mymuybueno Chefs Get Personal

In this episode Justine interviews the inspiring Two Michelin star chef of Da Terra, Rafael Cagali. Originally from São Paulo in Brazil, Rafael started his career in London at the age of 21. Inspired by his Italian heritage, young Cagali then took to Italy to work under Chef Stefano Baiocco at A Villa Feltrinelli where he spent over 3 years. Later in another European excursion, he began growing hi...

In this episode Justine interviews the renowned Chef John Williams of The Ritz, London as he shares his advice for aspiring chefs and so many more pearls of wisdom. Loved by our royal family, Williams joined The Ritz London as Executive Chef in 2004, bringing three decades of hospitality experience to the venerated kitchens of the legendary Piccadilly hotel.  Taught by his mother to cook, Wil...

In this episode Justine interviews the legend that is Wolfgang Puck as he shares about his 29 years of catering the Oscars and so much more. A name that is synonymous with the best of restaurant hospitality and the ultimate in all aspects of the culinary arts. The famed 2-Michelin star chef has built a brand encompassing three companies. Puck is also more widely known of late as the official chef...

In this episode, Justine interviews the legend that is Chef Pierre Koffmann. Pierre is a 3-Michelin star chef with more than 55 years’ experience in the kitchen. Pierre was born in Tarbes, in southwest France, to a family that had farmed for generations. His love of food came from the cooking of his mother and grandmother. One of the greatest pleasures was sucking the juices from string that had b...

In this episode Justine interviews Chef James Knappett as he shares about his incredibly inspiring journey, working with some of the world’s best chefs. James Knappett is chef patron and co-founder of Kitchen Table. Born in Soham, Cambridgeshire, James had an early interest in cooking and attended a Cambridgeshire catering college before moving to London and landing formative positions at the like...

In this episode Justine interviews Chef Andreas Caminada as he shares about what inspires him most and his solid advice for chefs starting in their career paths now. Andreas Caminada was born in Ilanz 1977 and is a Swiss chef and gastronomic entrepreneur. Since 2003, Caminada is leaseholder at Schloss Schauenstein in Fürstenau, Grison, which offers a fine dining restaurant as well as 9 guestrooms...

In this episode Justine interviews Sven Wassmer as he shares about his passion for Swiss alpine cuisine, and getting his third Michelin star after the pandemic.  Sven grew up in Frick, Aargau, and completed a chef’s apprenticeship at the Swissôtel in Basel between 2003 and 2006. He then gained experience in various top restaurants in Switzerland and neighbouring countries. As Chef Pâtisserie...

In this episode Justine interviews Jules Wiringa as he shares about his favourite ingredients, what advice he has to impart for chefs today and insight into the chef we all know and love as Jules Cooking. Ever since Jules was a little boy he wanted to become a chef, he always loved to cook and be creative with ingredients. Working in his Mother’s garden or helping his Father with cooking his signa...

In this episode, Justine interviews Italian Chef Marco Zampese as he shares about his love of pasta as well as his earliest and fondest first memories of food, with a family tradition of the breaking down of the pig for charcuterie. Marco's background saw him grow in many restaurants, and even as a chef to the Italian professional Cycling Team but in 2012, after graduation, a chance phone call fro...

In this episode, Justine interviews British Chef Marc Fosh as he shares about his time in The Greenhouse, London as well as all that he created in the pandemic with chefs in Mallorca to raise for an important charity. Marc Fosh is one of Europe's most exciting and creative cookery talents and without doubt one of Britain's most successful culinary exports. He began his culinary career at London's...

mymuybueno Chefs Get Personal Podcast is back for its second season with an incredible line up ahead. With your host Justine Murphy, Founder and CEO of mymuybueno, as she interviews a different chef each fortnight, from all different walks of life, from rising stars to Michelin stars. She will be asking the very same questions to each chef and of course every answer is very different, which is wha...

