The Foodie Guide
Chef Profile
Claude Paillet
The Bricklayers Arms
Describe your style of cooking.
English Traditional with French Fusion.
Before becoming a chef what other jobs did you have?
Had my own restaurant off Baker Street -“La Muscadet”. Worked all over the world in hotels, 6 years with 3 star Michelin chef “Garnier”.
Do you have a favourite or essential ingredient?
I love to cook with any ingredients I have left in my larder and be creative.
What is the best part of your job?
Variety and creativeness; every day is different.
What ambitions do you have for the future?
To open a further pub/restaurant on the Herts/Bucks border.
What food is your favourite indulgence?
I prefer to eat a very good mashed potato rather than a badly cooked lobster.
What foods remind you of your childhood?
Home baked bread.
Who would you invite to your fantasy dinner party?
My best friends as they are the only ones that will tell you the truth about your cooking.
Who is your favourite NON-celebrity chef?
I’ve had many a good meal cooked by numerous famous chefs but none more memorable than those cooked by my mother and grandmother.
