Profiles
The Dish: Monica Galetti
A formidable figure in the world of food, Monica Galetti, former sous chef of Le Gavroche, opened her debut venture Mere last year, where she plates up dishes that deftly combine her training in classical French cooking with her Samoan heritage alongside a stellar wine list.
The Dish: Stevie Parle
Stevie Parle is the chef-owner of Italian restaurants Pastaio, Rotorino and Palatino in Soho, Dalston and Clerkenwell, and Modern British venue Craft London in Greenwich. Before opening Dock Kitchen in 2009 aged just 24, he cut his culinary teeth at The River Café, Moro and Petersham Nurseries in London, and April Bloomfield’s Spotted Pig in New York. During these stints he spent his spare time travelling extensively through Asia, Europe and the Middle East – an experience that continues to shape his cuisine today.
The Dish: Clause Bosi, Bibendum
Claude Bosi joined Terence Conran’s revamped Bibendum in 2017, swiftly winning two Michelin stars for his contemporary French cuisine. Here, the chef reveals his favourite restaurants, and why in another life he might have been a carpenter.
The Dish: Michel Roux Jr
The face of a culinary dynasty, Michel Roux Jr was born in Pembury, Kent, where his father Albert Roux worked as a private chef
The Dish: Tom Sellers
Last night Tom Sellers reopened his debut Michelin-starred restaurant, Story, with a fresh look, no…
Unfiltered: Greta Krpciarova, Goodman Restaurant Group
Greta Krpciarova, sommelier and wine buyer for the Goodman Restaurant Group, takes our Unfiltered Q&A, revealing…
Unfiltered: Charlotte Logan-Jones, Bonhams Restaurant
Sommelier at Bonhams Restaurant, Charlotte Logan-Jones has more than 10 years experience in wine, having…
Unfiltered: Caroline Fridolfsson, Clarette
Before taking on the position of head sommelier at Clarette, Caroline Fridolfsson worked as an…
Unfiltered: Sandra Bein, Mere
Sandra Bein, head sommelier at Monica Galetti’s Mere restaurant, grew up in her parent’s hotel…
Unfiltered: Gonzalo Rodriguez Diaz, Seven Park Place
Gonzalo Rodriguez Diaz, who oversees a list rich in Burgundy as head sommelier at Seven Park Place in St James’s, reveals why he isn’t a fan of natural wines, where in the world he has chosen to make his own wines, and how a bottle of Château Lafleur 1982 left him lost for words.