7 June 2024
Episode 629
34 minutes
We speak to Margot Henderson, one of London’s most storied chefs, about Soho Food Feast and the changing face of the city’s dining scene. Plus: the entrepreneurs elevating canned wine and setting new standards for Greek olive oil.
7 June 2024
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Born in New Zealand, Margot Henderson moved to London aged 20 and made her name in the 1990s working as a chef at some of the city’s most well-known dining spots. This weekend, Henderson is helping to run Soho Food Feast in support of Soho Parish Primary School.
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Salcito is the founder and CEO of Ramona, a canned wine spritz. Having worked as a sommelier for the three-Michelin-starred Eleven Madison in New York and as beverage director of the Momofuku group, she knows a good drink when she tastes one.
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We speak with a man setting new standards for Greek olive oil: Vasilis Frantzolas has been running olive-oil production seminars for two decades and, more recently, has introduced his own tasting classes as well.
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