OUR CHEFS

Claude Bosi
Brooklands / Josephine (London)

One of the UK's foremost French chefs, Bosi holds two Michelin stars at Brooklands and runs the Lyonnais bouchon Josephine. His cooking pairs impeccable classical French technique with bold, personal flair.

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Alex Dilling
Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal (Regent Street, London)

Dilling earned two Michelin stars within a year of opening his eponymous restaurant, after refining his craft under Hélène Darroze and at The Greenhouse. His cooking is exacting modern French haute cuisine built on classical luxury and technique.

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Tom Kerridge
The Hand & Flowers (Marlow, Buckinghamshire)

The Hand & Flowers was the first pub in the UK to hold two Michelin stars, and Kerridge has since built a group across London and Manchester alongside a prolific BBC career. His cooking is elevated British pub food: big-flavoured, unpretentious dishes executed to fine-dining standards.

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James Knappett
Kitchen Table (Fitzrovia, London)

At the intimate counter of Kitchen Table, Knappett serves a daily-changing tasting menu that has earned two Michelin stars. His cooking is ingredient-obsessed modern British, built around the very best produce available that day.

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Spencer Metzger
Row on 5 (Savile Row, London)

A Great British Menu winner who trained in some of London's finest kitchens, Metzger now heads the kitchen at Row on 5. His style is refined, classically grounded fine dining with a contemporary British edge.

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Jocky Petrie
Development chef, Heston Blumenthal Group  (Bray, Berkshire)

Petrie is a leading creative force behind the scenes, developing dishes for Heston Blumenthal's celebrated kitchens. His work is highly technical and experimental, pushing the boundaries of flavour and presentation.

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Angelo Sato
Humble Chicken  (Soho, London)
Sato, who honed his craft in leading London kitchens, turned Humble Chicken from a yakitori counter into an ambitious Japanese tasting-menu destination. His style is modern Japanese, precise and produce-led with a strong sense of umami.

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Tom Sellers
Restaurant Story (Bermondsey, London)

Sellers made his name with Restaurant Story, where autobiographical, narrative-driven tasting menus earned two Michelin stars. His cooking is inventive modern British, playful and personal, with dishes that tell a story.

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Marcus Wareing
No current restaurant  (London)

Wareing trained under Gordon Ramsay before establishing his own acclaimed restaurant and becoming a household name as a MasterChef: The Professionals judge. His style is polished, contemporary British fine dining built on classical French foundations.

Paul Ainsworth
Paul Ainsworth at No. 6  (Padstow, Cornwall)

A fixture of the Cornish scene and a familiar Saturday Kitchen face, Ainsworth holds a Michelin star at his flagship No. 6. His food celebrates South West produce with a refined but generous, seasonal British approach.

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Tommy Banks
The Black Swan / Roots  (Oldstead & York, Yorkshire)

Banks became one of the youngest chefs in the world to win a Michelin star at his family's pub, The Black Swan, and later opened Roots in York. His cooking is hyper-seasonal, championing home-grown and preserved Yorkshire produce.

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Tom Booton
Ralphie's — (London)

Booton made his name as the young head chef who reinvigorated The Grill at The Dorchester. His cooking is modern British, relaxed and personable, blending fine-dining polish with genuine warmth.

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Ollie Dabbous
Events chef (formerly Hide) (London)

Dabbous became one of London's most talked-about chefs at his eponymous restaurant and later at Hide, and is a regular on Saturday Kitchen. His style is pared-back yet luxurious, letting a few perfect ingredients shine.

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Anthony Demetre
Wild Honey St James (St James's, London)

A long-established London chef, Demetre earned his reputation and a Michelin star with Arbutus and Wild Honey. His cooking is modern European with a French heart, ingredient-driven and quietly refined.

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Phil Howard
Elystan Street (Chelsea, London)

Howard made his name at the legendary The Square before opening Elystan Street, holding Michelin stars throughout his career. His cooking is elegant modern European, precise, seasonal and deeply flavoured.

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Freddy Money
Atlas (Atlanta, USA)

British-trained Money now leads the kitchen at Atlas in Atlanta, where he holds a Michelin star. His style is refined contemporary cooking built on classical European technique and top seasonal produce.

