Revelations: Dominic Jack, chef owner, Castle Terrace Restaurant, Edinburgh

24 February 2019 by
Revelations: Dominic Jack, chef owner, Castle Terrace Restaurant, Edinburgh

What was your best subject at school?

Like most other chefs, it was home economics

What was your first job?

Delivering eggs and newspapers in my local town

What was your first job in catering?

What do you normally have for breakfast?

An espresso and an Actimel

What do you do to relax?

Spend time with my family:my two boys and my wife

Which is your favourite restaurant?

I don't have a favourite restaurant but more a favourite meal. It was at La Tante Claire more than 20 years ago. The truffle soufflé for dessert was very memorable

What is your favourite drink?

You can't beat cold, fresh Scottish tap water. I also enjoy a peaty whisky with a touch of water

What is your favourite cuisine?

I really like the fresh flavours of east Asian cuisine

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

Not that I can think of… I like to think that I would try anything

How would you describe your desk?

It usually has lots of recipe books spread out on it as inspiration for new dishes

Which person in catering have you most admired?

Alain Solivérès, who I worked with for eight years. He trained me and after a lot of hard work I became his sous chef

Which person gave you the greatest inspiration?

Alain Solivérès

Cast away on a desert island, what luxury would you take?

My family

Describe your ultimate nightmare?

Doing interviews like this…

What irritates you most about the industry?

It has changed a lot in the past few years and it is becoming harder to find chefs with that real passion to learn and progress

What's your favourite book?

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

What is your favourite prepared product?

Cheese

Who would be in your "fantasy" brigade?

I am happy to work with any keen, enthusiastic and willing chefs to make the dream team

Continue reading

You need to be a premium member to view this. Subscribe from just 99p per week.

Already subscribed?

The Caterer Breakfast Briefing Email

Start the working day with The Caterer’s free breakfast briefing email

Sign Up and manage your preferences below

Check mark icon
Thank you

You have successfully signed up for the Caterer Breakfast Briefing Email and will hear from us soon!

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

close

Ad Blocker detected

We have noticed you are using an adblocker and – although we support freedom of choice – we would like to ask you to enable ads on our site. They are an important revenue source which supports free access of our website's content, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.

trade tracker pixel tracking