| If you dream of eating great food that reminds you of | | | | Devon where Giorgio soon became Head Chef at the |
| sunnier places, how do Roasted feta with peppers, | | | | well loved White Hart in Modbury. Eventually, they |
| dates and black cardamom or Cappuccino creme | | | | were ready to find their own place in the distinctive |
| brulee, cinnamon and star anise milk and spiced | | | | market town of Kingsbridge. 'Juliette's family is near |
| doughnuts sound to you? Giorgio Kostas of The Old | | | | and once we saw Kingsbridge, we knew our |
| Bakery in Kingsbridge, Devon is a chef on a mission. | | | | restaurant was going to be here too', he says. |
| 'My customers are like family', explains Giorgio. 'I want | | | | Giorgio's restaurant, The Old Bakery, opened its doors |
| to take them to where I grew up in Australia and | | | | in the spring of 2008. So how does he describe it? |
| Greece, with wonderful, fresh food that reflects the | | | | 'We make everything ourselves, from the bread to the |
| best of the season.' | | | | sausages to curing the bacon, everything is fresh. You |
| Giorgio knows how to get the best to the table. His | | | | can come for an incredible breakfast, or in the winter |
| childhood was spent between Australia, where his | | | | months for lunch and dinner we like to serve a variety |
| father taught him to hunt and prepare wild boar and | | | | of beautiful, small dishes, like tapas is to encourage |
| Greece where he cannot remember a time when he | | | | people to share food. Our regular customers often |
| was not at the stove. | | | | don't ask for a menu, we just cook them something |
| He fell in love with the kitchen in the islands of Greece, | | | | special.' |
| working both for the enduring, four-star Steps of | | | | Giorgio has a good team around him, his Sous Chef |
| Lindos hotel and an upmarket, bustling local restaurant | | | | James Gordon Featherstone, is working his way |
| in Thessaloniki. 'There were a few tables and no menu, | | | | through BBC 2's Masterchef The Professional heats, |
| we would cook whatever came in fresh that day.' | | | | the wine list is chosen by Master of Wine, Liam |
| Simple, delicious. | | | | Steevenson with an emphasis small producers |
| Cookery had become the passion that Giorgio wanted | | | | fromthe Old World and Giorgio's wife Juliette has |
| to master, he came to Bristol to work for renowned | | | | made The Old Bakery a place you remember. They |
| Restaurateur and Chef, Barney Haughton. Haughton's | | | | offer a fine dining menu on special nights like |
| restaurants Quartier Vert and Bordeaux Quay | | | | Valentine's Day and throughout the summer months. |
| continue to garner national and local attention for their | | | | With dishes like Hand dived scallops, fried quails eggs, |
| commitment to impeccably sourced organic produce | | | | puy lentils and pickled pears, Roasted wood pigeon, |
| and intelligent menus. | | | | coffee and date purée with almonds and a Dark |
| During that time, Giorgio cooked regularly with Barney's | | | | chocolate and walnut tart with beetroot ice cream, it's |
| team for Prince Charles and his guests at Highgrove. | | | | easy to see why people are raving about it. |
| 'What a fantastic kitchen', Giorgio remembers 'a really | | | | So if you want to slip away to a place that reminds |
| great place to cook using organic ingredients from the | | | | you of the sun, where you will feel at home, where the |
| estate and these beautiful copper pans dating back to | | | | chef makes not only three kinds of bread every day |
| King George'. | | | | but even the table we are sitting at, The Old Bakery |
| Having met his wife, Juliette, the newly-weds moved to | | | | should hit the spot. See you there. |