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Nathan Outlaw
Outlaw's New Road (Port Isaac, Cornwall)

One of Britain's most celebrated seafood chefs, Outlaw built his reputation in Cornwall and holds a Michelin star at Outlaw's New Road for his fish cookery. His style is pure and precise seafood cooking that lets the day's Cornish catch speak for itself.

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Chetan Sharma
Bibi (Mayfair, London)

Sharma has won acclaim and a Michelin star at Bibi for his personal take on Indian cooking. His style is modern Indian, technically refined and rooted in the flavours and heritage of the subcontinent.

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Jun Tanaka
The Ninth (Fitzrovia, London)

After years in top London kitchens and on television, Tanaka opened The Ninth, where he holds a Michelin star. His style is Mediterranean-influenced small plates, refined yet relaxed and full of flavour.

Paul Ainsworth
Saturday Kitchen  (Padstow, Cornwall)

Ainsworth is a familiar face on Saturday Kitchen and food television, sharing his Cornish, produce-led cooking. His easy warmth and enthusiasm make him a popular broadcast guest.

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Tommy Banks
Great British Menu — (Yorkshire)

Banks won Great British Menu and has become a familiar television advocate for seasonal, farm-driven cooking. On screen he champions Yorkshire produce and the story behind every ingredient.

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Jack Croft
Fallow (St James's, London)

Croft co-founded Fallow with Will Murray and has built a major online audience through the pair's hugely popular cooking videos. His screen presence is confident and educational, showcasing sustainability and clever use of overlooked ingredients.

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Ollie Dabbous
Saturday Kitchen (London)

Dabbous is a regular guest on Saturday Kitchen and other cookery programmes. His calm, precise style translates naturally to the screen, making refined cooking look effortless.

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Ben Ebbrell
SortedFood (London)

Ebbrell is the founding chef of SortedFood, one of the world's largest food communities on YouTube. His approach is approachable, value-savvy home cooking aimed at a global online audience.

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Cherish Finden
Bake Off: The Professionals  (London)

Finden is a formidable judge on Bake Off: The Professionals, known for her exacting standards. Her television presence reflects a career at the pinnacle of competitive patisserie.

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Ainsley Harriott
Ready Steady Cook (London)

Harriott is one of Britain's best-loved television cooks, famous for presenting Ready Steady Cook and a string of sunny travel-food series. His exuberant style has made him a national favourite for decades.

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Phil Howard
Great British Menu (London)

Howard has appeared on Great British Menu, bringing decades of fine-dining experience to the screen. His measured, expert presence reflects his standing as one of London's most respected chefs.

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Nisha Katona
This Morning; BBC presenter (Liverpool)

A former barrister, Katona is a regular on This Morning and has fronted numerous BBC and ITV food programmes. Her warm, no-nonsense style makes authentic Indian home cooking feel accessible to everyone.

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Tom Kerridge
BBC Food & Drink, Lose Weight for Good (Marlow, Buckinghamshire)

Kerridge is one of Britain's most prolific television chefs, fronting BBC series from Food & Drink to Lose Weight for Good. On screen he makes ambitious cooking feel achievable, with big flavours and an infectious, down-to-earth manner.

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James Martin
Saturday Kitchen; Saturday Morning (ITV UK)

Martin is one of the UK's most established television cooks, having fronted Saturday Kitchen for a decade and now ITV's Saturday Morning. His approachable, classic British cooking has made him a weekend-television mainstay.

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Spencer Metzger
Great British Menu (London)
Metzger won his Great British Menu battle, showcasing his fine-dining craft to a national audience. On screen he combines technical precision with a quietly competitive edge.

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Will Murray
Fallow  (St James's, London)

Murray co-founded Fallow with Jack Croft and is one half of a duo with a huge social-media and online-video following. On screen he champions sustainable, nose-to-tail cooking with an accessible, myth-busting style.

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José Pizarro
Saturday Kitchen (London)

Pizarro is a regular on Saturday Kitchen and Spanish-food programming, sharing the flavours of his homeland. His generous, sunny style makes him a natural and much-loved television guest.

