The Michelin-starred La Trompette in West London’s Chiswick was the setting for a most memorable of lunches where Great British Chefs teamed up with hospitality tech platform Toast to bring together some of the top chefs and sommeliers in town. 

The goal was simple: we wanted to find out what weird and wonderful pairings our chefs and sommeliers love. Some of London’s top culinary talent came out in force, all to share what their perfect pairings are, and discover how Toast can be the perfect pairing for restaurants.

For chef James Knappet of kitchen table, his perfect pairing was a pub classic: "a bag of crisps and a pickled egg, with a pint of lager" whereas his partner and co-founder Sandia Chang opted for a slightly more elegant choice "hot dogs and Champagne". They did open Bubbledogs, after all.  

Chef founder Adejoké Bakare selected as her perfect pairing "peanuts and popcorn with a cosmopolitan" while Matt Paice went for something distinctly Italian, "ossobucco with risotto Milanese and a Barbaresco"

Legendary restaurateur David Moore was with his newly appointed head chef Alberto Cavaliere: Moore chose Alberto's own "scallop ceviche with salsa verde and a Galician fefiñanes albariño" while chef Cavaliere went for "a pork katsu sando with a cold beer". 

The husband-and-wife duo behind the newly Michelin-starred AngloThai had two unique pairings: Desiree chose a "makrut lime curry paired with and a dark rosé" with John mirroring the drink, with a rather different food choice "a Dominoes 'Pepperoni Passion' with an English sparkling rosé".  

Head chef of HIDE in Mayfair Josh Angus went for a British classic: "a bacon sandwich and a pot of Yorkshire tea" while head sommelier Alex Rusu gave a couple of ideas, "a juicy burger with a cold pint or an aged Comte cheese and some Vin Jaune". 

St Barts co founder and head chef Johnnie Crowe went for a classic morning combination: "a full English breakfast with a Bloody Mary" while the general manager of the Michelin-starred restaurant kept things simple with " a pizza and a pilsner". 

Toast is the all-in-one POS platform that's built for restaurants, celebrating the heart and soul of restaurants by connecting employees, operations and guests through its tech and its platform. Great British Chefs is proud to partner with Toast to support the 'Perfect Pairing', celebrating the chefs and sommeliers in London who are crafting unique experiences which are more than the sums of its parts. 

More than 1/2 of the Michelin-starred restaurants in the US, and more the 140,000 restaurants globally, trust Toast. To speak to a member of the Toast team, get in touch here.