Ep 41: Carousel - One of the UK's most ambitious culinary projects

We welcome Ed Templeton to The Premier Cru, who is the Co-Founder of ⁠Carousel⁠. What differentiates Carousel from other restaurants?

https://carousel-london.com/

Well, they have a weekly chef in residency programme, inviting new chefs each week from across the world to showcase their cuisine to London customers. It is a culinary hub where you can explore different cuisines, cultures and real creativity. On top of that they also have a wine bar and a Mezcaleria acting as more casual spaces in which to enjoy Carousel if you don't feel like fine dining.

Given we invited Ed to join The Premier Cru - you guessed it - they also have a brilliant wine programme, run by Joshua Bratt, who also runs a series of wine raves called ⁠Close Ties⁠. With a weekly changing menu, they need a strong wine list to pair with an eclectic range of dishes.

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Join us as we discuss how:

Carousel was founded
To run a weekly chef in residency programme
The Carbonara King caused havoc this year


We also try three brilliant wines from the Carousel list:

Carousel "House white", by Valle Reale, Abruzzo, Italy, NV
Vi di Taula, by Els Jelipins, Penedes, Spain, 2022
VB1, by Selvadolce, Liguria, Italy, 2019

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