Alex Jackson joins us today on the podcast to discuss his truly incredible career so far in the world of cooking and his latest cookbook; Frontières: The Food of the French Borderlands. Alex takes us through how his love for reading cookbooks had led to many failed relationships, how he was converted by Stevie Parle at The Dock Kitchen from a waiter to a head chef, the wonders of working at the legendary Chez Panisse in San Francisco, the highs and lows of running his critically acclaimed restaurant 'Sardine' for 4 years, what restrictions he's had on his cooking as head chef of Noble Rot and why he's decided to leave, why he quit the kitchen for 2 years and became a cheesemonger in Borough Market, his favourite French recipes, foods and wines and of course his incredible new book Frontières and much much more.. -------If you enjoyed this episode please leave us a 5 star rating and a comment and please please please share it with others who you think may enjoy it too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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