Tom Aikens Instagram Tom Aikens is a British Michelin-starred chef based in London. His restaurants include Muse in Belgravia, Tom's at The Langham Hotel in Jarkata, and Edition Hotel eateries The Jade Room (Tokyo), Alba Terrace, The Oak Room, and Market (Abu Dhabi). Aikens has published several cookbooks, including Cooking (2006) and Easy (2011), and appeared on food TV shows such as Iron Chef UK and Great British Menu. Experience At the age of 16, Tom Aikens entered catering school at the highly regarded Norwich College. He landed his first job at Cavaliers in Battersea where he impressed chef/owner David Cavalier with his passion and hard work. This led to an opportunity to work under chef Pierre Koffman at the three-Michelin-starred La Tante Claire and eventually with Richard Neat at Pied à Terre and Joël Robuchon in Paris. After returning to London and taking over Pied à Terre, Aikens became the youngest chef awarded two Michelin stars. He went on to open a variety of restaurant concepts, from fine dining to gastropub over the last two decades. He launched his 25-seat fine dining restaurant Muse in 2020, which was awarded its first Michelin star a year later. Education Tom Aikens earned an advanced catering diploma from Norwich College. About Food & Wine Food & Wine, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning online resource for anyone passionate about the culinary world. With rigorously tested recipes and the most trusted restaurant, drinks, culinary travel and home coverage, we inspire and empower people everywhere to discover, create, and devour the best in food and wine. Learn more about us and our editorial process.