Welcome back to our Eat My Words series of interviews with notable chefs, food writers and critics. Today we have Ben Tish, the chef of the amazing Salt Yard to tantalize our brain tastebuds with his opinions. The Saltyard is a fantastic example of what tapas bars all over London are trying to be. Located on Goodge St, it’s a place where you can really enjoy authentic flavours of Spain & Italy. You can find him on twitter @SaltYardGroup
Which is the last restaurant you visited and what were your thoughts?
Pizza East, Kentish town. I liked it-im a fan of soho house group and their operations. Simple, well cooked, unfussy food. Very relaxed and reasonably priced.
Which is your favourite local restaurant?
Trullo-Highbury Islington
What is the most difficult part of your job?
HR
What annoys you in the hospitality industry at the moment?
being challenged in restaurants where the food is simply not nice or bland and things just don’t work.
What personal attributes do you think make a good chef?
Level headed, hardworking, conscientious, good palate, a hinterland outside the four walls of a kitchen
If you had to give one piece of advice to an up and coming chef, what would it be?
get your head down and put the hours in early on-it will pay off. Any spare money, use it to go out and eat
What should a chef working for you, never do?
say they don’t like our style of food
Which Chef (Chefs) do you most admire?
Jason Atherton, Yotam Ottoleghi,
People always ask chefs what their last meal on earth would be… Instead, if you had to cook one last meal (the last dish ever!) what would it be and why?
chicken dansak with daal, rice, raita and home made roti- my wifes favourite and im quite partial to it to-I think its why she said “yes” to my proposal
Thanks Ben!
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