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YOU Magazine: Sunday, 21 July 2024

July 21, 2024

Article by Anne Robinson in the Daily Mail’s YOU Magazine: ‘My friend Sally Clarke, the best chef you’ve never heard of … ‘

‘At her superbly unfussy dining spot in West London, Sally Clarke has been feeding rock stars, art royalty, and loyal locals for 40 years. One longtime devotee is Anne Robinson (Annie to her friends), who considers her Britain’s finest chef and restaurateur …’

‘Once upon a time in mid-1984, when Mrs Thatcher was prime minister, the miners were on strike, milk came in bottles, and a sliced loaf cost 45p, I achieved a lifelong dream. I scraped together enough money to buy a small terraced house minutes from Kensington Gardens.

Importantly, the postcode was W8 – far smarter, we considered, than W11, as Richard Curtis and his film had yet to make Notting Hill Gate a playground for millionaires.

Such was my wonderment at my new address, I would sit at my study window early morning and watch the world. Three things were pretty much guaranteed to happen. An elderly man in pyjamas and a paisley dressing gown would stride purposefully to the newsagent around the corner and return with his Daily Telegraph. The milk float would rattle its way along. And about the same time, an old blue Volkswagon Beetle would park nearby. From it would emerge a tall, very pretty girl, sometimes dressed in chef’s whites and laden with huge pans. And that was when Annie first spotted Sally.

What I didn’t know was that Sally Clarke was on her way to achieving, some would say, an impossible dream. With no experience of owning a restaurant, no investors or partners, Sally had walked into Guildford High Street Nat West and persuaded the manager to lend her £40,000.

With an extra 50 grand borrowed from her father, one week before Christmas, 1984, Clarke’s Restaurant on Kensington Church Street was born …’ [read the whole article, here …]

~ PRE ORDER ~ Sally’s 4th book: celebrating 40 years of Clarke’s

July 16, 2024

Newsletters

Sally Clarke’s new book is very nearly here and she could not be more excited to finally share it with you. This latest excellent read celebrates 4o glorious years of Clarke’s Restaurant and is currently with Sally’s publisher in the rolling hills of West Wales, for printing, binding, and wrapping! We expect the first orders […]

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Sally Clarke Newsletter ~ summer snapshot ~

July 5, 2024

Newsletters

Sally Clarke, 5 July 2024 … ‘I start with another exciting page in our (nearly) 40-year history. My 4th book is making its way to West Wales, where it will be printed, bound, ribboned, and wrapped later this month. A sneak preview of its cover has been revealed (see below) – and more will be […]

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Sally Clarke Newsletter ~ 17 June 2024 ~

June 19, 2024

Newsletters

Sally Clarke, 17 June 2024 … ‘June 17th marks the half way point to the 40th anniversary date and we are revving up in lots of different directions. The book is going to print in the beautiful Welsh hills mid July and I am keeping my fingers firmly crossed that that will be no silly […]

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Sally Clarke ~ late spring newsletter ~ 2024

June 19, 2024

Sally Clarke, 7 May 2024 … ‘We are now in our 40th year and have a few surprises up our sleeves for you – plus some celebrations to join and/or become a part of – so stay tuned in! I have Tom Lehrer’s song ringing in my head as I write this … ‘spring is […]

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