Theo Randall (born 1967) is an English chef who specialises in Italian cuisine. He is the proprietor of Theo Randall at the InterContinental Hotel London Park Lane, although he is perhaps best known for being awarded a Michelin star at The River Café in London.
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| Born | 1967 Kingston upon Thames, London, England |
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| Website | theorandall |
Career edit
Randall's career began at Chez Max in Surbiton, London, where he trained in classical cooking for four years. He joined the team at The River Café in 1989.[1] After a year he moved to California to work at Chez Panisse under chef Alice Waters for 12 months.[1][2] He then returned to the UK where he spent fifteen years, ten of which were as Head Chef and silent partner back at The River Café where he gained his Michelin star.[1][3] Randall has been called the "unsung hero" of the restaurant,[4] and has been credited with creating The River Café's signature dishes and making it an establishment that "changed Britain's restaurant culture for good".[1]
He left The River Café to set up his own restaurant when a space became available at the InterContinental London. Theo Randall at the InterContinental London opened in February 2007 as part of a £60 million refurbishment of the hotel.[1][4] In an interview he stated that he felt the need to prove to himself that he could do it.[5] The new venture went on to be named "Italian Restaurant of the Year" at the London Restaurant Awards after it had been open for two years.[5]
He has collaborated with Pizza Express and created four pizzas for their autumn 2008 menu. It was the first time the chain had collaborated with a celebrity chef.[6] Randall has also attended food festivals, including Taste of London held in Regent's Park,[7] and has been involved in the London Restaurant Festival.[8] On television, he has frequently appeared on BBC One's Saturday Kitchen.[9]
In 2010, Randall started working with ASK Italian restaurants as their "expert friend", developing menus and coming up with new dishes.[10][11] In June 2015, he became an investor in the Azzurri Group, which owns and runs the restaurant chain.[12]
In 2015 he partnered with Gousto to bring them recipes from his latest book.[13]
Personal life edit
Randall is married to Natalie, and together they have two children, Max and Lola.[citation needed] Lola was a student at the Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle. They have lived in the Chalk Farm area of London since 2001 in a house that was built in the 1850s.[14]
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References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Theo Randall at the Intercontinental London Opens". Hotel Interactive. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Theo Randall". UKTV Food. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ Rayner, Jay (3 December 2006). "Theo Randall at The Intercontinental". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ a b Maschler, Fay (22 November 2006). "An Unsung Hero". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Q&As with Theo Randall". Delicious Magazine. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Theo Randall Joins Forces With Pizza Express". Eat Out. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ "Celebrity chefs line up for Taste of London". London Evening Standard. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ^ Clay, Xanthe (30 September 2009). "The London Restaurant Festival: whistle-stop tour of London's gastro hot spots". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ Cain, Rebecca (26 July 2011). "Saturday Kitchen star will be at Eden's food festival in High Wycombe". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "gh meets chef theo randall". goodhousekeeping.co.uk. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "ASK Italian restaurant group partners with Theo Randall to launch new menu | Eat Out Magazine". eatoutmagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Top chef takes slice of ASK and Zizzi chains | The Times". The Times. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "People's Champion Finalist: Gousto". startups.co.uk. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ Arnot, Chris (10 January 2007). "My Home: How chef Theo Randall transformed his Victorian terrace". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ The ASK Italian Cookbook by Carla Capalbo, Theo Randall. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "ASK Italian | Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity". www.gosh.org. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ My Simple Italian. Ebury Digital. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ The Italian Deli Cookbook. ASIN 1787135969.
- ^ The Italian Pantry. Quadrille Publishing. September 2022. ISBN 9781787138421. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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