Episode 32: TV Chef Dave Critchley & Daily Mirror Columnist Brian Reade

The Baltic Triangle - Business In The Liverpool City Region

In this month's Baltic Triangle podcast we meet the Executive Chef from the Lu Ban Chinese Restaurant and academy in Liverpool, Dave Critchley, who says they're taking Chinese cuisine to a new level....

Having most recently starred in TV's The Great British Menu, Chef Dave has worked in kitchens since the age of 15 and has led some of the North West’s premier restaurants. These include Alma de Cuba (Michelin Guide), The Noble House (Michelin Guide) and Australasia (Michelin Guide).

He was the Executive Head Chef at The London Carriage Works, fine dining restaurant of the highly decorated Hope Street Hotel (2AA Rosette, Michelin Guide) before opening Lu Ban, Liverpool as their Executive Chef Director.

He has catered for the Liverpool Football Club team for four years as well as a wealth of other professional sports stars and local celebrities.

We also hear from the Daily Mirror's Liverpool-based,award-winning columnist Brian Reade whose new book Diamonds in the Mud celebrates not Kings and Queens and aristocats but working class heroes like the iconic trade union leader Jack Jones and the great Mohammed Ali -- both of whom Brian met in his journalistic career.

This episode is sponsored by TalkTalk Future Fibre