The Go To Food Podcast

What an honour it is to be sat at the Rotunda interviewing the man who's restaurant's just been crowned the best restaurant in the whole of the country in Endo Kazutoshi. In this interview he opens up like never before talking us through;  * How He was nearly disowned by his family in Japan.  * The Brutality & Hierarchy of the Japanese kitchen.  * Why Chef's need to start working harder in this country if they want to be successful.  * How a chance encounter with Rose Gray (River Cafe Co-Founder) changed his life forever. * The importance of local produce but also why he imports mineral water from Japan.  * Why he was disgusted by Noma upon his first visit.  * How he's changed the face of Japanese food in this country.  * Why he wishes diners would stop being so picky and judgemental and just live in the moment.  * The secrets behind his award winning dishes and much much more..... ---------- Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK [https://shorturl.at/yFXyK]

Today we're delighted to be joined by award-winning food writer and critic the wonderful Tom Parker-Bowles, to celebrate his incredibly colourful career and his new book 'Cooking & The Crown'. From getting set up by the Fake Sheikh in Cannes for a cocaine deal, to his raving days in the warehouses to his days working for the 'terrifying' and 'horrible' Mohamed Al-Fayed it's all uncovered in this fascinating interview. We of course mostly talk about food and his love of it from a very early age, including his memories of his mother (The Queen's) cooking, his local chippie, his addiction to chilli aka 'Culinary Cocaine', his favourite restaurants, his books, his travels, the joys of his job as a food critic, the royal families foodie secrets and so much more..... ------------ Order award winning meats direct to your door from Swaledale Butchers - https://swaledale.co.uk/ [https://swaledale.co.uk/] Head to www.delli.market [http://www.delli.market/] and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us. Check out Square's an all-in-one restaurant tech solution here - www.square.com [http://www.square.com/] Order a copy of Tom's incredible book here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooking-Crown-recipes-Victoria-Charles/dp/1783256060 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooking-Crown-recipes-Victoria-Charles/dp/1783256060] Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter here - https://open.substack.com/pub/thegoto [https://open.substack.com/pub/thegoto]...

Today we're joined by one of London's most exciting young chefs in Ben Murphy, who was crowned National Chef of the Year 2022 by the Craft Guild & who's worked under some of the most iconic chefs in the world including; Pierre Koffmann, Michel Guérard, Éric Fréchon & Thomas Keller. Ben has worked his way through some of the most famous restaurants in the world from London to Paris to New York and today reveals the reality of being an Englishman in a foreign kitchen. From language barriers, to bullying, to dodgy bosses, crazy hours and everything in between. He then went off to set up his own restaurant 'Woodford' at just 24 which won Evening Standards restaurant of the year and received a rare 5 star review from the legendary A.A Gill, but ultimately ended up closing, when it turned out his investors were dodgier than he could have ever imagined. He's recently been Chef Patron at the award winning  Launceston Place, but has now left to pursue an incredibly exciting new opportunity! --------- Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK [https://shorturl.at/yFXyK]

How do you summarise the impact Phil Howard has had on the London food scene, well it’s impossible to do so! Having earnt his stripes working under the holy trinity of; Marco Pierre-White, Simon Hopkinson & The Roux Brothers, he truly burst onto the scene when he opened the iconic restaurant 'The Square' which went onto garner 2 Michelin Stars. Since then he’s opened two more restaurants in Elystan Street & Kitchen W8 which have also gained a Michelin star each. His story is as incredible as his food, overcoming multiple personal hurdles, addiction and much more to place himself as one of the countries true greats in every sense! Today he shares with us his thoughts on everything from; what he truly thinks of Marco Pierre-White, whether tasting menu's are now outdated, why classic french flavours will always reign supreme, what the secret is to writing a Michelin starred menu and much much more..... ---------- Order award winning meats direct to your door from Swaledale Butchers - https://swaledale.co.uk/ [https://swaledale.co.uk/] Head to www.delli.market [http://www.delli.market] and discover the thousands of creative products dropping daily and use the code GOTODELLI for 25% off everything from us.  Check out Square's an all-in-one restaurant tech solution here - www.square.com [http://www.square.com]  Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter here - https://open.substack.com/pub/thegoto [https://open.substack.com/pub/thegoto]...

Today we're joined by the owner of 2 Soho institutions in 40 Dean Street & 64 Old Compton Street Nima Safaei to celebrate the square mile playground he calls home. Nimah is a wonderful character, hence his nickname 'The Duchess of Soho' and relays some incredibly entertaining stories throughout from; the weirdest sights he's witnessed and tasted at The Box, being banned from Soho House, why the government are ruining hospitality, the death of the long lunch, sleepwalking after a heavy night into breakfast at Dean Street Townhouse and much much more.... ----------- Download The Appetite app now and track your fav spots or places that you're dying to check out and book them easily all through the app - download it now. https://shorturl.at/yFXyK [https://shorturl.at/yFXyK]