As many chefs do lee westcott fell into a.
Typing room michelin star.
If you want a bustling bistro style meal go to galvin la chapelle.
The latest occupant of a dining space that has also been home to viajante and the typing room da terra is fronted by the dream team of paulo airaudo chef owner of san sebastian s michelin.
The food with one dramatic exception is bloody marvellous.
The nature of the space encourages quiet conversation and the atmosphere seems deliberately a little subdued but this is by no means a criticism.
Such a shame that the typing room is closing.
March 2016 the typing room once home of nuno mendes s viajante is now headed by lee wescott a young chef around the 30 mark with an impressive background having worked under jason atherton financial backer of the.
Typing room never disappoints.
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After formative years with tom aikens at his eponymous two michelin starred restaurant in chelsea lee westcott rose to fame at the typing room before launching pensons a beautiful restaurant with rooms on the netherwood estate in worcestershire.
His story has a happy ending though as his new restaurant pensons on the netherwood estate earns a first michelin star approximately 150 miles away from london.
Passion began to evolve during my assignments to london where i was fortunate enough to be able to explore all the michelin starred restaurants in my spare time and as a result i gradually built up a catalogue of all these venues.
The typing room patriot square london e2 9nf uk.
An early evening sitting for the tasting menu and accompanying wine pairings.
The biggest surprise to industry insiders was nuno mendes s defection from his michelin starred viajante.
Every course we had the 5 course tasting menu was executed to an excellent standard absolutely delicious.
Lee westcott and his team produce absolutely fabulous food definitely worthy of a michelin star cannot fathom why lee and his team have been overlooked.
Da terra was the former home of lee westcott who tried unsuccessfully to gain a star there when it was the typing room.