Chef Tom Aikens: British Produce at the Heart of Every Dish
- 1 Star @Muse, Belgravia, London
- Outposts in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Jakarta, Tokyo
- Sustainable British produce is the hero
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Tom Aikens is one of the UK’s most acclaimed and inspirationalBritish chefs. Growing up in Norfolk, with a father working in the wine industry and a childhood spent gardening and cooking with his mother, Tom learnt how to make use of the freshest ingredients, putting food at the centre of his life from a very early age. As a child, Tom and his twin brother Rob would help their mother in the kitchen with the preparation of cakes, biscuits, jams, chutneys and home cooked meals, using fresh vegetables picked from their garden. Tom’s mother was passionate about home grown produce, which is where Tom learnt first-hand about the different types of seasonal vegetables that would end up in the home cooked meals they helped to prepare. Spending most holidays in France, Tom began to develop a real flavour for French food which inspired him to develop his cooking skills further. Tom enrolled at the Norwich City College Hotel School, completing an Advanced Catering Diploma in 1989 and then began his career at Michelin-starred Cavalier’s in Battersea, London.
He then moved onto The Capital Hotel working under Philip Britten, followed by a chef-de-partie position with Pierre Koffmann at La Tante Claire at a time when the restaurant was awarded with its third Michelin star.Tom later worked for Joel Robuchon in Paris, Gérard Boyer in Reims and Pied-à-Terre to name a few. It was in Pied-à-Terre that Tom became the youngest British chef ever to be awarded two Michelin stars, aged just 26. Tom currently holds a Michelin star at his flagship restaurant, Muse in London.
Tom has been on the London food scene for almost 30 years now, he has amassed a huge amount of experience and knowledge on delivering the very best in his restaurants in the U.K and further afield. Tom has created many different concepts, from the fast & casual to fine dining, delivering all variations of taste and concept needs. He has mastered many cuisines, from British comfort food, health & wellness, to Asian inspired and Mediterranean. Having run restaurants all over the world, from London to the Middle East & Far East, Tom and his team can handle the diversity and complexity of any restaurant opening or high-profile event.
