CHEF INTERVIEW

Niki Nakayama

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST? My favourite breakfast foods are eggs Benedict and french toast. IS THERE A CHILDHOOD COMFORT FOOD THAT YOU THINK ABOUT FREQUENTLY? My childhood comfort food is soy-braised eggs. I love to mix it into freshly cooked rice and enjoy the simple flavours. WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE THAT YOU DON’T POSSESS? Perfect pitch. I…

Nolwenn Corre

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?Coffee, (baguette) bread, salted butter, fruit salad, and freshly squeezed orange juice.  IS THERE A CHILDHOOD COMFORT FOOD THAT YOU THINK ABOUT?My grandmother’s beef pot roast.  WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE THAT YOU DON’T POSSESS? I would love to be a potter, to be able to create my own earthenware and china plates.  WAS THERE…

Annie FÉolde

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?If I am at home, I usually take a white yogurt and an espresso coffee when I get up in the morning. When I am in an hotel, I indulge in a richer breakfast. IS THERE A CHILDHOOD COMFORT FOOD THAT YOU THINK ABOUT?Eggs, prepared in different ways – I always loved them. My grandmother had hens and…

Hanane OUADDAHOU

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?I like having savoury breakfast, especially eggs with moroccan dried meat called Khlii. it’s kind of jerky…seasoned with cumin and coriander seeds… served in a terracotta dish (tagine) and sprinkled with freshly ground cumin IS THERE A CHILDHOOD COMFORT FOOD THAT YOU THINK ABOUT?Grown and raised in Morocco…the best comfort food for me was every Friday! where all my…

Philippa Davis

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?I  know it’s against everything that tends to be said about breakfast being important but I am actually am very happy to skip it!  As a travelling private chef, the morning is often the time I am off out and early to visit the local market.  I usually just try and find somewhere to have a macchiato (…

NaJat Kaanache

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?My favorite breakfast is my grandpa’s olive oil from Morroco, black olives, blueberries, and oat milk with dates and honey on the side.  IS THERE A CHILDHOOD COMFORT FOOD THAT YOU THINK ABOUT?Yes, lentil soup. When I’m cold or homesick I miss my cumin lentil soup from mama. WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE THAT YOU…

Maricel Presilla

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?This is a hard question because it depends on where I am. I travel a lot and when I go to different countries I am very interested to try a typical breakfast from that culture. For example, when I went to Japan I wasn’t interested in trying the western-style meal but the traditional Japanese one that consisted of…

Eszter PALÁGYI

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?Non-sweet Hungarian French toast called ‘Bundáskenyér’ with a cup of tea IS THERE A CHILDHOOD COMFORT FOOD THAT YOU THINK ABOUT?‘Dödölle’-Hungarian potato dumplings  WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE THAT YOU DON’T POSSESS? To be in charge of time. I wish I could pause and speed up time, or jump to different time zones. 😁 WAS…