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Luxury Sunday Brunch at the Blue Boar (CDCLifestyle)
Service was efficient and friendly … there was live music a la an acoustic guitarist … and just about everything pertaining to my brunch was pleasant and relaxing. The Blue Boar’s main dining room is especially comfortable. Beyond the dining area, an expansive bar and maze of cosy Chesterfield nooks await. Continue reading
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Posted in CDCLifestyle, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged all you can drink, ALL YOU CAN EAT, AYCE, bar, BARBECUE, BBQ, BLOODY MARY, blue boar, Blue Boar Smokehouse & Bar, brunch, bucks fizz, chef, cocktails, Drink, five star hotel, Food, hotel, hotel restaurant, INTERCONTINENTAL, Intercontinental Westminster, jon ingram, London, lunch, Luxury Brunch, pork, PULLED PORK, restaurant, review, smokehouse, st james's, st james's park, unlimited bloody marys, W1, westminster
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Sophisticated Indian Flavours at Zaika (CDCLifestyle)
Dishes are as attractively presented as the setting and taste just as gorgeous. Head chef Navin Prasad’s kitchen delivers refined and delicate dishes that nonetheless check the boxes for filling and yummy. Continue reading
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Posted in CDCLifestyle, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged CDCLifestyle, chef, comte des cierges, Cote du Rhone 'Les Ozets' 2009 Syrah Blend, curry, Drink, fine dining, Food, indian cuisine, indian food, indian restaurant, kensington, Kensington High Street, king prawns, London, navin prasad, restaurant review, review, scallops, tamarind collection, zaika
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Luxury Brunch at the Blue Boar Smokehouse & Bar, Intercontinental Westminster
Chef Jon Ingram of the Blue Boar Smokehouse & Bar at the Intercontinental Westminster has done a bang up job taking a (barbe)cue from foodie trends around town and refining them to a five star standard while making sure keep his menu fun and yummy. Indulging in the Blue Boar’s Sunday only luxury brunch is an excellent way to taste what I’m talking about. Continue reading
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Tagged all you can drink, ALL YOU CAN EAT, AYCE, bar, BARBECUE, BBQ, BLOODY MARY, blue boar, Blue Boar Smokehouse & Bar, brunch, bucks fizz, chef, cocktails, Drink, five star hotel, Food, hotel, hotel restaurant, INTERCONTINENTAL, Intercontinental Westminster, jon ingram, London, London blog, lunch, Luxury Brunch, pork, PULLED PORK, restaurant, review, smokehouse, st james's, st james's park, unlimited bloody marys, W1, westminster, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sophisticated Indian Flavours at Zaika Restaurant, London (OneTravel)
Head chef Navin Prasad’s kitchen delivers refined and delicate dishes that nonetheless check the boxes for filling and yummy. Case in point is the hearty yet dainty starter, pan-seared spiced scallops with sautéed cavolo nero and pumpkin sauce. Equally delicious, a main course of king prawns simmered in a rich coconut cream sauce flavoured with lime leaf proves curry prowess and gourmet subtly needn’t be mutually exclusive attributes. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged chef, Cote du Rhone 'Les Ozets' 2009 Syrah Blend, curry, Drink, fine dining, Food, indian cuisine, indian food, indian restaurant, kensington, Kensington High Street, king prawns, London, navin prasad, OneTravel, restaurant review, review, scallops, tamarind collection, zaika
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Sophisticated Indian Flavours at Zaika, Kensington High Street
Dishes are as attractively presented as the setting and taste just as gorgeous. Head chef Navin Prasad’s kitchen delivers refined and delicate dishes that nonetheless check the boxes for filling and yummy. Continue reading
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Tagged chef, Cote du Rhone 'Les Ozets' 2009 Syrah Blend, curry, Drink, fine dining, Food, indian cuisine, indian food, indian restaurant, kensington, Kensington High Street, king prawns, London, navin prasad, restaurant review, review, scallops, tamarind collection, zaika
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Recipe: Michel Roux Jr’s Crushed Garlicky Rooster Potatoes in Their Skin
With only these six ingredients (okay, eight if you count the salt and pepper) and just a handful of basic steps to follow, I found this recipe offered especially tasty value for minimal effort. Not much clean up afterward either. As the name implies, this dish is a garlic lover’s treat. I reckon you could tone down the amount of garlic suggested and still be happy with the results. An additional splash or two of the pastis wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Drink, Food, London, Recipes, Shopping, Television
