Cornwall


<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="741" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-101-1000x741.jpg" alt="Dan Cox at Crocadon St Mellion Cornwall UK" class="wp-image-30074" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-101-1000x741.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-101-800x593.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-101-768x569.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-101-708x525.jpg 708w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-101.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-your-first-job-in-a-kitchen">Your first job in a kitchen?&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Commis chef at The Greenhouse in Mayfair</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What is your career highlight?&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Winning the Roux Scholarship.</p>



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



<p>Growing and rearing incredible produce to produce a full circle food experience that&nbsp;excites&nbsp;and nourishes.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Lettuce-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-19-1000x667.jpeg" alt="Lettuce at Crocadon St Mellion Cornwall UK" class="wp-image-30076" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Lettuce-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-19-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Lettuce-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-19-800x534.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Lettuce-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-19-768x513.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Lettuce-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-19-787x525.jpeg 787w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Lettuce-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-19.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Most memorable moment at work?&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Cooking for guests at a chefs table pop up in Yokohama, Japan using ingredients gathered on a tour of the country.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ever cooked for anyone famous?&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Quite a few over the years; the most memorable was Liam Gallagher at Fera.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What’s been your biggest mistake at work?&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Serving creme&nbsp;brûlées&nbsp;I&#8217;d made without&nbsp;tasting&nbsp;them,&nbsp;someone&nbsp;had put salt in the sugar bin!</p>



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



<p>Farm eggs, fried in butter on our sourdough toasted with plenty of our dragon&#8217;s tongue hot sauce.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="2247" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-11.jpg" alt="Dan Cox at Crocadon St Mellion Cornwall UK" class="wp-image-30078" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-11.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-11-534x800.jpg 534w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-11-668x1000.jpg 668w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-11-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-11-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-11-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-March-2023-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-11-350x525.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



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



<p>Pancakes and cook together,&nbsp;various&nbsp;savoury&nbsp;and sweet.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Favourite chef?</h2>



<p>Albert Roux</p>



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



<p>Essential Cuisine, Michel Bras.</p>



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



<p>Japanese</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Favourite kitchen gadget?</h2>



<p>Vitamix blender.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Favourite local hotspots?&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Emilia, Argoe, North Street Kitchen, Coombeshead Farm</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="800" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/03/Coombeshead-1.jpg" alt="Food in dishes on the table at Coombeshead Farm, Lewannick, Cornwall, UK" class="wp-image-18645" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/03/Coombeshead-1.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/03/Coombeshead-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/03/Coombeshead-1-625x500.jpg 625w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/03/Coombeshead-1-768x614.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Favourite local markets and suppliers?&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Mushroom Mic, Dart Valley Funghi and Jamie Kirkaldy from Greenstraight Scallops.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Favourite things to eat when you’re on holiday? </h2>



<p>Local or&nbsp;indigenous&nbsp;cuisine</p>



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



<p>Under or over seasoning.</p>



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



<p>Artichoke &#8211; it is the most majestic and&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;plant, producing most&nbsp;delicious&nbsp;flowers. Being&nbsp;perennial&nbsp;they come back year after year and have a positive impact on the soil they grow in.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Most overrated ingredient?&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Caviar.</p>



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



<p>The first dish I served on my own plate at Fera. Cornish crab, Kuri squash, dulse and pork fat. The plate was made with black clay and cracked edges and&nbsp;rolled&nbsp;out like pastry.</p>



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



<p>Make sure your produce is from a source of exceptional agriculture.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Food-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-209-1000x667.jpeg" alt="Bowl of vegetable fine dining food on a table at Dan Cox Crocadon photo by Rebecca Dickson, St Mellion Cornwall UK" class="wp-image-30077" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Food-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-209-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Food-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-209-800x534.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Food-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-209-768x513.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Food-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-209-787x525.jpeg 787w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Dan-Cox-Crocadon-Food-Photo-Credit-Rebecca-Dickson-209.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Three dishes every home cook should master?&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Proper scrambled eggs, slow roast sheep shoulder,&nbsp;rhubarb&nbsp;crumble and custard.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Crocadon-–-restaurant-exterior-Ingrid-Pop--1000x667.jpeg" alt="Exterior of restaurant at Crocadon St Mellion Cornwall UK" class="wp-image-30075" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Crocadon-–-restaurant-exterior-Ingrid-Pop--1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Crocadon-–-restaurant-exterior-Ingrid-Pop--800x533.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Crocadon-–-restaurant-exterior-Ingrid-Pop--768x512.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Crocadon-–-restaurant-exterior-Ingrid-Pop--788x525.jpeg 788w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/03/Crocadon-–-restaurant-exterior-Ingrid-Pop-.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p><em>Dan Cox’s debut restaurant&nbsp;<a href="http://www.crocadon.farm/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Crocadon</a> is located on his 120-acre regenerative farm in St Mellion, Cornwall. </em></p>



<p><em>Chef-grower Dan Cox previously spent seven years working for the Simon Rogan Group before taking on the farm in 2017 with grand plans to create a self-sufficient and hyper-seasonal restaurant, supplied by its surrounding land. Just over five years later, and his vision is finally coming into fruition.</em></p>


What’s Cooking? Dan Cox, Crocadon, St Mellion

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