Tom Aikens, Restaurant
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Tom Aikens is a restaurant
on Elystan Street in Chelsea
, London
, England
. It was opened in 2003 by Tom Aikens
and his then-wife, Laura Vanninen.
The style of the food is contemporary French.
The restaurant won a Michelin star in January 2004 and three stars in the revived Egon Ronay Guide for 2005. In 2005, it was named in Restaurant's
Top 50
.
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
on Elystan Street in Chelsea
Chelsea, London
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, London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was opened in 2003 by Tom Aikens
Tom Aikens
Tom Aikens is an English chef.-Early life:Aikens was born in Norwich in 1970 into a family of wine merchants. The Aikens family had a converted barn in the Auvergne region of France where the chef would spend his early summers...
and his then-wife, Laura Vanninen.
The style of the food is contemporary French.
The restaurant won a Michelin star in January 2004 and three stars in the revived Egon Ronay Guide for 2005. In 2005, it was named in Restaurant's
Restaurant (magazine)
Restaurant is a British magazine aimed at chefs, restaurant proprietors and other catering professionals that concentrates on the fine dining end of the industry. It produces an annual list of what it considers to be the best 50 restaurants, based on the votes of 600 "chefs, restaurateurs, critics...
Top 50
Restaurant (magazine) Top 50
The S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants is produced by British magazine Restaurant based on a poll of international chefs, restaurateurs, gourmands and restaurant critics. In addition to the main ranking, the Chef's Choice list is based on votes from the fifty head chefs from the restaurants...
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