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World of Mouth podcast
Looking for restaurants recommendations from the world’s best chefs? Introducing the World of Mouth podcast, where co-founder and creative director Kenneth Nars talks with some of the world’s best chefs. We get to hear their stories, about their background, their rise to fame and their favorite destinations to travel and eat. All of the recommendations mentioned in the podcast are available in the World of Mouth app.
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Episodes
World of Mouth podcast110. An urban destination restaurant - Hugh Allen from Yiaga in Melbourne
Hugh Allen is the chef of Yiaga, a tasting-menu restaurant set in Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens. Born and raised in Melbourne, Allen began his apprenticeship at…
World of Mouth podcast109. Spice dining - Jeremy Chan from Ikoyi in London
Jeremy Chan is the chef and co-founder of Ikoyi at 180 Strand in London, which he opened with his childhood friend Iré Hassan-Odukale. Born in the north of…
World of Mouth podcast108. Levantine roots – Sara Aqel from Dara Dining in Amman
Sara Aqel is a Palestinian chef born and raised in Jordan. She trained at the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and went on to cook at La Capitale at the Four…
World of Mouth podcast107. Episode: Bread and Mozza - Nancy Silverton from Mozza in Los Angeles
Nancy Silverton is a chef, baker, restaurateur, cookbook author and co-owner of the Mozza Restaurant Group in Los Angeles. Since starting her chef’s career in…
World of Mouth podcast106. Vietnamese heritage - Khanh Nguyen from Ashe in Sydney
Khanh Nguyen is the chef behind Ashe, a Southeast Asian grill in Sydney's CBD, where he mixes flavours and techniques from across Vietnamese, Malay and Thai…
World of Mouth podcast105. West African Visionary - Pierre Thiam, American-Senegalese chef
Pierre Thiam is a chef and cookbook author born in Dakar, Senegal. He lives in California and is the executive chef of Teranga, a New York-based fast-casual…
World of Mouth podcast104. Californian creative - Daniel Patterson from Jacaranda in Los Angeles
Daniel Patterson is the chef and co-founder of newly opened Jacaranda in Los Angeles. He’s best known for his innovative cooking at two Michelin-starred Coi in…
World of Mouth podcast103. Mexican seafood - Gabriela Cámara from Contramar in Mexico City
Gabriela Cámara is the chef and owner of Contramar, the Mexico City seafood restaurant she opened in 1998 in Colonia Roma, known for its tuna tostadas and…
World of Mouth podcast102. New Indian cooking - Hussain Shahzad from Hunger Inc. in Mumbai
Hussain Shahzad is the Executive Chef of Hunger Inc. Hospitality in Mumbai, the group behind Papa's, The Bombay Canteen, O Pedro and Veronica's. He grew up in…
World of Mouth podcast101. An Englishwoman in New York - Jess Shadbolt from King, Jupiter and Deans
Jess Shadbolt is the chef and co-founder of King, Jupiter and Deans in New York. She grew up in the UK, and joined The River Cafe as the assistant to Chefs…
World of Mouth podcast100. Moroccan fine dining - Fayçal Bettioui from Table 3 in Casablanca
Fayçal Bettioui is the chef of Table 3 in Casablanca, Morocco. Bettioui grew up in a family of pastry chefs. close to the port in Casablanca, and fish and…
World of Mouth podcast99. A London restaurant - Max Rocha from Café Cecilia in London
Max Rocha is the founder and chef of Café Cecilia in London. He was born in Dublin into a family of creatives. He started working in the music industry, but…
World of Mouth podcast98. Norwegian roots - Heidi Bjerkan from Credo in Oslo
Heidi Bjerkan is the chef and founder of Credo in Oslo, Norway. She grew up in the coastal town of Trondheim, where her grandfather, who was a fisherman…
World of Mouth podcast97. Singaporean DNA - LG Han from Labyrinth in Singapore
LG Han is the chef at Labyrinth in Singapore. Born to 3 generations of restaurateurs, food was never far from LG’s mind. He first studied finance at the London…
World of Mouth podcast96. Zero waste pioneer - Albert Franch Sunyer from Restaurant Nolla in Helsinki
Albert Franch Sunyer is the chef and co-owner of Restaurant Nolla in Helsinki, Finland. Born in a small mining town in Catalonia in Spain, as a young student…
World of Mouth podcast95. A new restaurateur - Lynn Hazim from Middle Child in Dubai.
