Meet The Chefs

Hello and welcome back to the show. Today I am speaking to Alex Watson about Renais, the gin brand that he founded alongside his brother Emma.

We covered a lot of ground in this one, speaking about Alex's background in the industry, the congested nature of the spirit market, and what makes Renais different.

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Today on the show I'm joined by Anjula Devi: chef, cookbook writer, and consultant chef for Manchester United. Her new book, 15 Minute Indian, builds upon her goal to modernise Indian cuisine with simplicity and healthier options.

In this chat we cover her background, her journey into food, what it means to adapt traditional recipes, and more!You can, of course, pre-order her book now at this link.

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Today I'm joined by Andy Robinson, the head chef of Treadwell Restaurant, Oxford. Inside the new hotel, The Store, I spoke to Andy about the challenges of starting somewhere from scratch, menu design, and more!

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Henrique Sá Pessoa has led a remarkable career. He first trained in a culinary college out of high school in the US. From there, he travelled around the world before settling back in Portugal and establishing himself as one of the country's most exciting young chefs.

Now, he runs restaurants all around the world, including his 2 Michelin-starred flagship, Alma, in Lisbon. In London, his JOIA restaurant sits on a roof terrace overlooking the Battersea Power Station redevelopment.

On this episode we talk about all of that, how his career came full circle, and what the future might hold for hospitality.

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Today, I'm joined by one of the co-founders of the Athletic Brewing Company, John Walker. Since its foundation, the company has come to dominate the market in its early stages in the US and is now growing in the UK and Europe.

On the show, we talk about the low alcohol industry, the company's manufacturing process, the benefits of B-Corp, and more!

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We've got a very special episode for you today. Last weekend, I visited The Terrace Rooms and Wine in Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Tom has had a remarkable career, that you'll hear all about in out interview, but what he's doing now is even more fascinating.

With just six rooms, him and his partner Ashley have built a haven for wine lovers on the island and beyond. As you'll hear, it has a unique focus on food and drink, with almost all of the work falling to them.

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Stacks Diner has been bringing American diner culture to the US since they opened and today I sat down with the brains behind the operation. This has been long in the planning and their unique blend of foods, cultures, and knowledge on design has made for an incredible space.

And on Door 74, you can find their place and experience the work they do at this link!

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Vivek Singh and the Cinnamon Club have become synonymous with modern Indian cuisine since the doors first opened in Westminster in 2001.

Today, he sat down with me in the old Westminster Library which his restaurant inhabits to discuss his start in hospitality, how far his restaurants have comes, and what it means to rediscover Indian cuisine.

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In 2016, Rob Fink made the leap from a career in law to set up Big Drop Brewing, one of the UK's very first non-alcoholic beer makers.

Since then, the market has exploded with Big Drop at the forefront and in this chat, Rob offers insight into his journey, the state of the market, and where it might be headed.

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Tom Aikens needs very little introduction. He has had a remarkable career to date from becoming the youngest-ever British two Michelin starred chefs to running countless restaurants around the world.

In this conversation we talk about that journey, how the hospitality industry has changed, and what more it needs to do.

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