Tagged BBC, BBC 2, celebrity, chef, cookery, cooking, cooking demo, crushed garlickly potato skins, Crushed Garlicky Rooster Potatoes In Their Skin, demo, Food, Garlic, gerry beck, high street kensington, kensington, Kensington High Street, London, masterchef, masterchef; the professionals, michel roux, MICHEL ROUX JR, one-post casserole, potato skins, preview, recipe, Rooster Potatoes, The Barkers Building, W8, W8 5SE, whole foods, whole foods market kensington, wholes foods market
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Michel Roux Jr Breakfast Event at Whole Foods Kensington, Monday 28 January
BBC 2’s Masterchef: The Professionals presenter, Michel Roux Jr, will appear at the Whole Foods Market in Kensington on Monday morning for a cooking demo, Q&A and book signing. Michel will be joined by Gerry Beck, head chef at Whole Foods Market. … Continue reading
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Moreno at Baglioni London Hotel Review (CDCLifestyle)
The newly launched Moreno at Baglioni restaurant situated inside Kensington’s lush Baglioni London Hotel sees two Michelin star Italian chef, Moreno Cedroni, share his avant garde Italian cuisine for the first time outside Italy. Read my complete review at the Comte des … Continue reading
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Tagged Baglioni Hotel London, CDCLifestyle, chef, comte des cierges, fine dining, Food, hotel, Hyde Park Gate, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, kensington, London, michelin stars, moreno, Moreno at Baglioni, moreno cedroni, new restaurant review, pasta, profiteroles, restaurant, review, seafood, sushi & suschi, SW7, SW7 5BB., tortellini
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10 Best London Restaurants of 2012
2012, what a delicious year for London! This city – this big old convoluted mess of a city – kept improving its flavour profile and coming up with new and better ways to offer locals and visitors alike more choice … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Wine
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Moreno at Baglioni: Playfully Exquisite Italian Fine Dining
One of the most noteworthy meals of the year as well as one of the better restaurants I’ve visited in quite some time, I thoroughly enjoyed my dinner last night at Moreno at Baglioni. This newly launched restaurant situated inside Kensington’s lush Baglioni London Hotel sees two Michelin star Italian chef, Moreno Cedroni, share his avant garde approach to Italian cuisine with his first venture outside Italy. Continue reading
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Tagged Baglioni Hotel London, chef, fine dining, hotel, Hyde Park Gate, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, kensington, London, michelin stars, moreno, Moreno at Baglioni, moreno cedroni, new restaurant review, pasta, profiteroles, restaurant, review, seafood, sushi & suschi, SW7, SW7 5BB., tortellini
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Shetland Night in London (Great British Chefs)
Shetland Night in London was the brainchild of Shetland native, Helen Nisbet. As so many of us Londoners can relate, Helen loves her life in London but misses the charms of life ‘back home’. The day after the dinner, I … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Restaurants, Scotland
Tagged chef, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, helen nisbet, Jospeh Trivelli, London, MUSSELS, mutton, pop-up, REGENTS CANAL, river cafe, scottish food, shetland, shetland islands, shetland night, shetland night in london, supper club, Waterhouse Restaurant
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Jean-Christophe Novelli’s Christmas Menu
Priority Moments from O2 has teamed up with Ocado and top chef Jean-Christophe Novelli to help you create the ultimate Christmas feast. In the first of four sponsored episodes, Michelin star chef Jean-Christophe Novelli shows us how to make a … Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Food, Recipes, Shopping, Video
Tagged chef, christmas dinner, Christmas Menu, cooking, cooking video, Jean-Christophe Novelli, Jean-Christophe Novelli's Christmas Menu, michelin star, O2, Priority Moments, Priority Moments from O2, recipe, recipes, Salmon Roulade, Smoked Salmon Roulade with Watermelon, SPONSORED POST, Video
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Amazing Autumn Recipe: Paul Heathcote’s Mushroom Risotto with Parmesan and Truffle Oil