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Levi Roots
Dragons' Den; Reggae Reggae (London)

Roots became a household name after a now-legendary Dragons' Den pitch that launched Reggae Reggae Sauce. He remains a warm, musical television personality synonymous with Caribbean food.

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Michel Roux
MasterChef: The Professionals; Service (London)

A familiar television presence, Roux has fronted and judged programmes including MasterChef: The Professionals and Service. He brings the weight of the Roux name and a classical French pedigree to the screen.

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Michael Smith
Great British Menu (Isle of Skye)

Smith has represented Scotland on Great British Menu, showcasing Hebridean produce to a national audience. His television work reflects his commitment to Skye's exceptional larder.

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Jack Stein
Saturday Kitchen; Rick Stein series — (Padstow, Cornwall)

As chef director of the Rick Stein business, Jack appears regularly on Saturday Kitchen and in the family's travel-food programmes. His relaxed, well-travelled style comes through naturally on screen.

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Jun Tanaka
TV chef & presenter (London)

Tanaka built an early television profile presenting and appearing on numerous cookery shows. He is an assured, engaging presenter with a Michelin-starred chef's authority.

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Cyrus Todiwala
The Incredible Spice Men (BBC) (London)

Todiwala co-presented the BBC's The Incredible Spice Men and is a long-standing television advocate for Indian cooking. His genial screen presence reflects decades championing Parsi and Indian cuisine in Britain.

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Marcus Wareing
MasterChef: The Professionals (London)

Wareing is best known to viewers as a long-standing, exacting judge on MasterChef: The Professionals. His authority and warmth on screen are grounded in a career at the very top of British fine dining.

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Paul A. Young
TV chocolatier (London)

Young is a familiar television chocolatier, appearing across food programming to demystify fine chocolate. His playful, expert manner has helped popularise British artisan chocolate.

Aji Akokomi
Akoko (Fitzrovia, London) — West African

Akokomi founded the Michelin-starred Akoko to showcase the refinement of West African cuisine. His cooking elevates the grains, spices and techniques of West Africa into a fine-dining experience.

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Will Bowlby
Kricket (Soho, London) — Indian

Bowlby co-founded Kricket, which grew from a Brixton shipping container into a celebrated London group. His cooking is modern Indian, pairing British seasonal produce with the flavours of the subcontinent.

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Karan Gokani
Hoppers (Soho, London) — Sri Lankan & Indian

Gokani co-founded Hoppers, bringing the street and home food of Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu to London. His cooking is vibrant and spice-driven, from hoppers and dosas to fragrant curries.

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Nisha Katona
Mowgli Street Food (Liverpool) — Indian

A former barrister turned restaurateur, Katona founded the Mowgli chain and is a familiar television cook. Her food channels the home-style street cooking of everyday Indian families rather than restaurant clichés.

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Jacob Kenedy
Bocca di Lupo (Soho, London) — Italian

Kenedy is the chef-patron of Bocca di Lupo, celebrated for its regional Italian cooking. His food roams the whole of Italy, offering authentic small and large plates from every region.

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Santiago Lastra
KOL (Marylebone, London) — Mexican

Lastra won rapid acclaim and a Michelin star at KOL for reimagining Mexican cooking through British ingredients. His style is inventive and boundary-pushing, built almost entirely on UK produce.

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Francesco Mattana
Events chef (London) — Italian

Sardinian-born Mattana is a chef and social-media personality with a fast-growing following. His cooking is authentic Italian, rooted in his island heritage and made for sharing.

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José Pizarro
José / Pizarro (Bermondsey, London) — Spanish

Often called the godfather of Spanish cooking in London, Pizarro has grown a warm, tapas-led group along Bermondsey Street. His food is honest, produce-driven Spanish cooking rooted in his Extremadura upbringing.

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Sami Tamimi
Events chef (London) — Middle Eastern

A long-time collaborator of Yotam Ottolenghi and co-author of Ottolenghi and Falastin, Tamimi is a leading voice in Middle Eastern cooking. His food celebrates the bold, generous flavours of his Palestinian heritage.

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Cyrus Todiwala
Café Spice Namaste (London) — Parsi Indian

Todiwala is a pioneer of Indian cooking in Britain, running the long-loved Café Spice Namaste. His style celebrates Parsi and regional Indian cuisine with bold, aromatic spicing.

