Tom Aikens
Tom Aikens is one of the UK’s most acclaimed and inspirational British chefs.
Growing up in Norfolk, with a father working in the wine industry and a childhood spent gardening and cooking with his mother, Tom learnt how to make use of the freshest ingredients, putting food at the centre of his life from a very early age.
Tom began his career at Michelin-starred Cavalier’s in Battersea, London. He then moved onto The Capital Hotel working under Philip Britten, followed by a chef-de-partie position with Pierre Koffmann at La Tante Claire at a time when the restaurant was awarded with its third Michelin star. Tom later worked for 3 star Joel Robuchon in Paris, 3 star Gérard Boyer in Reims and 2 star Pied-à-Terre to name a few.
It was in Pied-à-Terre that Tom became the youngest British chef ever to be awarded two Michelin stars, aged just 26. Tom currently holds a Michelin star at his flagship restaurant, Muse in London.
Tom’s books include Cooking - 200 recipes graded according to difficulty, Easy which focusses on simple, homely style cooking and Fish a voyage of discovery of fish recipes. Most recently Tom published 5 Minute Feasts Charity Cookbook for the Only A Pavement Away charity which works to help homeless, ex-offenders and vulnerable veterans find careers within the hospitality industry.
Part of The Great British Menu family on BBC 2, Tom returns each year as a judge, reached the final banquet in 2013 in aid of Comic Relief and competed in the 2020 Christmas special edition for the NHS. Tom regularly appears on shows such as the BBC’s Saturday Kitchen and The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice. Tom also won Channel 4’s Snack Masters KFC episode and was hailed the closest person to have ever cracked KFC’s top-secret recipe!
Tom lives in London with his wife and two daughters.
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