Ep 27: Chef and restaurateur Nicholas Balfe

Food Tribe

Season 2 is going out with a bang! Nicholas Balfe, who’s behind the two treasured neighbourhood restaurants in London; Salon in Brixton and Levan in Peckham, is on the pod today.

He’s a chef and restaurateur I really admire - not only because I love his restaurants and style of food (which he describes as seasonal, refined but relaxed) but also because he’s gone about it all in his own unwavering, under the radar kinda way. Nick started Salon on his own as a pop-up around 7 years ago and has slowly grown the restaurant from there, learning and perfecting how he runs and operates his business, and waiting 6 years before opening his second restaurant. He’s stayed true to his style, his food, and his restaurants continue to be relevant, he doesn’t compromise on quality, and he’s not about doing things for trend's sake, and it’s paid off…

I headed over to Levan to hear Nick’s story and nuggets of wisdom on food, restaurants and growing a business in this volatile industry.

And that’s a wrap on season 2! I’m taking a break for the rest of the summer, so I’ll be back in a couple of weeks with plenty more stories about the people and places shaking up the food scene.

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