Ian Dunkerley, chef/proprietor, Dunkerleys
29 Jun 2006 How did you get started? I was born in Ashford (Kent) but then we moved to Cyprus, because my father worked with the army. He became ill and died, so we returned initially to Deal but then moved to Ashford. It... View issue 30 June 2006
Best of British
16 Jun 2006 A decade ago, cider had hit rock bottom. A new drinks category had emerged: the alcopop. Brands like Two Dogs and Hooch quickly made inroads into the market, and cider was the main casualty. By the turn of the millennium, alcopop... View issue 16 June 2006
The Interview – Paul Askew, chef proprietor, London Carriage Works
08 Jun 2006 Paul was born in Sunderland, and moved to Liverpool when his father joined the Blue Star line as a merchant navy sea captain. He lived all over the world, as his father was stationed in various ports, then returned to catering... View issue Harpers 9 June 2006
The Interview: Michael Andrews, Train manager, The Royal Scotsman
01 Jun 2006 Where did you first learn about wine? My first job was at a fine Relais & Chateaux hotel in the West Country called Hunstrete House. It was owned by John and Thea Dupays, who also started the Bath Priory. We had... View issue Harpers 2nd June 2006
Mathieu Roche - Chef sommelier/maître d’hôtel, Longueville Manor
18 May 2006 You grew up in Bordeaux but learned about wine in Jersey. Isn’t this a bit back to front? I suppose it is. For some reason, the wine courses at my catering college were very complicated – maybe I didn’t really click... View issue Harpers 19th May 2006
Paul Brown Managing director, Ivini
11 May 2006 How did you start? I was a management trainee at the Coconut Grove, then went on to manage the Hampton Court Brasserie, Sweeney Todd’s in Northampton and The Golden Pheasant in Oxford. And then I managed a caravan park in the... View issue Harpers 12th May 2006
Joe Gallo
11 May 2006 Two years ago there was a press visit to Gallo’s headquarters in Modesto and to its Livingston winery (which claims to be the largest in the world). Letting the press into the heart of the Gallo operations would have been unthinkable... View issue Harpers 12th May 2006
