and beyond. In this episode we uncover the harsh realities facing the food industry - from publishing costs to the negative impact of food influencers - hear about the joys of Mallorca's food offering and even get gifted a secret on how to make the greatest ever roast chicken, 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.

18 Juli 202441min

We're honoured to be joined today by the youngest ever British 2 Michelin starred chef in the trail blazer Tom Aikens, to discuss his incredible career which has taken him from working for arguably the 2 greatest chefs of all time in Pierre Koffmann & Joël Robuchon to running some of the finest restaurants to ever grace the London dining scene. For the first time ever Tom reveals all of his darkest secrets and experiences in the professional kitchen and unveils all of the crazy barriers & experiences he had to overcome to be considered one of the greatest chefs to ever come from these shores!-------------------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.

15 Juli 202446min

Today we're joined by the incredibly charming and wonderfully knowledgable Jordon Ezra King, to hear about his journey from being a trainee tailor on Saville Rowe (working for everyone from Stephen Fry to some of the most renowned gangsters in the country) to becoming a chef and working at some of London & Paris's top restaurants. Jordon is currently on a culinary tour around Europe where he's seeking out and documenting some hidden foodie treasures, which often get overlooked by visitors, but are in fact the staples of the locals across the continent. We hear about; his love for some of Portugal's less known dishes from seafood to offal, his crazy recollections and anecdotes from his time working at some of the best restaurants in Paris & London, why he's addicted to Pasta, the crazy impact working at MOB had on his career and why now he's decided to go it alone, why Carbonara is in fact an American recipe not an Italian one, his best places to eat in London 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.Follow Jordon King's incredible substack here - https://jordonking.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Juli 202455min

Today we find ourselves less than a minutes walk from Peckham station taking refuge in Bar Levan, a Parisian inspired wine bar that serves up an incredible hattrick of delights in; amazing natural wines, gorgeous french food and freshly spun vinyl tunes. We sit down with co-owner and DJ Mark Gurney over a couple of glasses of wine and sample some of their delicious small plates as we chew the fat on everything from; natural wine haters to Angela Hartnett's temper to why there seems to be a Parisian inspired takeover in London to how to punish 'no shows' to the highs and lows of running restaurants to getting into trouble with the council for hosting infamous parties to the simple delights of a French Rotisserie chicken and much much more....Shout out to Chef Alex who treated us with the most exquisite food imaginable from steak tartare to smoked trout to a morteau sausage that was baked in a brioche and soaked in veal jus with cournichons and mustard = heaven!Go check out the magic for yourself - https://barlevan.co.uk/ -------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.

5 Juli 202432min

Today we're joined by a proper legend of the industry in multi-award winning chef and cookbook writer Ben Tish, who takes us through his remarkable career which started off in Skegness working with Jason Atherton in an unappreciated fine dining restaurant and has ended up 25 years later with him being one of the most respected chefs in the country. From being physically bullied by Marcus Wareing to working alongside some of the greatest chefs in culinary history to opening the critically acclaimed 'Norma' and writing some of the most read cookbooks globally, Ben has lived through it all and today reveals all the highs and lows in his journey and of course all his greatest previously untold stories!----------------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.Order Bens latest cookbook ‘Mediterra’ here - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mediterra-9781526661128/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Juli 202445min

We're joined today by not only one of London's hottest chefs, but also one of the most outspoken men we've ever had the pleasure of sitting down with in Joe Laker. He is the genius mind behind the much lauded 'Counter 71' in Shoreditch and has cut his teeth at some of the finest Michelin Star establishments in Europe from The Black Swan in Yorkshire to Jordnaer in Copenhagen to Elystan Street in London and beyond. Joe takes us through his incredible culinary story which takes him from humble beginnings working at his local Chinese takeaway on weeknights and making pizza's for kids at a local zoo on the weekends - to working with the likes of; Phil Howard, Tommy Banks, Eric Vildgaard, Jackson Boxer and Jason Atherton. Joe holds back no punches as he gives us his unedited thoughts on the brutality and bullying of several chefs and restaurants he's worked at, physical abuse in the kitchens, the struggles of running your own restaurant, lying to your colleagues, stealing dishes, rude customers and much much more...including of course his incredible selection of his 'Go-To's'.  --------------------------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.Go check out Joe's incredible restaurant Counter 71 here - https://www.counter71.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Juni 202450min