David Carter
Restaurateur and chef behind Smokestak, Manteca, Agora and Oma, known for charcoal and fire-led cooking and building influential London restaurants; discusses his career from Barbados to working for Gordon Ramsay and scaling restaurants.
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Feb 5, 2026 • 50min
David Carter - Working For Gordon Ramsay To Building London’s Most Electric Restaurants & How Winning 'Oma' A Michelin Star Won't Change Him!
David Carter, a Barbadian-born chef and restaurateur behind Smokestak, Manteca, Agora and Michelin-starred Oma. He recalls learning fire-led cooking from roadside grills to Claridge's under Gordon Ramsay. The conversation jumps from brutal early festival builds to scaling restaurants, why fire and vibe matter, designing menus and queues, and why a Michelin star did not change the work.
