An Established chef and food writer- Ben is passionate about the food of the Mediterranean basin - Ben is also an accomplished, award-winning food writer with five published cookbooks. Sicilia, Moorish, Grill Smoke BBQ, Salt Yard, The Food & Wine of Spain and Glorious Game.  

Moorish was published in April 2019 receiving critical acclaim including being named “Cookbook of the Year by The Times Magazine.  

Ben’s fourth book, SICILIA, was published June 2021 and has featured a in the Times, Telegraph, Delicious, Food and Travel, ES and Olive.  

Bens next book Mediterra will be published by Bloomsbury Spring 2024 

Ben is also the chef/director of Cubitt house. A group of eight, iconic central London food led pubs. Each pub is individual and menus very between British chop house and Mediterranean focused. His latest openings the Princess royal in Notting hill and the Barley mow in Mayfair have received critical acclaim 

In August 2019 Ben opened “Norma” a Sicilian-Moorish influenced restaurant on London’s Charlotte Street in a beautiful five storey Georgian townhouse. The restaurant, which Ben opened with The Stafford London, featured an award winning interior design by Rosendale, a bespoke raw bar serving Sicilian style crudo, and a first floor bar serving seasonal cocktails and a selection of Marsala served by the glass. Ben also oversaw all the food operations at the Stafford London in St James including the American Bar, The Game Bird restaurant and the private dining facilities. 

Norma received critical acclaim from leading UK food critics, including Fay Maschler, Jay Rayner, Giles Coren, Tom Parker Bowles, and Grace Dent and many other online platforms.