Meet the Makers: Food & Drink Experts — Image: Time Out

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Introducing the food and drink experts from Time Out’s Meet the Makers network

The world’s greatest chefs, bartenders and other food and drink stars share their insider knowledge

Friday 19 March 2021

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We’ve pulled together a group of the world’s most creative, visionary food and drink experts. These are the chefs, mixologists, bartenders, restaurateurs and more who are redefining what it means to eat and drink in our cities as they reopen to the world. They are our insider guides to their cities and their scenes. Their knowledge is priceless. Hear what they say and learn what they know.

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Meet the Makers: food and drink experts

Marwa Alkhalaf

Marwa Alkhalaf

Marwa Alkhalaf

Photograph: Patricia Niven

Chef-director of Nutshell in London

🗺 Most underrated food city: Kuala Lumpur

Nick Alvis

Chef and co-founder of Nick & Scott restaurant group and folly by Nick & Scott at Time Out Market in Dubai

🎧 Podcast you should listen to: Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner

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Agustin Ferrando Balbi

Agustin Ferrando Balbi

Agustin Ferrando Balbi

Dishtag Limited

Chef-founder of Andō in Hong Kong

🗺 Most underrated food city: Mendoza
🔪 Life-changing kitchen tool: tamagoyaki pan
🧂 Under-the-radar condiment: hyuganatsu
🎧 Podcast you should listen to: Copper & Heat

Timon Balloo

Timon Balloo

Timon Balloo

Photograph: Michael Pisarri

Chef-founder of Sugarcane in Miami

🔪 Life-changing kitchen tool: milk frother
🍔 Fast food craving: Mexican pizza

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Nornie Bero

Nornie Bero

Nornie Bero

Photograph: Parker Blain

Owner of Mabu Mabu in Melbourne

🗺 Most underrated food city: Greek Islands
🔪 Life-changing kitchen tool: chef’s knife
🧂 Under-the-radar condiment: tomato sauce
🎧 Podcast you should listen to: Welcoming Australia
🍔 Fast food craving: fried rice

Ravinder Bhogal

Ravinder Bhogal

Ravinder Bhogal

Photograph: Rahil Ahmad

Founder of Jikoni in London

🔪 Life-changing kitchen tool: Thermomix
🧂 Under-the-radar condiment: lime pickle
🎧 Podcast you should listen to: The Paris Review Podcast
🍔 Fast food craving: fish and chips

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Raquel Blasco and Marc Santamaria

Raquel Blasco and Marc Santamaria

Raquel Blasco and Marc Santamaria

Photograph: Courtesy Raquel Blasco Cortes

Owners of Casa Xica in Barcelona

🔮 2021 dining prediction: healthier, more sustainable eating
🧂 Under-the-radar condiment: merquen

Erchen Chang

Erchen Chang

Erchen Chang

Photograph: Courtesy Bao

Owner of Bao in London

🧂 Most underrated food city: Tainan

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Prashant Chipkar

Prashant Chipkar

Prashant Chipkar

Photograph: Sambhav Mehra

Executive chef and culinary director at Masti and chef at Time Out Market in Dubai

🔮 2021 dining prediction: experimentation is key
🔪 Life-changing kitchen tool: sandwich press

May Chow

May Chow

May Chow

Photograph: Courtesy May Chow

Chef-founder of Little Bao and Happy Paradise in Hong Kong

🗺 Most underrated food city: Taizhou

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James Cochran

James Cochran

James Cochran

Photograph: Sim Photography

Chef-owner of 12:51 by Chef James Cochran in London

🗺 Most underrated food city: Modena

Carolize Coetzee

Carolize Coetzee

Carolize Coetzee

Photograph: Charles Russell

Executive chef at Tokara Restaurant in South Africa

🍔 Fast food craving: chili-cheese anything

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Nina Compton

Nina Compton

Nina Compton

Photograph: Denny Culbert

Chef-owner of Compère Lapin and Bywater American Bistro in New Orleans

🗺 Most underrated food city: Minneapolis

Thai Dang

Thai Dang

Thai Dang

Photograph: Jaclyn Rivas

Chef-owner of HaiSous and Thai Dang at Time Out Market in Chicago

🔮 2021 dining prediction: push for compassion and care
🔪 Life-changing kitchen tool: rubber spatula
🎧 Podcast you should listen to: The Joe Rogan Experience
🍔 Fast food craving: McGriddle

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Susana Felicidade

Susana Felicidade

Susana Felicidade

Photograph: Paper Kite Photography

Pharmacia Felicidade and Cozinha da Felicidade at Time Out Market in Lisbon

🔮 2021 dining prediction: that special feeling

Samantha Fore

Samantha Fore

Samantha Fore

Photograph: Dennis Cahlo

Chef-owner of Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites in Lexington, Kentucky

🔮 2021 dining prediction: rise of the ghost kitchen

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Luciana Giangrandi and Alex Meyer

Chefs and co-owners of Boia De in Miami

🗺 Most underrated food city: Montreal
🎧 Podcast you should listen to: How I Built This with Guy Raz
🍔 Fast food craving: hash browns or French fries

Saransh Goila

Saransh Goila

Saransh Goila

Photograph: Courtesy Goila Butter Chicken

Founder of Goila Butter Chicken in Mumbai

🗺 Most underrated food city: Odisha

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Bertrand Grébaut

Head chef of Septime in Paris

🗺 Most underrated food city: Bangkok

Jacob Hadjigeorgis

Jacob Hadjigeorgis

Jacob Hadjigeorgis

Photograph: Time Out/Ali Garber

Chef-owner of Jacob’s Pickles