#INSPIREDBY JEREMY LEE
Chef Jeremy Lee needs little introduction. He is best known (and adored by hundreds) for keeping Quo Vadis at the top of its game. Jeremy previously cheffed with the greats – at Blueprint Café, at Bibendum with Simon Hopkinson and with Alistair Little.
What was one of the very first dishes you remember eating?
Mum’s lentil soup - the recipe from my granny. ‘tis a national dish, which we loved and ate at home often, brought to the table in a tureen and ladled out to Dad, with my two brothers, my younger sister and of course Granny. It is delicious and so loved. Cooked with a smoked ham hock, simmered until the meat fell off the bone and as tired into the soup.
Who is your food hero?
Simon Hopkinson
What is your guiltiest food pleasure?
Bao fried Chicken, though not much guilt. A Mr Kipling Cherry Bakewell, however, in the thick of few doubles at the shop is not unknown
Which restaurant to you long to return to?
River Cafe
What would be your last meal?
Langoustines mayonnaise, grouse & co, raspberries and vanilla ice cream
What dish do you cook the most at home?
Porchetta tonnata. At a table crowded with friends, bread & wine
What restaurant T-shirt would you wear?
St John with one of Fergus’s drawings
Favourite vegetable?
Salsify
Most-used condiment?
Mustard - both English (Colmans powder) & Dijon
Most over-rated dish?
Could not possibly comment
Favourite fast food joint?
Bao!
Quick Fire
Breakfast in bed or Hotel Restaurant?
Terrace, at Seaside Boarding House
English Breakfast Tea or Long Black Coffee?
Breakfast tea
Martini - Gin or Vodka?
Gin
Stella or Boli?
Boli
London or New York?
London
City break or Hideaway?
Hideaway
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SABOR AL FRESCO
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ZAYTOUN'S MAFTOUL
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THE ROYAL, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA
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COLETTE LAUNCHES A HAMPER COLLECTION
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#INSPIREDBY DAVID WADDINGTON
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KOLAMBA LAUNCHES BRUNCH
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SABOR LAUNCHES "SABOR EN CASA"
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RESTAURANTS REOPENING
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THE PILGRM HOTEL LAUNCHES "THE PILGRM PROVISIONS"
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#INSPIREDBY JEREMY LEE
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OTTOLENGHI, ROVI, AND NOPI DELIVER
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#INSPIREDBY SHUKO ODA
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#INSPIREDBY FADI KATTAN
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#INSPIREDBY MISSY FLYNN
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#INSPIREDBY DAVID LOFTUS
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PADELLA PASTA KITS LAUNCH
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#INSPIREDBY YASMIN KHAN
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#INSPIREDBY PETRA BARRAN
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#INSPIREDBY ROBBIE BARGH
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OTTOLENGHI IS REOPENING
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PRAWN ON THE LAWN REOPENS AS A FISHMONGERS
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#INSPIREDBY LILY VANILLI
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KOLAMBA LAUNCHES SRI LANKAN DELIVERY SERVICE
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#INSPIREDBY RACHEL RODDY
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#INSPIREDBY RYAN CHETIYAWARDANA
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ANGELA HARTNETT AND CAFE MURANO LAUNCH PASTA DELIVERY
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#INSPIREDBY PAULA FITZHERBERT
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#INSPIREDBY RAVEN SMITH
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PRIME FEAST LAUNCHES HOME DELIVERED MEATS
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#INSPIREDBY ELIZABETH DAY
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#INSPIREDBY BEN PUNDOLE
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#INSPIREDBY HENRIETTA LOVELL,
THE 'RARE TEA LADY'
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WELCOME TO #INSPIREDBY
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RESTAURANTS ARE HERE TO STAY, BUT THEY WON’T LOOK THE SAME
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WHAT WE'RE READING
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EASTER AT HOME
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KOLAMBA POLOS RECIPE
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NUTSHELL’S KHORESHT BADEMJAN
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FALASTIN: A COOKBOOK
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THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY GETS CREATIVE
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NEW HEAD CHEF AT NUTSHELL AND PERSIAN NEW YEAR
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UPCOMING EVENTS AT GREAT SCOTLAND YARD HOTEL
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NEW CAFE MURANO MENU
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VEGETARIAN SUPPER-CLUB SERIES AT ACE HOTEL, SHOREDITCH
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DINNER BY HESTON BLUMENTHAL - 2020 AT A GLANCE
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SUNDAY ROAST MENU AT PRAWN ON THE LAWN ISLINGTON
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY – WHAT’S ON
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THE HAND & FLOWERS TURNS 15 YEARS OLD THIS MONTH
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BRITISH WINE MAKER LUNCH AT KERRIDGE'S
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KOLAMBA PRESENT ISLAND SUNDAYS
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ACTION AGAINST HUNGER JORDAN TREK 2020
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PANCAKE DAY
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PADELLA SHOREDITCH
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ACE HOTEL'S BLACK: THE LITERARY SALON
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LIGHTER SET LUNCH AT KERRIDGE'S BAR & GRILL
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ANGELA HARTNETT JOINS BEST HOME COOK
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TOM KERRIDGE'S NEW TV SHOW
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LE BUN GOES VEGAN
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MURANO'S JANUARY MENU
