SCOOP X ROGUES
Series 1, Episode 2
As I continue to meet the successful and sweaty gems of the hospitality scene, today Zac and I headed to Stoke Newington, in North London. Specifically, we met at the Army and Navy pub to have a pint with Ben Marks, head chef at Perilla. Previously Ben worked at Noma in Copenhagen and The Square in London.
Ben opened Perilla in late 2016 with his friend Matt Emmerson. Whilst Ben received top training from the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and Claridges Hotel to prep him for success, opening a restaurant at the age of 24 is no mean feat. Ben’s journey to opening his own restaurant confirms his quiet, humble confidence and bravery, having moved over to Operakällaren in Stockholm solo at the age of 15 it is evident that Ben isn’t afraid to make big work moves, with Perilla being his most treasured.
Zac and Ben discuss the different restaurant sections and how complicated learning each part is: larder, veg, meat, pastry and the pass. We discuss how an effective team works cohesively and positively, knowing your weaknesses and the strengths of others to improve your team as a whole. Although chefs work almost 16 hours a day sometimes, culinary skills take time and energy to learn.
Since leaving university and entering the world of hospitality, Perilla is definitely a restaurant I hear of often with high praise from chefs and front of house alike. A trusted favourite and I know that the reviews are always superb.
Mentions:
Adam Wood
https://www.instagram.com/adamegwood/?hl=en-gb
Jack Galliano
https://www.instagram.com/jackgalliano/?hl=en-gb
https://instagram.com/galliano_dining?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Tom Waters
https://instagram.com/tomdwaters?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Spicy Basil
165 Kilburn High Rd, North Maida Vale, London NW6 7HY
Saffron Kitchen
https://instagram.com/saffronkitchen?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Operakällaren, Stockholm
https://instagram.com/operakallaren_ok?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Noma
https://instagram.com/nomacph?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Rogues
https://instagram.com/rogues_ldn?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Perilla
https://instagram.com/perilladining?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
