Raymond Blanc

Raymond Blanc is my favourite chef, he treats vegetarians very well and his cooking is totally amazing - subtle and well combined ingeredients to surprise and delight. His cookery books too work really well in the home kitchen and he doesn't get involved much in celebritification which for me is totally refreshing. I hope he opens a Brassie Blanc in London as they are great value. My wife and I were very lucky to eat and stay at Le Manoir in Oxford last year which was inspirational (well worth getting knocked over by the cement mixer on the zebra crossing for!)
Here he is with John Lederer who runs Brasserie Blanc - very entertaining!