Nicholas Balfe's guest appearances

Nicholas Balfe

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Food Tribe

Somerset Stories

Mandy Yin

Lara Lee

John Gregory-Smith

John Chantarasak

Shuko Oda

Masaki Sugisaki

Robin Gill

Hetty McKinnon

Laura Jackson

Wolfgang Puck

Sarit Packer

Itamar Srulovich

Marcus Wareing

Nancy Silverton

Tom Hunt

OwlTail

Somerset Stories serves up a treat, as we meet the Somerset born chef who has opened critically acclaimed restaurants in London, and has made a remarkable return to his Westcountry roots with the opening of Holm in South Petherton. Nicholas Balfe brings a love for seasonality and local produce to the restaurant, which has charmed locals and visitors alike. Holm is inspired by nature and its surroundings, and the team is driven by provenance, sustainability and warm hospitality.Nicholas is also a firm believer in creating a progressive team environment.  Challenging the legacy that the food and drink industry has had in the past. We met in February 2023 and recorded our conversation on site at Holm.

Somerset Stories serves up a treat, as we meet the Somerset born chef who has opened critically acclaimed restaurants in London, and has made a remarkable return to his Westcountry roots with the opening of Holm in South Petherton. Nicholas Balfe brings a love for seasonality and local produce to the restaurant, which has charmed locals and visitors alike. Holm is inspired by nature and its surroundings, and the team is driven by provenance, sustainability and warm hospitality.Nicholas is also a firm believer in creating a progressive team environment.  Challenging the legacy that the food and drink industry has had in the past. We met in February 2023 and recorded our conversation on site at Holm.

S5E8 Nicholas Balfe

A favourite recipe by UK chef Nicholas Balfe, who recently opened his new restaurant, Larry’s, in London’s Peckham neighbourhood.

Food Neighbourhoods 198: Recipe edition, Nicholas Balfe

Season 2 is going out with a bang! Nicholas Balfe, who’s behind the two treasured neighbourhood restaurants in London; Salon in Brixton and Levan in Peckham, is on the pod today.  He’s a chef and restaurateur I really admire - not only because I love his restaurants and style of food (which he describes as seasonal, refined but relaxed) but also because he’s gone about it all in his own unwavering, under the radar kinda way. Nick started Salon on his own as a pop-up around 7 years ago and has slowly grown the restaurant from there, learning and perfecting how he runs and operates his business, and waiting 6 years before opening his second restaurant. He’s stayed true to his style, his food, and his restaurants continue to be relevant, he doesn’t compromise on quality, and he’s not about doing things for trend's sake, and it’s paid off… I headed over to Levan to hear Nick’s story and nuggets of wisdom on food, restaurants and growing a business in this volatile industry. And that’s a wrap on season 2! I’m taking a break for the rest of the summer, so I’ll be back in a couple of weeks with plenty more stories about the people and places shaking up the food scene. You can follow Food Tribe on Instagram @the_foodtribe

Season 2 is going out with a bang! Nicholas Balfe, who’s behind the two treasured neighbourhood restaurants in London; <a href="http://salonbrixton.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salon</a> in Brixton and <a href="https://www.levanlondon.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Levan</a> in Peckham, is on the pod today.  He’s a chef and restaurateur I really admire - not only because I love his restaurants and style of food (which he describes as seasonal, refined but relaxed) but also because he’s gone about it all in his own unwavering, under the radar kinda way. Nick started Salon on his own as a pop-up around 7 years ago and has slowly grown the restaurant from there, learning and perfecting how he runs and operates his business, and waiting 6 years before opening his second restaurant. He’s stayed true to his style, his food, and his restaurants continue to be relevant, he doesn’t compromise on quality, and he’s not about doing things for trend's sake, and it’s paid off… I headed over to Levan to hear Nick’s story and nuggets of wisdom on food, restaurants and growing a business in this volatile industry. And that’s a wrap on season 2! I’m taking a break for the rest of the summer, so I’ll be back in a couple of weeks with plenty more stories about the people and places shaking up the food scene. You can follow Food Tribe on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_foodtribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@the_foodtribe</a>

Ep 27: Chef and restaurateur Nicholas Balfe 