Interview
Ben Chapman, Kiln and Smoking Goat
We talk to the man behind the food at London restaurants Kiln and Smoking Goat.
We talk to the man behind the food at London restaurants Kiln and Smoking Goat.
From chief potato-scraper for his mum to ruler of The Ritz’s famous kitchen, a life in food has made this chef ‘the luckiest man on earth’
St David’s Day, on 1st March, has been celebrated by the Welsh since the 12th century, honouring not only their patron saint but Wales as a whole. As well as singing, dancing and lots of dragons, daffodils (and leeks) on display, it’s also a day for family, friends and feasting… ......
The Chester-based chef and restaurateur Gary Usher is a busy man. His hospitality business Elite Bistros is turning into what might be described as a Northern Powerhouse - an eclectic, inimitable brand with six restaurants, an events space, and a range of home meal kits.
Alastair Little was a chef and author of searing eminence, and his work is fondly remembered, not least by contemporary Jeremy Lee, who called him 'the godfather of modern British cooking' in a statement on Instagram. Here, Stuart Walton pays tribute to an understated man of food – one of Britain’s most important and influential to have graced the stoves.