Delicious UK – (01)January 2021

laughsJulian.“Itwasa teameffort

clearingup.”Thentherearethe

extraordinarysweetpotatonoodles

entangledbetweenthefingersof

KerthGumbs(bottomright),head

chefofOrmerinMayfair.

Allthepicturesarevibrant,

captivatingandfullofmovement.

“Whenyoulookatblackculture,

especiallyintheCaribbeanand

Africa,there’salwaysa burstof

colour,anda lotofpersonalitiescan

bequiteloudandgregarious. We

wantedtoportraythat.”

Thepictures,whichcanbeseen

inalltheirgloryonJulian’s

@chefsignaturesInstagrampage,

weredisplayedatLondon’sBoxpark

streetfoodsitesinCroydonand

Shoreditch,andatMRestaurants

fora month.Thencamethebig

moment:theportraitswere

displayed,changingandmoving,

onthree-storeyscreenswrapping

aroundtheFlannelsstoreonOxford

Street,curatedbyW1Curates.

“Hadit notbeenfor

Covid,it’spossiblewe

wouldn’thavebeen

abletogetsomanyof

thesechefstogether.

A lot of them didn’t

knoweachother,especiallysome

oftheyoungerones,whowerein

aweofthosewho’vebeencheffing

fora while.Forthemtobeableto

chat,exchangenumbersandbuild

networksandrelationshipswas

amazing– especiallyasoneofthe

mainreasonsfordoingtheproject

wastoinspirethenext generation.”

WHAT’SNEXT?

Theresponsetotheportraitshas

beenoverwhelming,withmessages

ofthanksfromacrosstheUKand

evenchefsfromAmericagettingin

touch,keentogetinvolved.Julian

isintheprocessofproducing

a bookofalltheMadeYouLook

portraits,completewithin-depth

storiesaboutthechefs.Thebook

andprintsoftheimagesshouldbe

onsaleinMarchatnewwebsite

chefsignatures.com.Julianis also

writinga filmwithMadeYouLook

asoneofthestorystrands,andhas

plansfora YouTubechannelto

shinea lightonBAMEchefs

andcuisines.Onething’sfor

certain– thiscreative

dynamois a manofvision,

andwecan’twaittosee

what he does next.

VISIT

deliciousmagazine.

co.uk/juliangeorge

toseemoreMade

You Look images

MOSESADAMA

Bakeratthehipdoughnutbakery

Longboys.Hebeganhiscareer

atthelegendaryHakkasanMayfair

andmovedontoAdamHandling’s

Frogbeforestrikingout on a new

pastryadventure.

@moses_adama

BRIANMWANGI

SouschefatCarouselLondon.Brian

isa bigtalentwho’sgoingtoachieve

a greatdealinyearstocome– not

leastbecauseofhiswillingnessto

breakasmanyeggsashehadto

(12)togetjusttheright shot!

@brianmwangi18

OPEOLUWAODUTAYO

UntilrecentlyOpywasthechefde

partieatAllBrightinMayfairbutshe’s

currentlyvisitingfamilyinNigeriaand

workingonnewprojects.Thisshot

capturesherinheressence – always

smiling,fullof zest.

@chef_opy

KERTHGUMBS

TheheadchefatOrmerinMayfairand

a GreatBritishMenubanquetfinalist

in2020.Anabsolutegentwhose

cookingstyleisvibrant,colourfuland

fun,Kerthistheperfectambassador

fora newgeneration of chefs.

@kerth.gumbs

JASONHOWARD

Withover 18 years’

experience,he’sa

modernCaribbean

chefwho’sredefining

theboundariesofthe

cuisine,andhe’swidely

tippedtobecomethe

firstCaribbeanchefto

wina Michelinstar.

Lookoutforhisbook

ThePurpleBiblein2021.

@chefjasonhoward

ROBBIELORRAINE

A multi-award-winning

chefwithovertwo

decadesofcatering

experience.Hewas

2017’sFSMExecutive

ChefofTheYearand

wonthebestmeat-free

dishattheStrEAT

FoodAwardsin2018.

@robbie_lorraine

NOKXMAJOZI

Souschefatthe

five-starRosewood

Londonhoteland

seniorpiemakeratthe

HolbornDiningRoom

(youmayremember

herfromlastOctober’s

del iciou s.).Nokx

isaninspiration,

a rolemodelanda

trailblazer,andone

ofthemostrespected

chefsintheindustry.

@nokxmajozi

“Whenyoulookatblackculture,

there’salwaysa burstofcolour,andthe

personalitiescanbequiteloud,gregarious

andvibrant.Wewantedtoportray

that through the images”

MUSSAFATI

He’sexecutivesous

chefattheaward-

winningTheNedhotel

inLondon.Bornin

Dakar,Senegal,he

nowoverseeseight

restaurants,serving

foodfromaround

theworld.

@mosesthechef

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