Lynn Hazim is the owner and restaurateur of Middle Child in Dubai. She grew up in Beirut in Lebanon as the middle child of her food-obsessed family. Hazim made…
World of Mouth podcast94. The French Connection - Luke Selby from Palé Hall Hotel in North Wales
Luke Selby is the chef at Palé Hall Hotel in North Wales. Selby started cooking when he was 14, and he began his career at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, where he…
World of Mouth podcast93. Brazilian blend - Ivan Ralston from Tuju in São Paulo
Ivan Ralston Bielawski is the chef and owner of Tuju in São Paulo. He was born in São Paulo in 1985, and comes from a family with strong ties to gastronomy…
World of Mouth podcast92. Big in Japan - Jacob Kear from Lurra in Kyoto, Japan
Jacob Kear is the chef and owner of Lurra in Kyoto, Japan. Born to a Japanese mother in California, he grew up both in Japan and the US. After completing…
World of Mouth podcast91. Lebanese legacy - Yasmina Hayek from Em Sherif in Beirut, Lebanon
Yasmina Hayek is the Executive Head Chef at Em Sherif restaurants and cafés, and she is based in Beirut, Lebanon. She grew up in a family where food brought…
World of Mouth podcast90. Cape cooking - Ryan Cole from Salsify in Cape Town
Ryan Cole is the chef and co-owner of Salsify at the Roundhouse in Cape Town. Cole was born in 1989 into a Cape Town fishing family. In high school, he worked…
World of Mouth podcast89. From the streets to the stars - Tim Raue in Berlin
Tim Raue is the chef and owner of restaurant Tim Raue in Berlin and many other restaurants in Germany. He’s one of Germany’s best-known chefs and has redefined…
World of Mouth podcast88. Reaching the stars - Torsten Vildgaard from FZN in Dubai
Torsten Vildgaard is the executive chef at FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai. He grew up in Copenhagen, and as a young chef had a dream of joining the small team…
World of Mouth podcast87. The travelling chef - Marcin Król from Cypsèle in Paris
Marcin Król is the chef and restaurateur of newly opened Cypsèle in Paris. He was born in Poland but left his native country in 2013. His culinary career…
World of Mouth podcast86. Roman tradition - Sarah Cicolini from SantoPalato in Rome
Sarah Cicolini is the chef of SantoPalato in Rome. She was born in Abruzzo, and grew up in the countryside with her young parents and grandparents. She…
World of Mouth podcast85. Crossroads Cooking - Ivan Brehm from Nouri in Singapore
Ivan Brehm is the chef-owner of restaurant Nouri and the creative space Appetite in Singapore. As a chef, he is known for his thoughtful approach to food…
World of Mouth podcast84. German heritage food - Alex Strödel from EI in Berlin
Alex Strödel is the chef at restaurant EI in Berlin. She grew up in the South of Germany in the Bavarian Alps, and at the age of 16, started working in…
World of Mouth podcast83. Norway’s finest - Esben Holmboe Bang from Maaemo in Oslo, Norway
Esben Holmboe Bang is the chef at three Michelin star restaurant Maaemo in Oslo, Norway. Originally from Denmark, he’s lived in his wife’s homeland Norway for…
World of Mouth podcast82. Best in Canada - Patrice Demers from Sabayon, Montreal
Patrice Demers is the chef and co-owner of restaurant Sabayon in Montreal, Canada, together with his wife, sommelier Marie-Josée Beaudoin. Demers entered the…
World of Mouth podcast81. Traditional Thai cooking - Bo Songvisava from Bo.lan in Bangkok
Bo Songvisava is the co-chef and co-owner of Bo.lan in Bangkok. She runs the restaurant with her husband Dylan Jones, and together they are on a mission to…
