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Interview with Chef Emerson Amelio de Oliveira of Oliveira Kitchen, London Nov 26, 2024

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Chef Emerson Amelio de Oliveira was born and raised in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest, in the town of Ji-Paraná, and the of State of Rondônia, Porto Velho. He witnessed catastrophic deforestation and shrinking of the planet’s largest carbon capture system year after year, to serve global food production. He was trained in classic European cuisines and traveled the world in search of ideas and concepts, before opening Oliveira Kitchen in London. Chef Emerson strives to create a sustainable kitchen, serving a plant-based menu that doesn’t use gas or coal for cooking.

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Grilled Zucchini with Heritage Tomatoes and Peas at Tendril Restaurant, London Nov 25, 2024

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Smoked Eggplant with Pumpkin Seeds and Tahini at Tendril Restaurant, London Nov 24, 2024

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Chef Rishim Sachdeva of Tendril Restaurant in Soho, London, prepares a smoked eggplant topped with lemon tahini, pumpkin seeds, Kalamata olives, and herbs. He chars the eggplant for about 40 minutes until it’s perfectly smoky, soft, and creamy. He then peels and opens up the eggplant, and adds an extra layer of smoky crispness by torching the flesh.

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Interview with Chef Rishim Sachdeva of Tendril, London Nov 23, 2024

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Chef Rishim Sachdeva believes that the key to convincing people to adopt plant-forward eating habits is starting with the highest-quality fresh produce and perfecting the technique of preparing them. Tendril is Sachdeva’s “mostly vegan” restaurant in London’s Soho district. Having worked at restaurants like Chiltern Firehouse and The Fat Duck, Chef Sachdeva is inventive and deliberately non-conformist with his dishes.

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White Asparagus “Bouillabaisse” at Gauthier Soho in London Nov 22, 2024

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At Gauthier Soho restaurant in central London, Chef Alexis Gauthier serves traditional French cuisine, on an entirely plant-based menu. In his dish of white asparagus with baby zucchini and vegan “bouillabaisse,” he creatively showcases the flavors of both the land and sea, treating the white asparagus like a delicate white fish, and serving it with a bouillabaisse-inspired sauce infused with seaweed.

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Green Asparagus with Peas at Gauthier Soho in London Nov 21, 2024

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Chef Alexis Gauthier of Gauthier Soho restaurant in central London serves traditional French cuisine—that is entirely plant-based. In this video, he shares his techniques for bringing out the best in asparagus in a dish he describes as encapsulating spring: green asparagus with olives, peas, pea shoots, and a green pea puree.

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Interview with Chef Alexis Gauthier of Gautier Soho in London Nov 20, 2024

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Chef Alexis Gauthier of Gauthier Soho is located in Soho, London, in a Regency townhouse. Gauthier Soho is a traditional fine-dining French restaurant serving all vegan fare. Chef talks about growing up in the south of France, being the first restaurant in London to create an all-vegetable tasting menu in the late 90s, and cooking techniques to bring the most out of vegetables. Since becoming vegan in 2014, Chef decided he no longer wanted his restaurant to profit from serving animals. He saw the pandemic shutdown as an opportunity to transition the restaurant to being 100% plant-based.

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Hummus with Baharat Crunch at Bubula Spitalfields Restaurant in London Nov 19, 2024

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Chef Ben Rand of Bubula Spitalfields in east London prepares his signature hummus with a date and baharat crunch. Baharat is a Middle Eastern spice blend with cardamom, nutmeg, cumin, cloves, and cinnamon. He fries shallots and adds dates, Baharat, Aleppo chili, and tamari to the hot oil. This is used as the umami-rich topping for the hummus.

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Eggplant with Curry Leaf Crunch at Bubula Spitalfields Restaurant in London Nov 18, 2024

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Ben Rand is executive chef of Bubula Spitalfields restaurant in East London. He shares how he makes grilled eggplant with peanut sauce and a fried shallot and curry leaf crunch, marinating the grilled and peeled eggplant overnight in a sauce of vegan dashi, miso paste, and tamari. To cut down on food waste, he blends candied peanuts with the leftover marinade, and uses it as the sauce on top of the eggplant.

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Interview with Marc Summers of Bubula Spitalfields Restaurant in London Nov 17, 2024

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Marc Summers is founder and CEO of Bubula Spitalfields restaurant in East London. This vegetarian Middle Eastern restaurant has a menu designed for sharing. The name Bubula means “darling” in Yiddish, and is what Summers and his grandmother used to call each other. He hopes to bring the feeling of comfort, care, and generosity he felt at his grandmother’s house to his restaurant.

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