Is Ben Lippett London’s chef of the moment? He certainly looks to be. He’s built his sizeable social following — 620,000 or so on Instagram, 122,000 on TikTok, both @dinnerbyben — by sharing recipes notable for their simplicity. His is not a feed of soufflés or croquembouche, but of things one might actually be able to cook, and would certainly want to eat: grilled mackerel and tomatoes, chorizo croquetas, caramelised brown sugar tart.
Lippett’s career encompasses more than reels: he is a food writer (once the assistant food editor at Waitrose magazine), and first made his name as one of the chefs for Mob Kitchen, following years cooking in restaurants, notably at Cin Cin in Brighton and Jackson Boxer’s Orasay in Notting Hill. A brief stint learning the trade at a butcher’s followed.
