Revelations: Dan Pelles, head chef, Coal Office, London
We delve into the life and inner thoughts of a top chef. This week: Dan Pelles, head chef, Coal Office, London
What was your best subject at school?
History
What was your first job?
Delivering vegetables when I was 12
What was your first job in catering?
Washing dishes at a local restaurant in Tel Aviv when I was 13 years old
What do you normally have for breakfast?
A glass of water
Which is your favourite restaurant?
Kol, a Mexican restaurant in Marylebone, where I live
What's your favourite hotel?
1 Brooklyn Bridge, New York
What is your favourite drink?
A Mezcal Paloma
What is your favourite food?
Spaghetti with tomato sauce
Are there any foods/ingredients that you refuse to cook with?
Bluefin tuna
What do you always carry with you?
A sharp knife
How would you describe your desk?
A milk crate in our dry storage area
Which person gave you the greatest inspiration?
Michael Jordan
Cast away on a desert island, what luxury would you take?
A tin of caviar
What daily newspaper/website do you read?
Haaretz for Israeli news and The New York Times
If you had not gone into catering, where do you think you would be now?
Something in agriculture
When and where was your last holiday?
I recently went to Barcelona to celebrate my wife's birthday
Tell us a secret...
I iron my socks!
What irritates you most about the industry?
The lack of understanding about what it takes to be successful
Who would play "you" in a film about your life?
Daniel Day-Lewis
What is your favourite prepared product?
Prosciutto
If you had more time, what would you do?
Spend more time with my wife