Without ever having visited his restaurants or sampled any food actually prepared by him, I think I’ve started to become a serious fan of Paul Heathcote. Back when this year’s so called summer was in full swing, I followed his … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Recipes
Tagged autumn, chef, fall cooking, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, mushroom risotto with Parmesan and truffle oil, mushroom risotto with Parmesan and truffle oil recipe, MUSHROOMS, parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, Paul Heathcote, recipe, review, reviews, risotto, risotto recipe, vegetable stock, vegetarian, VEGETARIAN RECIPE
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Recipe: Monkfish Biryani
As mentioned last week, I had a lot of fun attending a recent Curry Club at pan Indian restaurant and lounge, Carom, in Soho. As I also wrote in last week’s post, I learned a great recipe for a tasty … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Recipes, Restaurants
Tagged Balaji Balachander, basmati rice, biryani, biryani recipe, carom, chef, chobani, chobani recipes, coconut milk, cooking, curry, easy, executive chef, fat free yoghurt, GREEK YOGHURT, indian food, indian recipe, London, monkfish, monkfish biryani, my recipes, recipe, saffron, tikichris recipes, UK, yoghurt
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Making Josh Eggleton’s Venison Burgers (Great British Chefs)
I’d recommend trying these burgers or your own variant of them at your next barbecue. But don’t tell anybody they’re venison. I think it would be fun to see … Making Josh Eggleton’s Venison Burgers Great British Chefs, 30 May … Continue reading
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Tagged burgers, chef, cooking, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hamburgers, home made pickles, josh eggleton, pickled cucumbers, pickles, pickling, recipe, venison, venison burgers
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Morgan M? Mmm! – Meunier’s New Bistro Reviewed (Great British Chefs)
Morgan M? Mmm! – Meunier’s New Bistro Reviewed Great British Chefs, February 11, 2012 If you want to splash out for Valentine’s Day but your budget doesn’t stretch to full Michelin star dining, why not try the next best thing … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged barbican, BISTRO, chef, Clerkenwell, EC1, french cuisine, french restaurant, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, HAUTE CUISINE, London, LONG LANE, MORGAN M, MORGAN M BARBICAN, MORGAN MENUIER, restaurant, restaurant review, romantic, smithfield, Smithfield Market, Valentine's Day, wine
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Lunch at Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room (Great British Chefs)
Lunch at Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room Great British Chefs, 26 October 2011 How can a ‘no phone, no email, no bookings, just walk-ins’ policy work for a fine dining restaurant? Great British Chefs guest blogger Chris Osburn, walked into Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room … Continue reading
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Tagged bethnal green, chef, corner room, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, lunch, michelin star, nuno mendes, town hall hotel
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Chefspective: Keith Shearer, Group Executive Chef of Bistro du Vin (Londonist)
Interview with Hotel du Vin’s Group Executive Chef, Keith Shearer Continue reading
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Tagged BISTRO DU VIN, chef, chefspective, Clerkenwell, DEAN STREET, EC1, EC1M 4AY, GROUP EXECUTIVE CHEF, interview, KEITH SHEARER, London, Londonist, soho, st john street, W1D 4PS
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Chefspective: Allan Pickett, Head Chef at Plateau (Londonist)
Chefspective: Allan Pickett, Head Chef at Plateau Londonist, November 26, 2010 at 14:00 PM A few months back, Allan Pickett became Head Chef at Canary Wharf mainstay Plateau. With a challenge to create dishes that rival or exceed the quality … Continue reading
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Tagged allan pickett, CANADA PLACE, canary wharf, chef, chefspective, E14, E14 5ER, head chef, interview, London, Londonist, plateau
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René Redzepi – chef at the Best Restaurant in the World (Locally Sourced)
