SORTEDfood, Grilled!
SORTEDfood was born when a bunch of friends were sat in the pub discussing cooking and what random things they were rustling up at uni. They started sharing basic cooking skills and recipe… Continue reading
Category Archive: Grilled interviews
The Lockhart & Shotgun’s Brad McDonald, Grilled!
Mississippi born chef, Brad McDonald heads up southern American restaurants Shotgun and The Lockhart in London. The US chef previously worked under John Currence at The City Grocery, Alain Ducasse, Per Se and… Continue reading
Fred Sirieix from Channel 4’s First Dates, Grilled!
Fred Sirisix (pronounced see-ree-ex – it must be a problem if it’s on the bottom of his emails) is the maître d’ from Channel 4‘s massive hit First Dates and quite possibly, one… Continue reading
Adam Richman, Grilled!
As a graduate and before the world of food blogging, Adam Richman, 40 began a food journal to document the standout food he was discovering throughout the south eastern U.S. These places since found… Continue reading
Carl Clarke aka Disco Bistro, Grilled!
We first met Carl Clarke three years ago at the fab English Launderette pop-up, it was only a brief meeting, but we in that time we could see just how hard-working he is.… Continue reading
Ken Hom, Grilled!
We are so thrilled to grill Ken Hom OBE, as well as being the international authority on Chinese and Asian food, this year he celebrates his 30th anniversary as TV’s most enduring and… Continue reading
Bob Bob Ricard’s Leonid Shutov, Grilled!
Leonid is the effortlessly charming and charismatic co-owner of Bob Bob Ricard and Biblioteka, which is to hit St James’s Street next year. Leonid’s planning to spend a mere £9 million kitting out… Continue reading
Mark Rosati of Shake Shack, Grilled!
Mark Rosati joined the Shake Shack team at the original Madison Square Park location as a manager in 2007. Since then, he has gone on to help develop local seasonal menu items for… Continue reading
Thomasina Miers, Grilled!
Mother of two Thomasina is the co-founder of Wahaca alongside business partner Mark Selby. Their latest venture is Burrito Mama – a spin-off from the Mexican chain, due to launch soon at One… Continue reading
Hieu Bui, Grilled!
Hieu Bui, 35, is the owner of four Vietnamese London restaurants, the last being the popular Cay Tre Soho which we visited last week, blog post to follow. He’s given us some fantastic… Continue reading
Shaun Rankin, Grilled!
Yorkshire-born chef Shaun learned the trade at the Mayfair Hotel in London, he’s been living in one of my favourite places in the world for the past sixteen years – Jersey. I spent… Continue reading
Tim Anderson, Grilled!
Former bar manager at the Euston Tap, Tim, 26 was the youngest ever winner of Masterchef this year, John Torode said his cooking was the “best culinary explosion” the programme had ever seen.… Continue reading
Will Beckett, Grilled!
The Hawksmoor has been hailed by critics and bloggers alike as one of the greatest London restaurants. A quote on their website from Jay Rayner states ‘The best steak I have eaten in… Continue reading
Mark Sargeant, Grilled!
Mark is an award-winning chef and former head chef of Michelin starred Claridge’s in London. Now back in his native Kent, with his own much hyped restaurant Rocksalt and upmarket fish and chip… Continue reading
James Perry, aka The Tattooed Cook, Grilled
James Perry from Milton Keynes reached the semi-finals of this year’s Masterchef and won our hearts, carpenter, writer, teacher, chef and father of two at just 25 years old. We have been following… Continue reading
Gino D’Acampo, Grilled!
We chatted to the passionate and charming Gino, straight after his book signing at the Gloucester Quays Food Festival where he had randomly just been handed a pair of pants – a g-string… Continue reading
James Martin, Grilled!
We chatted to James in between his cooking demos at the Gloucester Quays Food Festival, fresh from the kitchen but a tad dishevelled. If money was no object, where would you open a… Continue reading
Russell Norman, Grilled!
Here’s the second in our series of grilled interviews. We asked the inspiring, fascinating and slightly mysterious Russell, co-founder of Spuntino, Polpo, and Mishkin’s our questions. Read our review of Spuntino here and… Continue reading
Edd Kimber, aka The Boy Who Bakes, Grilled!
It has been non-stop for Edd since winning The Great British Bake Off last year and we were so honoured to have him bake our wedding cake for us last month. We have… Continue reading