Ep 25: Designer, chef and restaurateur Ben Chapman
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Ben is the designer turned chef and restaurateur behind the much-lauded London Northern Thai restaurants Smoking Goat and Kiln.
Surprisingly, Ben only entered the restaurant game around 6 years ago at the age of 28 - he taught himself to cook, took a lease out on a corner place in Soho no one wanted, and opened his first restaurant.
For me, and I know plenty other London diners, Ben\\u2019s restaurants seem to have the X factor \\u2013 yes, the food is top-notch, the music and service is just right, and you\\u2019re not going to break the bank, but there\\u2019s the extra bit of magic you can\\u2019t quite put your finger on.\\xa0
So just how does this designer turned restaurateur apply his creative mind to the world of food and restaurants?
You\\u2019re about to find out\\u2026
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