In this episode, Justine interviews Chef Jackson Boxer as he shares about overcoming substance abuse, finding purpose within his job and he also shares about his new restaurant.

Jackson’s first work in kitchens was as a kitchen porter for Margot Henderson at the age of 16. The experience was formative, and Jackson continued to pursue cooking jobs as he completed school and then a degree in English at Cambridge.

After graduating, Jackson joined the opening team at 32 Great Queen Street, gaining experience on the floor, then in the bar and finally in the kitchen. In May 2010, Jackson and his brother Frank Boxer, together set up Brunswick House in Vauxhall, which was initially intended as a six-month pop-up with a 10-seat counter snack bar and a café atmosphere. Over the last ten years, Jackson and Frank have slowly grown it into a dining room, bar, terrace, three private dining rooms and the cellars – a nascent speakeasy and dance dungeon.

In March 2019, Jackson opened Orasay in Notting Hill, inspired by the western isles of Scotland where he and Frank have spent summer holidays since childhood. Orasay won Best New Restaurant in the Square Meal Guide 2020, the Best Menu Catey Award in 2021 and was included in the National Restaurant Awards top 100 UK restaurants in 2022.

In 2021 Jackson and Frank opened below Stone Nest, a bar and music venue in the basement of the Stone Nest arts and performance venue in the former Welsh Chapel on Shaftesbury Avenue. In summer 2023, Jackson joined Cowley Manor, the Experimental Group’s first UK project outside of London, as chef consultant for the Cotswolds hotel. In September 2023, Jackson opened Jackson Boxer at the Corner restaurant on the second floor of Selfridges, Oxford Street.

Jackson and the Experimental Group have recently launched their second project together, Henri, a Parisian-inspired bistro on the ground floor of Covent Garden’s The Henrietta Hotel.

Jackson now splits his time between the kitchens of Brunswick House and Orasay where he is chef proprietor, Cowley Manor, Jackson Boxer at The Corner and is busy working towards the launch of Henri at The Henrietta Hotel. He occasionally puts pen to paper for various publications.

Website: www.brunswickhouse.london

Instagram: @jackson_boxer & @brunswick_house

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In this episode, Justine interviews Chef Matt Abé as he shares about his time working for Gordon Ramsay, celebrating 25 years of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and his advice for chefs starting in the industry.

Matt Abé has spent 16 years rising through the ranks of Gordon Ramsay Restaurants in London, where he now holds the position of Chef Patron at the prestigious three Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay.

Matt started his career in his home country, Australia, spending years developing his craft as a chef at Aria Restaurant, in Sydney and then later at Vue du monde in Melbourne.

At the age of 21 Matt made the decision to move to the UK to join Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, starting as Chef de Partie and then rising to Sous Chef at Claridge’s.

After two years at Claridge’s, Matt joined the team at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and was appointed Chef de Partie. After four years, Matt was promoted to Chef de Cuisine, leading the team in the kitchen. In September 2020, he become Chef Patron of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, overseeing the successful running of the world-class restaurant.

Website: www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com/restaurant-gordon-ramsay/

Instagram: @chef.mattabe & @restaurantgordonramsay

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In this episode, Justine interviews Chef Daniel Berlin as he shares about closing down his restaurant after losing his wife and about his newly opened restaurant which, since the interview, has now been awarded two Michelin stars.

Vyn means view, and Daniel Berlin’s simple, elegantly sophisticated new restaurant in the very southeastern corner of Sweden has wonderful views over gently rolling landscape, all the way out to sea. A reimagined stately former farm on the crest of a hill with a vista of the Österlen countryside and the Baltic Sea, it’s surrounded by 18 acres of land running right down to the water’s edge.

Daniel closed his two-Michelin-starred Daniel Berlin Krog in September 2020, one of Sweden’s most respected and beloved restaurants. This new space is a forever home for Daniel, a chance to build on and perfect the experience from Skåne Tranås while adding elements that weren’t possible previously.

There’s a casual, intimate food & wine bar; the main restaurant, which includes a private area for up to 24 guests; a boutique hotel with 15 bedrooms, including two generous suites; and the lush fields and orchards of the surrounding grounds. There’s also the opportunity for adventures in all directions, being just a few hundred metres from the water, with walks and hikes on the doorstep.

The main restaurant serves Daniel’s focused and precise seasonal menu — honest, local produce from a larder he knows like the back of his hand. Following the seasons with clarity, originality and boldness, Daniel makes the absolute most of every ingredient — growing, foraging or hunting many of them himself. Being so intimately familiar with every element means these are deeply personal dishes.

“Vyn is a place to come and breathe,” says Daniel Berlin, “a place for me to put down roots and to continue to grow. We have really missed our guests. I can’t wait to welcome people here to share the calm and beauty of this special part of the world. It’s a chance for me to do what I love in the way I think it should be done, and this makes me very happy. I hope it makes other people happy too.”

Website: www.vynrestaurant.se

Instagram: @d_berlin & @danielberlinrestaurant

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