Trivet: London’s Rising Star Chef-Driven Restaurant

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When chef Jonny Lake and sommelier Isa Bal opened Trivet in 2019 — now a two Michelin-starred restaurant in London’s Bermondsey — the pair finally realised their ambition of creating something entirely their own. “When you’re running someone else’s restaurant, you treat it like it’s yours; that’s what keeps you motivated,” Lake reflects. “But eventually you realise it isn’t, and to do the things you truly want, you need your own place.”

Important details from the source

• Canadian-born Jonny Lake is co-founder of Labombe by Trivet in London.
• He served as Executive Head Chef at the three Michelin-starred The Fat Duck for over 12 years before opening Trivet in 2019 with Isa Bal.
• In 2024, Trivet earned its second Michelin star, solidifying Lake’s status as one of the stars of the culinary world.
• Isa Bal is a Turkish-born Master Sommelier and co-founder of Trivet and Labombe by Trivet in London.
• Renowned for his deep knowledge of European and historic wine regions, he was Head Sommelier at The Fat Duck for over a decade.
• His awards include ASI Best Sommelier of Europe and UK and Ireland Michelin Sommelier of the year 2022.
• When chef Jonny Lake and sommelier Isa Bal opened Trivet in 2019 — now a two Michelin-starred restaurant in London’s Bermondsey — the pair finally realised their ambition of creating something entirely their own.
• “When you’re running someone else’s restaurant, you treat it like it’s yours; that’s what keeps you motivated,” Lake reflects.
• “But eventually you realise it isn’t, and to do the things you truly want, you need your own place.”.
• Where Trivet has flourished as a classic, refined-dining restaurant, Labombe by Trivet — their new opening at COMO Metropolitan London — comes from a slightly different impulse.

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