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Alasdair (FOH) and James (chef)

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These young friends from Devon believe in fine dining and want to run a Michelin star restaurant one day.

Restaurateurs:Alasdair and James
From:Devon
Restaurant name:The Gallery
Restaurant concept:Fine dining restaurant named The Gallery

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Alasdair and James look back on the experience.

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Alasdair and James

Alasdair and James look ahead


"I believe we could be risking our friendship. This is an intense experience that we've never had the like of before but we're willing to take that risk".

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Alasdair and James's signature dish

Alasdair and James's signature dish


Sea bass with asparagus and a vanilla and saffron mash.

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Background and culinary qualifications

Alasdair (25) is a waiter/supervisor at Pizza Express. James (26) is currently a bouncer but he used to work as a chef de partie at Michelin restaurants, including The Square and Gordon Ramsay at Claridges and he feels he is a budding Michelin chef.

Our dream as a pair would be to run a high class Michelin starred restaurant. Definitely. We are both very driven and ambitious.

James

Both have catering qualifications and James has taught at a catering college. They worked together previously when they turned a run down city centre pub into a successful pub/restaurant. They're both very confident in their abilities. Their restaurant inspiration partly comes from Alasdair's photography hobby and they plan to cover the restaurant with his photographs.

The Menu

Raymond Blanc

A recipe for success

Raymond makes roast loin of pork stuffed with prunes.

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