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om Aikens grew up in a family that was passionate about food and fine wine and quickly understood the value and enjoyment of cultivating home-grown
produce. As his career developed under the tutorage of top chefs Pierre Koffmann and Joël Robuchon, he developed a passion for French cooking and, aged 26, became the youngest chef to receive two Michelin stars, while head chef at Pied à Terre in London. In 2010, Aikens joined forces with
Levy Restaurants UK, the sports, leisure and hospitality division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, to work with the iconic riverside venue Somerset House. The setting at the heart of the city, with views over the Thames, provided an enviable location for the launch of three dining concepts, designed to appeal to
Tom Aikens is at the fore of London’s dining scene and has a growing collection of restaurants, with more due to open
across the capital in the coming year
the varied footfall and high-profile events hosted there. Tom’s Kitchen, Tom’s Kitchen Terrace and Tom’s Kitchen Deli were all lauded on opening and continue to draw the crowds. Tom’s Kitchen is a modern, British brasserie restaurant serving comfort food favourites in relaxed surround-
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ings on the ground floor of the grand neo-classical mansion. Tom’s Kitchen Terrace, open during spring and summer, serves cocktails, champagne, sharing boards and des- serts on the 18th-century terrace. Tom’s Kitchen Deli, created for the venue by Aikens and Levy Restaurants, offers a quicker turnaround and a lower price point and has become very popu- lar with local office workers.
A STRONG PARTNERSHIP When Aikens was approached about relaunching the dining operation at Somerset House by Levy Restaurants, the chef was immediately keen to col- laborate on the project. “Somerset House is such an iconic venue. It’s a real London land- mark, a very striking building and it really suited the character of Tom’s Kitchen,” says Aikens.
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