The Fat Duck Bray: The early years Published 15 March 2022
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'Just the tonic'
In 2020, The Fat Duck celebrated its 25th anniversary. Snail porridge, sounds of the sea, and egg and bacon ice cream may have become modern classics, but when the Duck first appeared in the Guide in 1997, Heston Blumenthal was praised for his modern classical cooking.
The Good Food Guide 1997
Heston Blumenthal has hit the ground running, having opened his business in August 1995 after working with, well, hardly anybody. He learnt about food by eating in most of France’s top restaurants, and merely had a short spell with Marco Pierre White before diving ...
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