Small Talk

BigHospitality catches up with chefs, restaurateurs, hoteliers and publicans for a chat about their latest projects, their career so far, and their passion for hospitality

Danny Gill: "Schools aren't doing enough to get kids excited about restaurants"

05-Jul-2017 By Sophie Witts

Chef Danny Gill is running a pop-up restaurant in a school this week (7 July) to try and get teenagers interested in working in the restaurant industry. Gill, who was head chef at two-Michelin-starred Midsummer House and now runs Browns Pie Shop in Lincoln,...

David Biffani on bringing Copenhagen's Mother pizza to Battersea Power Station

23-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts

Cult Copenhagen pizza restaurant Mother is launching its first international outpost at the Battersea Power Station development next month. We spoke to co-owner David Biffani about his plans.

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Jason Atherton: "Any chef that says they feel confident over the next five years is a liar"

16-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts

Chef Jason Atherton heads up the 17-strong Social Company restaurant group with his wife and business partner Irha. He spoke at Restaurant magazine’s Restaurant Congress about empowering staff, Brexit, and what’s next for the business.

Massimo Bottura on bringing his food waste fight to London

06-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts

Massimo Bottura is chef patron of Osteria Francescana, the three-Michelin-star restaurant based in Modena, Italy, which topped the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2016 and came second in 2017.

Angel Zapata Martin on taking the reins at Barrafina

02-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts

Angel Zapata Martin has cooked at Barcelona’s three-Michelin-starred Can Fabes, the Hofmann School of Hospitality, and Ossiano in Dubai. He has taken over as executive chef at Barrafina, the Hart brother's acclaimed Spanish restaurant group in London,...

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Ruling the roost: Marcus Samuelsson on his forthcoming restaurant Red Rooster

12-May-2017 By Stefan Chomka

The Ethiopian-born, Sweden-raised chef is bringing his famed Harlem restaurant Red Rooster to London later this month at the soon-to-open The Curtain hotel in Shoreditch

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Zoilo chef Diego Jacquet on swapping the back office for the stove

12-Apr-2017 By Sophie Witts

The Argentine chef opened Zoilo in London in 2012 and is heading back to the stove to take a more hands-on role in the restaurant.

Mark and Shauna Froydenlund on taking the reins at Marcus at The Berkeley

07-Apr-2017 By Joe Lutrario

The husband and wife team have become joint chef-patrons and partners at Marcus Wareing’s eponymous restaurant at The Berkeley Hotel.

Monica Galetti on Mere, learning from Michel Roux Jr, and working with her husband

24-Mar-2017 By Stefan Chomka

The MasterChef judge and former Le Gavroche senior sous chef has just opened her debut restaurant Mere, in London’s Fitzrovia, with husband David

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Steve Drake on why Sorrel will be his most ambitious restaurant yet

03-Mar-2017 By Sophie Witts

Chef Steve Drake left Drake’s, in Ripley, Surrey, in 2016 after 12 years at the helm. Now he’s back with the launch of his highly ambitious fine-dining restaurant Sorrel, in Dorking, due to open this spring