In this season finale episode Justine interviews French Chef Jean-Philippe Blondet as he shares all about his team and ethos, and how he gets inspired with every new dish he creates.   Born in Nice, on the French Riviera, Jean-Philippe Blondet, has been working alongside Alain Ducasse for over a decade. His first role with Alain Ducasse was interestingly at Spoon at Sanderson in London, befor...

In this episode Justine interviews British Chef Adam Handling as he shares his favourite comfort food and just how he navigated the hurdles of the pandemic and his brilliant new cookbook too. Michelin-starred Chef Adam Handling started out at Gleneagles 16 years ago, where he was the first ever apprentice chef, before he went on to become Fairmont’s youngest ever Head Chef. Adam has a number of im...

In this episode Justine interviews multi-award winning and internationally renowned chef, Kirk Westaway, where he shares about his favourite cookbooks, and which chefs inspire him most. Drawing from both his English heritage and a strong culinary training under world-renowned chefs, Kirk is recognised for his mastery in reinventing gastronomic classics that are easily received as comforting a...

In this episode Justine interviews British Chef Tom Booton, Head chef at The Grill at The Dorchester, Tom shares about his fondest memory of food, the ingredient he could not live without, and how much the pandemic shaped him and his restaurant.  Essex-born Tom Booton’s career began at Le Talbooth, Dedham when he was just 15. In 2013, after five years learning the ropes at Le Talbooth, Tom mo...

In this episode Justine interviews British Chef Gareth Ward, who is the owner and head chef of the award winning Ynyshir Restaurant & Rooms in Wales. Gareth shares all about how the pandemic created lots of time to make many brilliant new changes, some very good advice for chefs starting in their career paths now, and just how to pronounce Ynshir once and for all….  Set in 14 acres of div...

In this episode Justine interviews Chef Dmitri Magi where he shares all about his life and just how far he has come, from a dream to reality. His time in noma and Eleven Madison Park, Davies and Brook and now as Culinary Director at Claridge’s Hotel. What a journey. Originally hailing from Kazakhstan, Dmitri moved to Estonia at the age of 16 and worked in several restaurants there before taki...

In this episode Justine interviews British Chef Tom Aikens who shares about his time working with Pierre Koffmann and Joel Robuchon, and some sage advice for chefs starting in their career paths now.  Spending most holidays in France, Tom began to develop a flavour for French food which inspired him to develop his cooking skills further. Tom enrolled at the Norwich City College Hote...

In this episode Justine interviews Chef Gaggan Anand from his pop up Chefs Table at Tomorrowland as he shares who he would take with him to a Michelin star restaurant and how he navigated through the pandemic with his team. Gaggan is an Indian Chef who is the owner and executive chef of the Restaurant Gaggan in Bangkok, Thailand. The restaurant earned two Michelin stars in the first edition of the...

In this episode Justine interviews Dutch Chef Nick Bril as he shares some very sage advice for chefs to have another hobby and passion, just how the pandemic affected his restaurant and world, and how he evolved. Chef Nick Bril is the owner and chef of the highly acclaimed two Michelin star restaurant The Jane in Antwerp in Belgium, ranked 23 of 50 Best Restaurants in the World. Nick is also...

In this episode Justine interviews French Chef Claude Bosi as he shares what led him to become a chef, who his partner in crime is to eat with at Michelin restaurants and which two chefs inspire him most and why.  Claude was raised in Lyon, surrounded by food, where his passion for cooking and working in the kitchen began. Leaving France for England in his early twenties, Claud...

In this episode Justine interviews Danish Chef Rasmus Munk, who is renowned for pushing boundaries at his award-winning restaurant Alchemist in Copenhagen, which opened in 2019. Rasmus shares all about his time working in London when he was 18 at his first Michelin star restaurant. He has some seriously good advice for chefs joining the industry today, and when Chef Ferran Adrià came to...

Introducing the mymuybueno Chefs Get Personal Podcast. Evolving from our online interviews to better inspire you all. With your host Justine Murphy, Founder and CEO of mymuybueno, interviewing a different chef each fortnight, from all different walks of life, from rising stars to Michelin stars. She will be asking the very same questions to each chef and of course every answer is very different, w...