The Go To Food Podcast

Today we're joined by the co-founder of the ridiculously successful Indian inspired restaurant group Kricket in Will Bowlby to hear about his incredible journey that's taken him from learning his craft under the legendary Rowley Leigh at Le Café Anglais to being given an incredible opportunity to go move to Mumbai to set up a European restaurant and all the ridiculous unforeseen challenges which came with that including; nearly being killed by a stalker outside his flat, having to constantly change his menu to meet the needs of the locals and the joys of fighting off a deadly parasite. However it was in India where he fell in love with the local food and so upon returning back to London 2 years later he went and did an apprenticeship under Vivek Singh at The Cinamon Kitchen and learnt the basics of Indian cooking. 6 months later he set up the first Kricket restaurant in a 15 cover shipping container in Pop Brixton and after stunning reviews from the likes of Jay Rayner, Will now oversees 6 individual restaurants and 2 Bar's in London and today he shares with us his secrets to such success. ----- 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 joined by arguably the most successful restaurateur in the country in Jon Spiteri who has created such institutions as The French House in Soho, St John in Farringdon and latterly Sessions Arts Club. He takes us through his colourful career from working at Joe Allen's in the 70s as a waiter, to winning mixologist of the year in Australia, to mastering the art of hospitality in America before returning to the UK where a chance meeting with Fergus Henderson changed his life and London's restaurant scene over night. We hear about the hardships of setting up such famous institutions, the challenges of convincing diners to trust 'nose to tail' in the early days, the art of the long lunch, Jons close shaves with alcohol and drugs, the secrets behind hospitality, the main challenges facing the industry and much more.... ------------ Order award winning meats direct to your door from Swaledale Butchers - https://swaledale.co.uk/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHZhQW5keTNBMkNuOVlBVVNLY3JWT1QwVFFZUXxBQ3Jtc0tsLUZkQTRUakw3SFVqMm5xZ0V1Zk9PZzZLQmJvVE5sUFhHSHRrcTU1aElyYm5QQlFMakMzRzNRZVl5UlVuakVqckpqTEt6aTk2dEExRXR0bHFzS1RaLVRNV01SUWNlVWVGR3RheWpfU1F6SmphMy14bw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fswaledale.co.uk%2F&v=knYCmQTdcto] 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/] Please subscribe and leave us a comment, and if you enjoy the podcast please listen to our audio only podcast that we bring out each Thursday whereby we interview the top chefs in the UK and beyond - https://link.chtbl.com/Vg8g3qpb [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGU5Um9RVlB4U1hTZ0JmWGxIb1dMQWptN1BSd3xBQ3Jtc0tsZHlaMXdXZ1BCRG9QbVpQeUN0SHFaMFBNWWZHVDZpU01XS2dmS3ZZTndNODF6eFQ2T25OLS1VRGJaVTQwVzlmLWxtSWxEWEpzWGkyNjZMbUM4bTE0WHhFRTE2cVVJUmFzMEF1OFJSUHdsNjlHUFpOZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flink.chtbl.com%2FVg8g3qpb&v=knYCmQTdcto] Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter here - https://open.substack.com/pub/thegoto.. [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjYwREkyQlFERi1ydC0yOGpEaWxXSHFuOE9uZ3xBQ3Jtc0trbWNwRl8wNEdwc0IxeFJGSWoyTDNTV1hXY1B6ZThLdlpqY0NKOVg5R25ZQmhsd3czM3RUbWdpSUhQUG1fSDM5OVh3U202YXFFbDJkWEVwZ25wZGgzQ0JPZkpvcDZ4TjNMWnBuMXlob09ZOVc4WWc1TQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.substack.com%2Fpub%2Fthegoto..&v=knYCmQTdcto].

