Robert Thompson MBE is one of the youngest chefs in the UK to receive a Michelin star and has helped put the Isle of Wight on the culinary map.
At ten, he became interested in food, designing his own restaurant/club as part of a school project. He has worked at several top rated restaurants, from Winteringham Fields to Cliveden, before establishing Thompson's on the Isle of Wight. He was one of the first chefs to work with us at Great British Chefs and cooked a memorable lamb carpaccio at our press launch event and a smoked eel puff in Old Street (London) the day we launched the website. During lockdown, he re-invented his business with a chef-designed food box called You Be Chef, which he continues to run.
In his chat with Ollie Lloyd, he discusses the changing nature of food on the Isle and how people's expectations have changed due to various factors, such as Instagram, home cooking trends, supermarkets expanding ranges, and the cost of living crisis. Making things work in the hospitality sector is not easy, but Robert is committed to making it work. He is incentivising his team so that they are part owners of the business, is about to launch two new restaurants and remains dedicated to working with a growing list of local suppliers.
Edited by Jasper Schofield
THE MASTERCHEF EDITION
BEING THE ’GOOD GUY’ IS GOOD BUSINESS
IS THE MICROWAVE A RELIC FROM THE 1970’S?
CAN EXPERIENCE MAKE YOUR BRAND GROW?
EAT CAKE AND DRINK CHOCOLATE
WE ALL DESERVE AN ALCOHOLIDAY
THE LEADERS IN THEIR FIELD
DOGGIE DESSERTS FOR YOUR PAMPERED POOCH
JACK FRUIT. IT’S BIG AND BUMPY!
TINDER FOR THE FOOD SECTOR
EATING MANGO IN THE BATH
TAKE IT WITH A PINCH OF SALT
WHY EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT FOLKESTONE
HOW TO GET A 3 STAR ’GREAT TASTE AWARD’
BREAD THAT IS OH SO SPECIAL
IRELAND’S BEST SELLING BLACK PUDDING EVER
HOW TO CATER FOR COELIAC DISEASE
MAKING A PIG OF OURSELVES
THE HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE TO OLIVE OIL
MITCH TONKS AND WHY FISH ROCK
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