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“I’m ambitious, but I’m also very conscious that our fantastic life could change just like that”

In the three and a half years since getting his first Michelin star after only six months in business, Tom “babyface” Kitchin has been a whirlwind of activity.

Stealing the crown from Nick Nairn as the youngest Scottish chef ever to receive the culinary gong, at age 29, was the easy bit. The star sparked such an increase in business that a two-month waiting list was created overnight.