Dom Taylor, the chef who was behind the successful Good Front Room restaurant, has died.
Taylor ran a private chef business before taking part in the Channel 4 show Five Star Kitchen: Britain’s Next Great Chef, judged by Michel Roux. Upon winning that competition, he was given the chance to open his own pop-up restaurant inside The Langham's Palm Court, called The Good Front Room. That restaurant took more of a fine dining approach to modern Caribbean cuisine, with dishes including ackee and salt fish cake and curried goat, which quickly found a big audience (we'd never seen Palm Court busier).
The pop-up was originally due to last six months, but eventually ran for 10, due to its huge popularity. Following that, the chef opened the more casual Marvee's Food Joint, but that closed after three months. Taylor then found a space to make The Good Front Room, opening in Dalston at the beginning of this year. Of that restaurant, Taylor said, "The Good Front Room is inspired by my great-aunt Myrtle and the sacred front rooms found in so many Caribbean homes, spaces kept for special guests and layered with pride and memory. As a grandchild of the Windrush generation, I feel a responsibility to carry the torch and keep our stories, recipes, and traditions alive."
The chef's death was announced by Lorraine Copes' Be Inclusive Hospitality. Talking to Caterer, she said, "He was also an incredibly talented chef who championed the cuisines of his heritage, celebrating his Jamaican and St Lucian culture through food. He spent his entire career working in hospitality as a very passionate chef. The hospitality sector has lost someone truly special."
Our condolences to his friends and family.
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