From East London to
@gaggan_at_louisvuitton โ via
@theritzlondon โ Vix Rathor has had quite the ride. And he has a professor to thank for the first step.
โHe really set me on my way,โ Vix says, still beaming at the memory of David Foskett, who taught him at university before clocking something worth nurturing. Foskett had noticed the East London connection โ Vix went to the same school as a certain
@davidbeckham โ and recognizing potential in the young chef, placed him at the Ritz, London. โIt blew my mind,โ Vix remembers.
These days with
@gaggan_anand at Gaggan at Louis Vuitton in Bangkok, he opens the meal by compelling guests to lick their plates โ just as they do at sister restaurant Gaggan, currently No.1 on
@asias50bestrestaurants list. โEveryoneโs giggling and laughing. It kind of disarms everyone,โ he explains.
Some flavors of home, though, are harder to replicate. Fish and chips, specifically. โI love it. I miss it,โ he says, with a nostalgia thatโs entirely genuine. We ask where the best is โ just as two old English fellows stroll through
@wbangkok โs
@barsathorn and, without missing a beat, answer for him: โHarry Ramsdenโs, mate.โ The tension of being on camera dissolves instantly. Turns out plate-licking isnโt the only way to break the ice.