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Podcast: Desert Island Dishes
Episode: Fred Siriex on the dishes that have shaped him, moving to England and how his parents taught him about loyalty
Description: Fred has become known as the nation’s favourite maitre d’ and TV personality.
He initially wanted to be a chef, but having decided that the repetitive nature of professional cooking would stifle his creativity, he switched his attention to the front of house and has never looked back. Fred worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in both France and the UK, and rose to fame back in 2013 on Channel 4’s BAFTA-winning matchmaking show First Dates, where his warmth and charm was a tonic to the nerve-wracked daters entering the first dates restaurant.
A very succes...