TOFS have secured BEN CRITTENDEN for 2 nights in Tonbridge.

The winner Good Food Guide Chef to Watch award (2017), Ben’s diminutive Broadstairs restaurant, STARK , only has space for 12 diners at a time.

From a galley kitchen tucked in the corner, Ben serves a carefully prepared six-course tasting menu singlehandedly.

Described as ‘dazzling’ by the Good Food Guide’s Consultant Editor Elizabeth Carter

Prior to opening Stark in December 2016, Ben worked at Dover’s Marquis at Alkham and Rhodes W1 in London, as well as competing in MasterChef: The Professionals in 2014.

He also worked under the highly regarded Graham Garrett at West House in Biddenden, Kent, an experience that proved invaluable when it came to becoming his own boss.

Mackerel, beetroot, horseradish

Duck liver, hazelnut, orange

Bream, cuttlefish, chorizo

Spiced Lamb, tahini, flat bread

Pistachio, lemon, fennel 

Chocolate, peanut, caramel