EPISODE · Aug 18, 2020 · 34 MIN
Tomas Lidakevicius (Turnips - Borough Market)
from Dirty Linen - A Food Podcast with Dani Valent · host A Deep in the Weeds Production
Today we head to London to speak to Tomas Lidakevicius, who was executive chef at Michelin-starred City Social when the pandemic bit. Tomas has left behind the 80-hour weeks to partner with Borough Market stall Turnips. They've opened a veg-focused pop-up that he wants to make permanent. We talk about Michelin stars, the night restaurant critic Jay Rayner visited, and the UK government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme which foots some of the bill for restaurant customers. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/aug/16/turnips-london-a-clever-response-to-challenging-times-restaurant-review https://www.instagram.com/tomas_lidakevicius/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/
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Today we head to London to speak to Tomas Lidakevicius, who was executive chef at Michelin-starred City Social when the pandemic bit. Tomas has left behind the 80-hour weeks to partner with Borough Market stall Turnips. They've opened a veg-focused pop-up that he wants to make permanent. We talk about Michelin stars, the night restaurant critic Jay Rayner visited, and the UK government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme which foots some of the bill for restaurant customers. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/aug/16/turnips-london-a-clever-response-to-challenging-times-restaurant-review https://www.instagram.com/tomas_lidakevicius/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/
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