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Brixton restaurant Boqueria wins London restaurant of the year ...
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A Brixton restaurant has been crowned London Restaurant of the Year by the Good Food Guide.
Boqueria was voted the London regional winner at the Guide’s 2016 Readers’ Restaurant of the Year awards.
Boqueria, co-owned by John Scott and Jaime Garcia, won because of its its “exquisite tapas” and “good value” menu.
John Scott, from Boqueria said: “The entire team at Boqueria is delighted to have won the Good Food Guide award for a second time.
Elizabeth Carter, Waitrose Good Food Guide Editor, said: “This award is a celebration of small, independent restaurants that specialise in amazing quality food, often at great value prices.
Best tapas in London: award-winning Boqueria restaurant
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After inheriting his love of food from his mother, Julian Gil Rivera is now executive chef at the award-winning Boqueria restaurant in London The name Boqueria will be familiar to anyone who has visited Barcelona.
It is also the name of an award-winning tapas restaurant in London with a rural Spanish Battersea branch complemented by a sleek and modern Brixton venue.
Under executive chef Julian Gil Rivera, Boqueria won the Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year 2014, and London Restaurant of the Year 2016 and is recommended in the Michelin Guide.
By the time Rivera was 29, an urge to travel lured him to São Paulo, Brazil, to take up the position of executive chef at Restaurante Toro for five years, serving classic Spanish cuisine with modern touches.
Traditional Spanish cuisine is increasingly popular in Brazil and Gil-Rivera’s growing reputation soon led to the odd appearance on Brazilian TV and written media.