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Chef Interview: Luke Thomas (May 2012)

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Luke Thomas of Sanctum on the Green is a young man on a mission.  He has completed stages in a cross section of the world's best kitchens covering numerous countries.  ...

Chef Interview: Matt Gillan (April 2012)

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  Matt Gillan has spent some serious time in serious kitchens - working for several years for Daniel Clifford at Midsummer House before spending time in the kitchen of John Campbell ...

Chef Interview: Alyn Williams (January 2012)

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Alyn Williams may not have had the conventional path to the upper echelons of restaurant chef, having spent six years pursuing his second love, ski-ing, but his rise through the ...

Chef Interview: John Campbell (May 2011)

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Having achieved a first Michelin star at Lords of the Manor and a second at The Vineyard at Stockcross, John Campbell has firmly established himself as one of the industry ...

Chef Interview: John Williams, MBE (Ritz, March 2011)

Executive Chef of The Ritz: John Williams MBE
The current Chairman of The British Academy of the Culinary Arts, John Williams has transformed the fortunes of The Ritz restaurant. From humble beginnings John has climbed to the heights ...

Chef Interview: Martin Burge (March 2011)

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As one of the elite band of Michelin two star chefs, Martin Burge has achieved his success by focused dedication to the craft. With years, not months, in the kitchens ...

Chef Interview: Pierre Koffmann (October 2010)

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The legendary Pierre Koffmann has returned to the stove once more, this time at the eponymous Koffmann's, housed in The Berkeley Hotel, Knightsbridge, London. In a glittering career that has ...

Chef Interview: Joel Antunes (July 2010)

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After investing ten years in forging a career in the United States, Joël Antunes has 'come home' to the city where he forged his reputation: the early to mid 1990s ...

Chef Interview: Antonin Bonnet (April 2010)

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Antonin Bonnet has travelled a long journey with his current employer and soon to be business partner Marlon Abela. Over nearly eleven years Antonin has worked in three entirely different capacities; ...

Chef Interview: Brett Graham (March 2010)

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Brett Graham is a man who has achieved a great deal in a relatively short space of time: Holder of two Michelin Stars in his flagship restaurant (The Ledbury) and ...

Chef Interview: Bruno Loubet (March 2010)

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A returning star to the firmament of the London restaurant scene, Bruno Loubet has been welcomed back with open arms - like saying hello again to a long lost friend. The ...

Chef Interview: Pierre Gagnaire (February 2010)

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Pierre Gagnaire (left) was born on 9th April 1950. Once considered by some as an iconoclastic trail blazing chef, this long standing holder (since 1993) of the coveted three Michelin ...