Happy Boxing Day to you all and we hope that you all had a fabulous Christmas, today we bring you something slightly different as we sit down with Appetite co-founder James Green and serial entrepreneur and founder of 'The Jet Business' Steve Varsano to discuss both of their incredible businesses and favourite places to eat in London. Plus Steve shares with us some crazy stories on; being kidnapped by gangsters, having a gun held to his head during his first business deal, why he uses metal business cards and what foods like on private jets! -------- 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 joined by one of the most famous Chefs in the country in Jackson Boxer, who now oversees an empire of successful restaurants including the multi-award winning Brunswick House and the previous 'Best New Restaurant of The Year' winner Orasay. Starting out as a kitchen kitchen porter for Margot Henderson at the bonny age of 16, Jackson Boxer was no stranger to kitchens by the time he opened Brunswick House with his brother Frank, aged just 24. Having experienced success alongside him the previous year with the opening of Franks Peckham, they decided to team up and turn an antiques showroom into what would soon become London's hottest restaurant. It hasn't all been plain sailing however, Jackson has been very vocal about his alcohol and drug addictions throughout his 20s and how that almost cost him his life and career. He also opens up about some past failed ventures including opening St Leonards with Vice Media in the same month they were going bankrupt and how messy that got. Plus shares his wisdom on the state of play of the industry currently and why it's never been tougher to be in hospitality although if you look hard enough there are always incredible opportunities to be had, reveals some secret Christmas dishes from the Boxer archive and much much more..... ------------ Order award winning meats direct to your door from Swaledale Butchers - https://swaledale.co.uk/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHZhQW5keTNBMkNuOVlBVVNLY3JWT1QwVFFZUXxBQ3Jtc0tsLUZkQTRUakw3SFVqMm5xZ0V1Zk9PZzZLQmJvVE5sUFhHSHRrcTU1aElyYm5QQlFMakMzRzNRZVl5UlVuakVqckpqTEt6aTk2dEExRXR0bHFzS1RaLVRNV01SUWNlVWVGR3RheWpfU1F6SmphMy14bw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fswaledale.co.uk%2F&v=knYCmQTdcto] 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/] Please subscribe and leave us a comment, and if you enjoy the podcast please listen to our audio only podcast that we bring out each Thursday whereby we interview the top chefs in the UK and beyond - https://link.chtbl.com/Vg8g3qpb [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGU5Um9RVlB4U1hTZ0JmWGxIb1dMQWptN1BSd3xBQ3Jtc0tsZHlaMXdXZ1BCRG9QbVpQeUN0SHFaMFBNWWZHVDZpU01XS2dmS3ZZTndNODF6eFQ2T25OLS1VRGJaVTQwVzlmLWxtSWxEWEpzWGkyNjZMbUM4bTE0WHhFRTE2cVVJUmFzMEF1OFJSUHdsNjlHUFpOZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Flink.chtbl.com%2FVg8g3qpb&v=knYCmQTdcto] Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter here - https://open.substack.com/pub/thegoto.. [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjYwREkyQlFERi1ydC0yOGpEaWxXSHFuOE9uZ3xBQ3Jtc0trbWNwRl8wNEdwc0IxeFJGSWoyTDNTV1hXY1B6ZThLdlpqY0NKOVg5R25ZQmhsd3czM3RUbWdpSUhQUG1fSDM5OVh3U202YXFFbDJkWEVwZ25wZGgzQ0JPZkpvcDZ4TjNMWnBuMXlob09ZOVc4WWc1TQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.substack.com%2Fpub%2Fthegoto..&v=knYCmQTdcto].

Today we're joined by one of our greatest ever guests in the larger than life legendary wine trader and owner of 'Passione Vino' Luca Dusi to sample some of his gorgeous wines, but more importantly hear his incredible stories from a life eating the best food and drinking the best wine in the world. We discuss; how he fell in love with wine bunking off school as a 10 year old and sneaking into local bars in Verona, where the best food is found in Italy & why he's not a fan of garlic in his food, how he created the best wine bar in London, the trials and tribulations of being a wine trader, why he wants restaurants to be braver with their wine lists, how supermarkets are ruining the wine industry, where to find the best italian food in London, his memories of working with the best chefs in the country, the best restaurant he ever went to in Tokyo which changed his life forever, what we should be drinking this Christmas 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]