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The Maldon Salt 50

The Maldon Salt 50: the culinary icons of 2026

Up-and-coming chefs; restaurateurs disrupting the industry; magpies of international influence – the Maldon Salt 50 shines a light on the people making a difference in the world of food and drink today. Learn more about the list and discover those who are featured in both it and Great British Chefs.

Asma Khan

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Phil Howard

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Marcus Wareing

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Georgia Hearn

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Ixta Belfrage

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Jack Croft and Will Murray

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Josh Eggleton

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Burnt basque cheesecake with cherry and balsamic jam ripple

Beef short rib and spring onion biang biang noodles with pickled cucumbers

Gin-brined salmon and dill picnic traybake pie

Watercress pistou and chipotle grilled cheese with courgette salad

Buttered pear, brie and manchego toastie with onion crème fraîche

Lemongrass steak bánh mì and herb salad

Argentine-style choripán steak sandwich with avocado crema

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Apricot and chipotle glazed chicken shawarma

Cider-braised pork belly butter bean chilli with apple relish

Sweet and spicy rhubarb white beans

Khua kling-inspired chilli with flageolet beans

Jerk chicken with mango coleslaw and hot sauce

Matcha Marshmallows

Cultured Butter

Chicken Skin Jam

Sesame miso sourdough bagels

Savoury sweetcorn pancakes with chorizo salsa and fried eggs

Burnt butter focaccia with pork belly, teriyaki and sesame crumble

Cavolo nero pesto and taleggio-stuffed sourdough flatbreads

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Pam Brunton

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A true representation of Scotland’s west coast, Pam Brunton’s inspirational cooking at her secluded restaurant Inver is the culmination of a career spent not just cooking but studying, campaigning and thinking up new solutions to ever-present problems.

Chilled pumpkin seed soup, courgettes and gooseberries

Chilled pumpkin seed soup, courgettes and gooseber...

by Pam Brunton

John Dory, chanterelles and meadowsweet beurre blanc

John Dory, chanterelles and meadowsweet beurre bla...

by Pam Brunton

West Coast flavour

Bread and butter broth, yeast bubbles

by Pam Brunton

Loch Creran oysters, strawberry and green chilli

by Pam Brunton

Burnt strawberry, elderflower and barley Neapolitan

Burnt strawberry, elderflower and barley Neapolita...

by Pam Brunton

Chris Leach

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At his Shoreditch restaurant Manteca, Chris Leach combines a love for nose-to-tail cookery with the beautiful simplicity of Italian cuisine – with delicious and eternally crowd-pleasing results.