ED BAINES

Chef & Co-owner of Randall & Aubin, one of Londons premiere seafood restaurant.

 - From age 16, Ed pursued his childhood passion for food - and an apprenticeship with Anton Mosimannat The Dorchester lead Ed to France to cook on the world's most exclusive luxury yacht The Wind Sprit, associated to The Hermitage Hotel Monaco. After 18 months spent at Hermitage Hotel in Queensland Australia developing fine dining, Ed returned back to England to work with Simon Hopkinson at Bibendum and then on to the iconic River Café.

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- Following the huge success of Daphne's, Ed met his current business partner, James Poulton, and the pair created and opened Randall & Aubin, Soho, One of London's most popular restaurants. Celebrating its 20thyear in Soho in 2016.

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- Ed Baines was spotted for a media career in 1998. He is a prolific and natural television chef with a raft of appearances and three of his own titled series. Ed has appeared in many BBC, ITV & C4 cooking shows and is well known for judging seven series' of ITV 1’s successful programme Britain’s Best Dish, regularly drawing in viewing figures in excess of 3 million. He also delighted in participating in BBC2's Country Kitchen cook-off with regular visits to Britain's greatest agricultural shows.