food industry

We speak to Adam Baker, ‘Choman extraordinaire’ – a job title that roughly translates to managing director (we think?) at ¡Cho! Gazpacho. Tasting Britain loves Cho. There are many reasons. Firstly, in  Adam, I may have found someone with a more Read More

We sit down with Luke Thomas, the UK’s youngest head chef, and a guy who in only two decades of life has already managed to head up multiple restaurants, including a pop up (Retro Feasts) in London and two establishments that bear his name outside of the capital Read More

We interview our first American celebrity chef! With appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Nightline, and The Food Network, he’s definitely made his mark on the other side of the pond.  Asides Read More

Full name: Tristan Stephenson Role: Co-founder of the Worship Street Whistling Shop, director of cocktail consultancy Fluid Movement and Tanqueray brand ambassador DOB:  14/11/1982 Birthplace: Cornwall Twitter Handle:  @trisstephenson Read More

Full name: ​Kostas Kontopoulos Role: ​​Owner and founder, Carpo DOB:​ 1971 Birthplace:​ Athens Twitter: @carpolondon Website: ​www.carpolondon.co.uk What made you decide to bring Carpo to the UK? You’ve been doing very well in Greece with Carpo Hellas over the last few decades, Read More

Hey… …did you know that there’s a specific type of person who actually drinks coffee for a living? Yup – they’re called ‘Cuppers’, and their job description entails travelling around the world to find the most exciting new suppliers and Read More

    R Kurtz via Compfight   We speak to Crispin Busk, the brains and legs behind ‘posh’ instant noodle brand, Kabuto Noodles. Tasting Britain was won over by Kabuto’s irreverent branding, well researched variety of flavours and Read More

We run a short interview with Nacho Manzano, a man with not one, but two Michelin Stars, and the executive chef at the Iberica chain of restaurants (Ibérica Canary Wharf, Ibérica Marylebone and Ibérica La Terraza) – which are doing something of a PR job for Read More

We chat with Tom Cook, Head Chef at London’s prestigious Le Pont De La Tour and a man who started out cooking at age 15, before eventually apprenticing under the likes of Gary Rhodes and Michel Roux Jr.   This man knows French food! Having worked all Read More

Here at Tasting Britain, we’re of the opinion that Jimmy Moore, perhaps better known as the ‘Livin Low Carb Guy’ is a very nice chap (listen to one of his podcasts and see if you can resist the all powerful fuzziness of that lazy Southern drawl). But Read More