The Interview: James Harris, Proprietor, 11 Abingdon Road, London
13 Jan 2006 You must be relieved that the restaurant is now open? A new place is very similar to childbirth. When it’s finished you say, ‘Absolutely never again, not in a million years,’ but then sometime afterwards you begin to forget the pain...
The Interview - Jean-Louis Naveilhan, Head sommelier, Sumosan, and co-founder of Isaké
23 Dec 2005 Why the interest in saké? I always used to think it was a spirit, served warm, but during the Tokyo Life event at Selfridges I ended up drinking saké almost every day, and after a month of this I had a... View issue Harpers 26th May 2006
David Waddington, Manager, Bistrotheque
16 Dec 2005 What was it like growing up on a small farm in Yorkshire? I was around livestock all the time, putting straw in their beds, but I was never cut out to be a farmer. The brutality is difficult to understand when... View issue Harpers 16 December
Peter McCombie MW, Consultant, Roast
13 Dec 2005 How did you start devising restaurant wine lists? Well, I was a bum for a long time and then decided I wanted to work as a buyer. When I figured out there weren’t many buying jobs, I went into sales. I... View issue Harpers 9 December 2005
The Intertview: Giles Cook MW
18 Nov 2005 What got you into wine? The usual cliché I say is that I did a history degree, so the only things I was qualified to do were eating and drinking; three hours of tutorials a week left a lot of time... View issue Harpers 18 November 2005
The Interview: Charlie Young
11 Nov 2005 Is the new bar going well? I’m really pleased; the first couple of Mondays were quiet, but otherwise it’s been filling up. Brett and I will take a few days off as we get settled, but not too many. Most places... View issue Harpers 11 November
