Jason Atherton: Michelin starred chef and restaurateur

My guest today is Jason AthertonJason started cooking at a very young age in the seaside hotel run by his family. At 16 he ran away to London and got a job at a Michelin-starred restaurant -- all while living in a youth hostel. After years of working under esteemed chefs such as Pierre Koffmann, Nico Ladenis, Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay, he began building his own global restaurant empire just seven years ago. First in London with the award winning Pollen Street Social and now in Hong Kong, Shanghai, The Phillippines, Dubai, Sydney and New York. He has 17 restaurants so far and counting.He has been described as a world class culinary alchemist and Marco Pierre Whie is on the record having said of Jason:“Jason is a realist not a fantasist. He has turned his dreams into reality”Hope you’re all well and that you’ve had a lovely week. If you haven’t yet left a 5* rating now is your moment! And your good deed for the week could be recommending Desert Island Dishes to your friends and colleagues. I love bringing it to you every week and your reviews really do make the world of difference.Having talked about it for a while now I have been beavering away on my newsletter you won't want to miss it – so do head to (https://www.desertislanddishes.co) and you can sign up - come and join the gang and I promise to try and make something that you actually look forwards to getting in your inbox - however sporadically…So there we have it – another delicious day of Desert Island Dishes! Don’t forget you can find me on instagram @margienomura Thank you so much for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.