René Redzepi – chef at the Best Restaurant in the World Locally Sourced, 23 November 2010 Much of the success behind this nouveau Nordic restaurant seems to stem from Redzepi’s pared down innovation and keen interest to adhering to what … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Food Network, Locally Sourced, London, Restaurants
Tagged chef, cookbook, food network, freemasons' hall, locally sourced, London, noma, nordic cuisine, René Redzepi, review, WC2, WC2B 5AZ
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Review: Noma Chef René Redzepi @ Freemasons’ Hall (Londonist)
Review: Noma Chef René Redzepi @ Freemasons’ Hall Londonist, November 15, 2010 4:55 PM We’d never heard the word “shitty” used so many times in 90 minutes, but that’s how famed chef René Redzepi of Noma in Copenhagen, purportedly the world’s best … Continue reading
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Tagged chef, freemasons' hall, London, noma, nordic cuisine, René Redzepi, review, WC2, WC2B 5AZ
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Preview: Top Chef René Redzepi @ Freemasons’ Hall (Londonist)
Preview: Top Chef René Redzepi @ Freemasons’ Hall Londonist, November 9, 2010 1:00 PM Following his appearance on BBC2’s Masterchef and celebrating the launch of his new book, NOMA: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine, chef and restauranteur René Redzepi will be at … Continue reading
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Tagged book launch, chef, freemasons' hall, London, Londonist, noma, NOMA: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine, nordic cuisine, René Redzepi, WC2
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Chefspective: Theo Randall, Chef Patron @ Theo Randall at The InterContinental (Londonist)
Chefspective: Theo Randall, Chef Patron @ Theo Randall at The InterContinental Londonist, October 1, 2010 3:00 PM From his “very happy time” at River Cafe to his current role as Chef Patron at the reigning “Italian Restaurant of the Year”, … Continue reading
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Tagged chef, chef patron, chefspective, hotel, intercontinental park lane, interview, italian cuisine, italian food, London, Londonist, mayfair, park lane, river cafe, theo randall, W1
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Chefspective: Vivek Singh, Executive Chef @ Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen (Londonist)
Chefspective: Vivek Singh, Executive Chef @ Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen Londonist, September 24, 2010 2:00 PM Londonist has been an appreciative fan of Executive Chef Vivek Singh since reviewing his Anglo-Indian brekkie menu little more than a year ago. His … Continue reading
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Tagged chef, chefspective, cinnamon club, cinnamon kitchen, executive chef, indian cuisine, indian food, indian restaurant, interview, Londonist, Vivek Singh
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Chefspective: Nacho del Campo, Head Chef at Camino (Londonist)
Chefspective: Nacho del Campo, Head Chef at Camino Londonist, September 17, 2010 12:00 PM Originally from the Basque Country as Head Chef at Camino, Nacho del Campo now has the duty of heralding and preparing dishes from throughout Spain. With … Continue reading
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Tagged bar pepito, camino, chef, chefspective, head chef, London, Londonist, nacho del campo, restaurant, sherry, spanish, spanish cuisine, spanish food, spanish restaurant, tapas
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Preview: Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel’s Street Kitchen (Londonist)
Preview: Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel’s Street Kitchen Londonist, September 14, 2010 11:52 AM Jun Tanaka, Executive Chef at Pearl Restaurant, and Mark Jankel, chef and founder of The Food Initiative, have hired an airstream, kitted it out with a … Continue reading
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Tagged airstream, chef, chefs, jun tanaka, London, london restaurant festival, Londonist, mark jankel, street kitchen
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Chefspective: Flori Johnson, Executive Chef at Melrose and Morgan (Londonist)
Chefspective: Flori Johnson, Executive Chef at Melrose and Morgan Londonist, September 3, 2010 3:16 PM As a child, Flori Johnson learned firsthand about “old fashioned” cooking on her family’s farm in Zimbabwe. Add to her upbringing Flori’s first professional gig … Continue reading
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Tagged chef, chefspective, executive chef, flori johnson, grocery, interview, London, Londonist, NW1, NW3
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Chefspective: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef At Portrait Restaurant (Londonist)