Andrew Clarke
Acme Fire Cult (Dalston, London)

A vocal advocate for kitchen wellbeing, Clarke cooks over live fire at Acme Fire Cult. His style is bold smoke-and-flame cooking with fermentation and strong vegetable-led plates.

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Paul Foster
Salt (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Foster runs the Michelin-starred Salt in Stratford-upon-Avon and has a strong social-media following. His cooking is refined seasonal British, changing constantly with the best available produce.

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Chris Mackett
Events chef (London)

Mackett spent years as executive chef across Tom Kerridge's restaurants before moving into events cooking. His food is confident modern British, built on rigorous fine-dining training.

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Chantelle Nicholson
Apricity (Mayfair, London)

A leading voice in sustainable dining, Nicholson runs Apricity on a low-waste, conscious-eating philosophy that earned a Michelin Green Star. Her cooking is ingredient-led and largely plant-forward, celebrating overlooked and seasonal produce.

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Neil Rankin
Events chef (London)

Rankin built his reputation on live-fire and barbecue cooking, founding Temper and later the plant-based Symplicity. His style is bold and smoke-driven, spanning expertly cooked meat and inventive vegan food.

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Jack Stein
Rick Stein Restaurants (Padstow, Cornwall)

Chef director of his father Rick Stein's business, Jack has travelled widely and appears regularly on television. His cooking is seafood-forward British with global influences drawn from his travels.

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Ivan Tisdall-Downes
Field Notes (London)

Having founded Native around foraging and whole-ingredient cooking, Tisdall-Downes continues that ethos at Field Notes. His style is resourceful and seasonal, turning wild and often-wasted ingredients into refined British plates.

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Jozef Youssef
Kitchen Theory (London)

Youssef founded Kitchen Theory to explore multisensory, gastrophysics-led dining. His work is experimental and research-driven, blurring the line between science and the table.

Cherish Finden
Bake Off: The Professionals judge (London)

Singapore-born Finden is one of the UK's most decorated pastry chefs and a judge on Bake Off: The Professionals. Her work is intricate, technically demanding patisserie and showpiece work.

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Nokx Majozi
Fallow (St James's, London)

South African-born Majozi has become known for her acclaimed pies and hearty, soulful cooking. Her food brings together British comfort classics and the flavours of her heritage.

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Paul A. Young
Paul A. Young Fine Chocolates (London)

An award-winning chocolatier, Young helped pioneer Britain's artisan chocolate movement from his London shops. His style is bold and seasonal, with a willingness to bring savoury notes into handmade chocolate.

Ainsley Harriott
TV presenter & cook (London)

One of Britain's best-loved television cooks, Harriott presented Ready Steady Cook and numerous travel-food series. His style is exuberant, accessible home cooking with a sunny, global leaning.

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Tom Kerridge
The Hand & Flowers (Marlow, Buckinghamshire)

As well as his two-Michelin-starred pub, Kerridge is one of the nation's most recognisable chefs through his many BBC series. He pairs serious culinary credentials with genuine mainstream appeal.

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James Martin
TV presenter & chef (UK)

A weekend-television mainstay, Martin fronted Saturday Kitchen for a decade and now presents ITV's Saturday Morning. His cooking is approachable, classic British fare made with warmth and generosity.

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Levi Roots
Reggae Reggae brand / TV personality (London)

Roots shot to fame after a memorable Dragons' Den pitch that launched Reggae Reggae Sauce into a major food brand. He is a musician and cook whose food celebrates vibrant Caribbean flavours.

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Michel Roux
Chez Roux at The Langham (London)

A member of Britain's most celebrated culinary family, Roux is a familiar television and public figure. His name is synonymous with classical French cooking and the enduring Roux legacy.

Tom Surgey
Wine & drinks expert / TV presenter (UK)

A leading UK wine expert and drinks presenter for over a decade, Surgey is a regular face on our screens, and the founder of Parched, the UK's largest no and low-alcohol drinks event. He works across every drinks category - wine, spirits, cocktails and premium non-alcoholics.

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