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Podcast: Desert Island Dishes
Episode: Russell Norman on the first time he fell in love with Venice and why ugly food is always the most delicious
Description: My guest today is Russell Norman
Known as The Restaurant Man. He is a writer, broadcaster and award winning founder of celebrated restaurants with first THE POLPO restaurant group and now BRUTTO.
Hailed as “London’s coolest restaurateur” and having been described as the man who saved restaurants after the financial crash, Russell is a restaurateur with over 20 years experience in London restaurants – he worked his way up from bartender, to waiter, maître d, general manager and operations director at Caprice Holdings before opening his first restaurant Polpo.
Never one to follo...