Revelations: Josh Eggleton, chef-proprietor, Pony & Trap, Chew Magna, Bristol

What was your best subject at school?

 

What was your first job?

 

Selling sports programmes at Bristol Rugby stadium

 

What was your first job in catering?

 

Working at Crispies Fish & Chips shop

 

What do you normally have for breakfast?

 

A cup of tea and sometimes a banana

 

Which is your favourite restaurant?

 

My nan's house!

 

What's your favourite hotel?

 

Airbnb

 

What is your favourite drink?

 

A dry sherry

 

What is your favourite food?

 

At the moment it's roast potatoes

 

Which ingredient do you hate the most?

 

Baked beans

 

Are there any foods/ingredients that you refuse to cook with?

 

I only cook with things in their prime, and I'm not a fan of fresh mint

 

What flavour combinations do you detest?

 

Mint choc chip ice-cream

 

Which person in catering have you most admired?

 

Everyone that has the tenacity to work in the industry and do amazing things, but there's one particular person that inspires me the most: Brian Steel - he's not in catering!

 

If not yourself, who would you rather have been?

 

My dog Winslow

 

Describe your ultimate nightmare?

 

A cold bath with baked beans

 

What irritates you most about the industry?

 

The negative perception from the general public

 

What's your favourite film?

 

Gladiator

 

What is your favourite prepared product?

 

Marmite, you just can't beat it

 

Who would be in your "fantasy" brigade?

 

Tommy Banks from the Black Swan, Clare Smyth, Brad Carter from Carters of Moseley, Adam Reid at the French, George Livesey from Bulrush, and Peter Sanchez-Iglesias of Casamia