Nottinghamshire &amp; Derbyshire


<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/09/Sat-Bains.jpg" alt="Sat Bains" class="wp-image-6049" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/09/Sat-Bains.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/09/Sat-Bains-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/09/Sat-Bains-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/09/Sat-Bains-768x768.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/09/Sat-Bains-525x525.jpg 525w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/09/Sat-Bains-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Chefs are busy people, and none more so than Sat Bains over at Nottingham&#8217;s <a href="https://www.restaurantsatbains.com/">Restaurant Sat Bains</a> – holding onto Michelin stars for decades takes a lot of work, right?! </p>



<p>Sat&#8217;s small, unassuming restaurant with rooms on Lenton Lane scooped its first shiny Michelin star way back in 2002 and earned a second in 2011. The restaurant also holds a green Michelin star demonstrating the chef&#8217;s commitment to sustainability while he out some of the most exceptional plates in the UK both in terms of style and quality. How does he do it? Take it away Sat&#8230;</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-your-first-catering-job">Your first catering job?</h2>



<p>Commis chef&nbsp;The Clarendon hotel in Derby whilst at Willmorton College in Derby. I felt an energy of excitement and freedom that I still love today.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-career-highlight-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">Career highlight?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Winning the Roux Scholarship 1999. I secured my role here after winning it.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-sum-up-your-cooking-style-food-philosophy-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">Sum up your cooking style/food philosophy?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Creative with a solid classic grounding. Classics don’t die, flavour don’t lie.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-pigeon.jpg" alt="Pigeon dish created by chef Sat Bains, Nottingham" class="wp-image-5538" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-pigeon.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-pigeon-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-pigeon-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-pigeon-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-your-biggest-mistake-at-work-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">Your biggest mistake at work?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>We accept mistakes as growth, so all mistakes take on a positive role.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-you-re-tired-starving-and-impatient-what-do-you-cook-for-dinner-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">You’re tired, starving and impatient: what do you cook for dinner?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>A four egg omelette. I would normally have it plain and a little salt and pepper.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-would-you-cook-to-impress-a-date-nbsp-nbsp">What would you cook to impress a date?&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/12/Sat-bains-black-white.jpg" alt="chef sat bains in kitchen at Restaurant Sat Bains Nottingham" class="wp-image-7396" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/12/Sat-bains-black-white.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/12/Sat-bains-black-white-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/12/Sat-bains-black-white-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/12/Sat-bains-black-white-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>I cooked my wife chicken champignon on our first date over 30 years ago and I still cook It occasionally now and we both love it, partly because of the nostalgia of where we were and who were back then.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-favourite-chef-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">Favourite chef?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Auguste Gusteau from Ratatouille.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-favourite-cookbook-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">Favourite cookbook?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>White Heat by Marco Pierre White.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-favourite-type-of-cuisine-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">Favourite type of cuisine?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Japanese.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-favourite-kitchen-gadget-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">Favourite kitchen gadget?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>A very sharp knife.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-asparagus.jpg" alt="Asparagus dish created by chef Sat Bains, Nottingham" class="wp-image-5539" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-asparagus.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-asparagus-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-asparagus-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-asparagus-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-favourite-local-cafe-hotel-nbsp-restaurant">Favourite local café? Hotel?&nbsp;Restaurant?</h2>



<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/No8deli/?locale=en_GB" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No 8 Deli</a> in West Bridgford. The <a href="https://www.corinthia.com/london/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Corinthia</a> Hotel in London. <a href="https://www.auberge-de-l-ill.com/fr/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Auberge de l&#8217;Ill</a> in Alsace and l’Ambrosie in Paris for restaurants.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-your-three-favourite-local-markets-and-suppliers-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">Your three favourite local markets and suppliers?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p><a href="http://www.thefruitbasketdirect.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fruit Basket</a>, West Bridgford, Nottingham. <a href="https://cheeseshopnottingham.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Cheese Shop</a>, Flying Horse Walk, Nottingham. <a href="https://lincolnshirepoachercheese.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lincolnshire Poacher Dairy</a>, Ucleby.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-favourite-things-to-eat-when-you-re-on-holiday-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">Favourite things to eat when you’re on holiday?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>A thick ribeye steak with a Greek salad.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-mistake-do-inexperienced-cooks-tend-to-make-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">What mistake do inexperienced cooks tend to make?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>To rush and then make mistakes.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-white-choc.jpg" alt="White chocolate dessert dish created by chef Sat Bains, Nottingham" class="wp-image-5540" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-white-choc.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-white-choc-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-white-choc-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-white-choc-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A white chocolate dessert created by Sat</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-favourite-ingredient-and-why-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">Favourite ingredient and why?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>A good quality slow-reared, well looked-after chicken, for being so versatile.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-most-over-rated-dish-ingredient-nbsp-nbsp">Most over-rated dish/ ingredient?&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Lobster, I find that the majority overcook and tend to be rubbery. Bang for buck, langoustines are far superior.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-dish-you-re-most-proud-of-creating-nbsp-nbsp">The dish you’re most proud of creating?&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>I love the creative process of all dishes I have created over the years. It can start with a doodle and then becomes a reality in a small amount of time. Each dish, I am proud of.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-tell-us-your-best-ever-cooking-tip-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">Tell us your best ever cooking tip?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Read a recipe first, set your work station and then start to cook. It saves an incredible amount of time in the long run.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-three-dishes-every-home-cook-should-master">Three dishes every home cook should master?</h2>



<p>Omelette, a full English breakfast and a roast chicken dinner with all the trimmings. All of these are very skilful and the last two are all about timings and cooking techniques which, once mastered will stand you in good stead for whatever kitchen adventures are ahead.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-chefs-table.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-5541" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-chefs-table.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-chefs-table-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-chefs-table-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/nottsderbyshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2023/08/Sat-Bains-chefs-table-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Chef&#8217;s table at Restaurant Sat Bains</figcaption></figure>



<p><em><a href="https://www.restaurantsatbains.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Restaurant Sat Bains</a>, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2SA. Tel: 0115 986 6566.</em></p>


What’s cooking? With chef Sat Bains, Nottingham

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