World of Mouth podcast80. Californian kaiseki - Niki Nakayama from n/naka in Los Angeles
Niki Nakayama was born in Los Angeles in 1975 to Japanese parents, and grew up in Koreatown in LA. She attended culinary school in Pasadena, then worked at…
World of Mouth podcast79. A sustainable restaurant - Matt Orlando in Copenhagen
Matt Orlando is an American chef based in Copenhagen. He has worked with some of the World’s best chefs, like Eric Ripert, Raymond Blanc, Heston Blumenthal…
World of Mouth podcast78. Molecular gastronomy - Wylie Dufresne from Stretch Pizza in NYC
Wylie Dufresne is the chef and owner of Stretch Pizza in New York. He was born 1970 and grew up in Rhode Island. He trained at the Culinary Institute and…
World of Mouth podcast77. Norwegian stars - Sven Erik Renaa from RE-NAA in Stavanger
Sven Erik Renaa is the chef and owner of restaurant Renaa in Stavanger, Norway. He was born in Trondheim and developed a passion for cooking from a young age…
World of Mouth podcast76. Nordic island cooking - Nicolai Nørregaard from Kadeau in Copenhagen and Bornholm
Nicolai Nørregaard is the head chef and co-owner of restaurant Kadeau in Copenhagen and Bornholm. He was born and raised on the island of Bornholm in the…
World of Mouth podcast75. Born in Yucatan - Roberto Solís from Nectar and Huniik in Merida, Mexico
Roberto Solís is the chef and restaurateur of Nectar and Huniik in Merida, Mexico. He began his professional cooking career in 2003, when he founded Néctar, a…
World of Mouth podcast74. Bangkok Locavore - Tam Chudaree Debhakam from Baan Tepa
Tam Chudaree Debhakam is the owner and head chef at Baan Tepa in Bangkok. She grew up in a big Thai family, eating her grandmother’s food made with old Thai…
World of Mouth podcast73. Fine dining in Singapore - Julien Royer from Odette
Julien Royer is is the chef and co-owner of Odette, a three Michelin-starred modern French restaurant located at the National Gallery in Singapore. He also is…
World of Mouth podcast72. A restaurant community - Elena Reygadas from Rosetta in Mexico City
Elena Reygadas is the chef at Rosetta in Mexico City. She was born in Mexico City in 1976, first studied English literature, but switched to cooking during her…
World of Mouth podcast71. The Best Chef - Dabiz Muñoz from DiverXO in Madrid
Dabiz Muñoz is the chef and restaurateur of DiverXO in Madrid. He has built a reputation as the youngest member of the group of creative Spanish chefs that…
World of Mouth podcast70. A Brazilian garden - Manu Buffara from Manu in Curitiba, Brazil
Manu Buffara is the chef and restaurateur of restaurant Manu in Curitiba, Brazil. She grew up on a farm in Southern Brazil with her family of Italian and…
World of Mouth podcast69. The Sioux Chef - Sean Sherman from Owamni in Minneapolis.
Sean Sherman is an activist and the chef at restaurant Owamni, Minneapolis. He is also an educator, an author and a member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe. He…
World of Mouth podcast68. Vegetarian fine dining - Paul Ivic from Tian in Vienna, Austria.
Paul Ivic is the chef at Tian in Vienna, Austria. Born in Tyrol with Croatian roots, he learned his trade in top gastronomy in Germany, Austria and Switzerland…
World of Mouth podcast67. Farm to table - Merlin Labron-Johnson from Osip in Somerset, England
Merlin Labron-Johnson is the chef and restaurateur of Osip in Somerset, England. He was raised in Devon, worked in several Michelin starred restaurants before…
World of Mouth podcast66. A hybrid restaurant - Genie Kwon from Kasama in Chicago.
