James Knappett

James Knappett is Chef-Patron and co-founder of Kitchen Table in London. Originally from Cambridgeshire, he learned his trade in some of the city’s best restaurants, including Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, The Berkeley and The Ledbury, before heading to Thomas Keller’s renowned restaurant Per Se in New York, where he met future wife and Kitchen Table co-founder, sommelier Sandia Chang. In September 2012, Knappett and Chang opened Kitchen Table in Fitzrovia, which was awarded a Michelin star two years later in 2014, followed by a coveted second star in 2018.