Celebrity Life

Executive Chef at The Connaught, Hélène Darroze has come a long way since she started working for the legendary Alain Ducasse back in the early nineties. With restaurants in London, Paris and Moscow, multpiple Michelin stars and a recent admission into the French Legion of Honour, she says that – as a fourth generation chef – cooking... View Article

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Phil Howard, head chef and co-owner of London restaurant The Square, talks to Elite Traveler. The Square has held two Michelin stars for more than 15 years. It opened 22 years ago in London’s Mayfair and head chef and co-owner Phil Howard thinks the restaurant has never been in a better position. “I’m incredibly proud... View Article

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Heston Blumenthal’s gifted protégé, Ashley Palmer-Watts has been in the restaurant business since he was just 13 years old, rising to the ranks of Head Chef at The Fat Duck within four years. Now heading up Dinner by Heston and executive chef for The Fat Duck Group, he talks to Elite TV’s Alanna Lawson about... View Article

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As Tom Aikens’ eponymous restaurant in London celebrates its tenth anniversary, the Michelin star chef speaks to Elite Traveler TV about how it has changed over the last decade and explains why the “horrendous” dress code had to go. When Tom Aikens Restaurant reopened in 2012 following an extensive, three-month refurbishment, it emerged with a... View Article

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