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Chef Interview: Alain Roux (November 2009)

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 Alain Roux (above) is one of a rare band of Michelin Three Star chef/patron in Britain. Perhaps uniquely amongst such lofty heights, should you want to meet Alain then simply ...

Chef Interview: Phil Howard (November 2009)

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Often referred to as a "Chef's Chef" Michelin Two Starred Phil Howard (left) quickly cooked his way to the top of the profession. Nearly twenty years on, Phil continues to go ...

Chef Interview: Tom Aikens (2009)

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For as long as I can remember – probably from the age of 8 or so – my twin brother and I helping our mother in the kitchen usually making ...

Chef Interview: Chris Horridge (September 2009)

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Tell us some background about yourself? I was fortunate that in my family, life centred around the dining table. When my father came home from work, the whole family would sit ...

Chef Interview: Claude Bosi (June 2009)

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As one of a select band of Michelin Two Star chefs, Claude Bosi (left) is firmly in the elite group of most celebrated chefs in Britain.  Claude found time to ...

Chef Interview: Billy Drabble (November 2008)

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For over 10 years Billy Drabble has held a Michelin Star at Aubergine. A to Z restaurants - now London Fine Dining - were thrust into the limelight in 1998 ...

Chef Interview: Will Holland (March 2008)

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Hands up those foodies that haven't visited Ludlow in the last 10 years! Well, Shaun Hill and Claude Bosi may have moved on but the beautiful market town is still ...

Chef Interview: Michael Wignall, The Latymer. (June 2008)

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Probably most renowned as the home of the England Rugby Team, Pennyhill Park is a luxury hotel set in acres of beautiful grounds in the leafy Surrey suburbs. Michael Wignall ...

Michelin Come to Birmingham (2005) – Part I Simpsons

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Andreas Antona’s Simpsons and Glynn Purnell’s Jessica’s both earned a star in the Michelin Great Britain and Ireland 2005 guide; both have first class, highly professional teams; both are located ...

Michelin Come to Birmingham (2005) – Part II Jessica’s

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          Emerging from the kitchen after the lunch service, Glynn Purnell still looks relaxed, cheerful and bubbling with energy………. The initial discussion was about food combinations and cooking techniques: goat’s cheese royale ...

Chef Interview: Alan Murchison (May 2005)

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 There is something comforting about returning to certain restaurants; there are those for which you develop an affection for the bricks and mortar. It would be easy to suggest L'Ortolan ...

Chef Interview: David Everitt-Matthias (December 2004)

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Since 1987, David and Helen Everitt-Matthias have owned and run Le Champignon Sauvage restaurant in Cheltenham. David works every service in the kitchen with two helpers and Helen the same ...