Scots chef who cooked for Kings, Presidents and A-Listers says Glasgow has world's best restaurants

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He has cooked for Presidents, Royalty, Hollywood A-listers and football legends but Ferrier Richardson admitted his culinary heart will always belong to Glasgow.The 67-year-old chef, who has magiced up dishes for Erling Haaland, Robert de Niro and the Sultan of Brunei to name but a few, is extremely proud of his Glaswegian roots.Born in Govan, Ferrier re-established the culinary reputation of the Rogano and The Buttery, was Executive Chef at Glasgow’s first five star hotel and has owned several multi-award winning restaurants in the city.After two decades working as private chef to the President of Gabon in Central Africa, the dad-of-two returned to Glasgow in 2022 and opened gastro pub The East End Fox in Garrowhill.Determined to showcase the abundance of incredible eateries in his home town, Ferrier has written a new book - Glasgow on a Plate - which features 20 of the city’s best chefs and their favourite recipes.The talented chef, who worked at One Devonshire and The Fountain in the 1980s, said: “I have worked all over the world catering for some of the most prestigious and high end clients on the planet but Glasgow will always be my culinary home - a city full of incredible restaurants and chefs.“Glasgow is one of the foodie world’s best kept secrets and after returning to Scotland after working abroad for 20 years I noticed it more than ever.“I have written eight “On a Plate” books including two about Glasgow but the landscape and style of food in the city has changed so much I felt it was time to do another.”Restaurants showcased in the book, which is out now and has a foreward by Scotland’s National Chef Gary McLean, include The Gannet, Cail Bruich, Crab Shack, Ox and Finch and the Ho Wong.The Culinary Olympics