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Pearl Restaurant & Bar
252 High Holborn
London WC1V 7EN
Phone: 020 7829 7000
info@pearl-restaurant.com

  
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CHEF'S BLOG

JUN TANAKA TO PRESENT ON UKTV’s MARKET KITCHEN,
28TH APRIL 2008 TO 2ND MAY 2008

 I will be presenting on Market Kitchen from the 28th April until the 2nd May. Returning to one of my favourite UK food programmes, I will be demonstrating some great dishes and cooking ideas.

JUN TANAKA AND PEARL SHOWCASE AT TOP LONDON GASTRO SHOWS

With many exciting and interesting gastronomic events happening in London this year I am delighted to have the opportunity to showcase the talents of Pearl’s kitchen to food fans and London’s gastronomes!

With Taste of London fast approaching Pearl will again be involved in this fantastic festival in Regents Park. Running from the 19th to the 22nd June, Taste of London is a great environment for us to demonstrate our cooking talents, alongside some of the best restaurants in London.

Also, earlier this month I appeared at The Real Food Festival, cooking two specially selected dishes using Sea Trout and Rabbit to an audience of food fans. Look out for me at other upcoming food events in 2008.

JUN TANAKA TO APPEAR ON UKTV'S MARKET KITCHEN WEEK COMMENCING 11TH FEBRUARY

Look out for me on UKTV's Market Kitchen, every evening next week at 7pm.

I'll be showcasing some of my best dishes and culinary ideas from Pearl's kitchen. So tune in to see all of the latest gastronomic action.

JUN TANAKA TO APPEAR ON BBC SATURDAY KITCHEN ON 12 JANUARY

I'll be appearing on the BBC's Saturday Kitchen this Saturday 12th January. Tune in to see one of my recipes demonstrated.

We've just launched a Beer Tasting Menu in the restaurant. Working with Gustavo Bertolucci - Beer Gourmand - we've paired some of the worlds best beers with the dishes on our tasting menu.  

CHEF, JUN TANAKA TO APPEAR ON NEW BBC2 SERIES 

Executive Chef, Jun Tanaka, from Pearl Restaurant is to appear on BBC2’s new cookery series from 29th October 2007. 

Food Poker is a new 30 episode TV series for BBC Two daytime.  Shot as live in a studio, the aim is to combine the thrill, excitement and bravado of poker with the creativity and imagination of talented chefs, to produce great looking tasty food.  Each show will have three rounds: savoury; sweet; and the grand final.  In each round the chefs will battle to create a delicious dish that will take them through to the cook off.     

Jun, chosen for his outstanding cuisine at Pearl Restaurant, is already a favourite with TV viewers.  Last year, Jun presented Cooking It, his first television series on Channel 4.  He also makes regular appearances on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen and ITV’s Daily Cooks. 

Other chefs who will take part in the new series will include Peter Gordon, Theo Randall, Atul Kochhar, Andrew Turner, Allegra McEvedy, Paul Rankin, Martin Blunos, Clodagh McKenna,   Aiden Byrne, Galton Blackiston, Matt Tebbutt, Noel McMeel, Richard Fox, Kevin Dundon, Nick Watt, Gennaro Contaldo, Daniel Galmiche and Lawrence Keogh. 

BBC2 Food Poker will air on Monday to Friday at 4.30pm from 29 October 2007.

JUN TANAKA AT PEARL RESTAURANT

Jun Tanaka is the Executive Chef at Pearl, one of the Capital’s most glamorous restaurants with over a million hand-strung pearls in its décor.  Since its opening in June 2004, the restaurant has established an excellent reputation for its exquisite modern French cuisine.

Prior to Pearl, Jun spent 10 years working with some of London’s best chefs in seven top Michelin star restaurants, including The Oak Room with Marco Pierre White. 

 

WELCOME TO THE NEW PEARL WEBSITE

Welcome to our new website. Keep a look out in this section for hints and tips on how to cook great tasting dishes in your own home. These will be appearing in this section regularly. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at info@pearl-restaurant.com.

Jun

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