Genie Kwon is the chef and owner of Kasama in Chicago. She grew up in New Orleans, studied at university and then decided to become a baker and chef. That led…
World of Mouth podcast65. Cooking the Midlands - Sat Bains in Nottingham, England.
Sat Bains is the chef and owner of restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham, England. His parents moved to England from India and he grew up with Indian, mostly…
World of Mouth podcast64. A Dutch master - Joris Bijdendijk from RIJKS in Amsterdam.
Joris Bijdendijk is the executive chef of restaurants RIJKS, Wils and Wils Bakery Café in Amsterdam. His interest for cooking started while spending his…
World of Mouth podcast63. The Global British Chef - Jason Atherton
Jason Atherton is one of the most respected British chef-restaurateurs with tens of restaurants as part of The Social Company. Atherton started working in the…
World of Mouth podcast62. Modern Filipino cooking - Jordy Navarra from Toyo Eatery, Manila.
Jordy Navarra is the Chef at Toyo Eatery in Manila, the Philippines. He entered the culinary scene quite late and worked in kitchens worldwide, and while…
World of Mouth podcast61. Californian roots - Stuart Brioza from State Bird Provisions in San Francisco.
Stuart Brioza is the chef and co-owner of State Bird Provisions, The Progress and The Anchovy Bar in San Francisco. Born and raised in California, he worked in…
World of Mouth podcast60. A Filipino in Singapore - Johanne Siy from Lolla in Singapore
Chef Johanne Siy is the chef at restaurant Lolla in Singapore. She grew up in the Philippines in a Chinese-Filipino family. She left her corporate career and…
World of Mouth podcast59. Nordic fire cooking - Niklas Ekstedt in Stockholm, Sweden
Niklas Ekstedt is a chef who gained recognition already at the age of 21 when he opened his first restaurant in Helsingborg, in the south of Sweden. Nowadays…
World of Mouth podcast58. The Italian chef - Massimo Bottura in Modena, Italy
Massimo Bottura is the chef and restaurateur at Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy. He is known as one of the world’s most innovative culinary figures and…
World of Mouth podcast57. A Korean heritage - Kristian Baumann from Koan in Copenhagen
Kristian Baumann is the chef and restaurateur of Koan and Juju in Copenhagen. He was adopted from Korea and grew up in Denmark with a traditional Danish…
World of Mouth podcast56. Made in Iceland - Gunnar Karl Gíslason from Dill in Reykjavik
Gunnar Karl Gíslason is the chef and restaurateur at restaurant Dill in Reykjavik, Iceland. He grew up on a farm in the small Icelandic town of Akureyri, where…
World of Mouth podcast55. Reinventing Indian cuisine - Varun Totlani from Masque in Mumbai
Varun Totlani is the chef of Masque in Mumbai, India. He is known for his daring approach to Indian cuisine, and has reinvented many classic Indian dishes in…
World of Mouth podcast54. The Whole Fish - Josh Niland from Saint Peter in Sydney.
Josh Niland is the chef and restaurateur of Saint Peter in Sydney, Australia. He’s a pioneer of whole fish cookery, renowned for his nose-to-tail approach to…
World of Mouth podcast53. Coastal Mexican - Sarah Thompson from Casa Playa in Las Vegas
Sarah Thompson is the executive chef of Casa Playa, a coastal Mexican restaurant in Las Vegas. She was raised in Boston and attended culinary school in New…
World of Mouth podcast52. A culinary revolution - Tekuna Gachechiladze from Café Littera in Tbilisi, Georgia
Tekuna Gachechiladze is the chef and founder of Café Littera in Tbilisi, Georgia. She has been called the godmother of Georgia’s culinary revolution and fuses…
World of Mouth podcastA food lover’s guide to Helsinki
In the first episode of the World of Mouth Destination guides, recorded in Helsinki not far from the World of Mouth headquarters, we’re meeting local chefs and…