Salt: Paul Foster's crowdfunding journey

The chef on opening his own restaurant, crowdfunding and his thoughts on the British food scene

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I've known I wanted to be a chef since I was ten years old. We grew up in pubs and my mum used to do lovely steak and ale pies; she showed me how to make them. And then, from my early teens, I used to come back from school and make the dinner for the family – I just enjoyed it. It all started from pleasing people with something I had created but the professional side is very different – it's strict and involves lots of hard work; there’s nothing glamorous about it. Fortunately though, I loved it.

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