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In the build up to The Staff Canteen Live 2016 – Skillery in association with Westlands and supported by the Craft Guild of Chefs at Hotelympia 2016, we are taking a closer look at the who will be joining us on stage - next up is Simon Rogan.

Simon Rogan has worked with Marco Pierre White, Keith Floyd, Jean Christophe Novelli and John Burton-Race. He established his flagship restaurant L’Enclume in 2002, a forty-seater restaurant which currently holds two Michelin stars, located beside the River Eea in Cartmel, Cumbria. L’Enclume was voted the Best Restaurant in the UK by the Good Food Guide 2014. He is well known for his intense commitment to fresh, local and seasonal produce which sets his cuisine apart.

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Following the success of L’Enclume, Rogan went on to turn his adopted town of Cartmel into ‘Roganville’ through a series of other ventures, which include Rogan & Company, a more relaxed restaurant venue, and the Pig and Whistle, Cartmel’s traditional local pub. In June 2011, he opened Roganic, a ‘pop-up’ restaurant in London;  Aulis, which is his research kitchen; and The French and Mr Cooper’s House & Garden, both in Manchester. In 2014 he opened Fera in Claridges. He has also appeared in several popular cookery programmes including the Great British Menu.

At The Staff Canteen we want to see what makes chefs tick. We asked Simon a few questions about what he gets up to when not in the kitchen:

Would you rather order a starter or a pudding?

Starter.

What would your last meal be?

Probably