Chefspective: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef At Portrait Restaurant Londonist, August 26, 2010 2:30 PM Our latest Chefspective interview offers the opinions of a chef with a view: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef at the National Portrait Gallery’s Portrait restaurant. With a world … Continue reading
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Tagged chef, chefspective, head chef, interview, Katarina Todosijevic, London, Londonist, national portrait gallery
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Chefspective: Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna (Londonist)
Chefspective: Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna Londonist, August 19, 2010 11:47 AM To be just 26 years old Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna, exudes the confidence and cookery know-how of a chef who’s been at the helm of … Continue reading
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Tagged chef, chefspective, indian food, interview, karam sethi, marylebone, patron chef, trishna, W1, wine
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Chefspective: Tom Aikens (Londonist)
Chefspective: Tom Aikens Londonist, July 20, 2010 12:18 PM This weekend, Tom Aikens will be on hand cooking at the Cloudy Bay Shack (a kitted out airstream pop-up thingy). Parked at Parsons Green for Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 8pm, … Continue reading
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Tagged chef, chefspective, chelsea, interview, London, Londonist, parsons green, SW1, SW6, tom aikens, tom's kitchen
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Chefspective: Samir Sadekar, Executive Chef at Imli (Londonist)
Chefspective: Samir Sadekar, Executive Chef at Imli Londonist, July 16, 2010 2:50 PM Did our recent Chefspective interview with Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind, leave you hankering for quality Indian cuisine but fretful about splashing out at his Michelin starred Mayfair … Continue reading
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Tagged chef, chefspective, executive chef, imli, indian cuisine, indian food, indian restaurant, indian tapas, interview, London, Londonist, restaurant, samir sadekar, soho, W1, wardour street
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Chefspective: Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind (Londonist)
Chefspective: Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind Londonist, July 2, 2010 12:10 PM At just 29 years old, Alfred Prasad was the youngest Indian chef to receive a Michelin star. Joining the team at Tamarind as a sous chef in … Continue reading
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Tagged alfred prasad, chef, chefspective, executive chef, indian cuisine, interview, London, Londonist, mayfair, michelin star, restaurant, tamarind, W1
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Chefspective: Rajesh Parmar, Head Chef at Silk (Londonist)
Chefspective: Rajesh Parmar, Head Chef at Silk Londonist, June 25, 2010 2:00 PM Michelin-recommended restaurant, Silk, is located at the Courthouse Doubletree by Hilton in what was once the Great Marlborough Street Magistrates Court, which witnessed the trials of Oscar … Continue reading
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Tagged chef, chefspective, courthouse doubletree by hilton, great marlborough street, head chef, hilton, interview, London, Londonist, rajesh parmar, restaurant
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Chefspective: Simon Cottard, Executive Chef at Le Café Du Marché (Londonist)
Chefspective: Simon Cottard, Executive Chef at Le Café Du Marché Londonist, June 18, 2010 2:10 PM Executive Chef Simon Cottard has been working at Le Café Du Marché for 20 plus years. With three venues under one roof, his top … Continue reading
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Tagged chef, chefspective, executive chef, french cuisine, french food, interview, Le Café Du Marché, London, Londonist, simon cottard
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Chefspective: Muir Picken, Executive Chef at Belgo (Londonist)
Chefspective: Muir Picken, Executive Chef at Belgo Londonist, June 11, 2010 11:28 AM With five Belgo restaurants to look after here in London, Executive Chef Muir Picken is a busy man, which made us just that much more impressed to … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, belgian food, belgo, chef, chefspective, interview, London, Londonist, muir picken, restaurants
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