Tom Aikens also named Tom Aitkens, is an English Michelin-starred chef. Aikens briefly worked for chefs in London and Paris restaurants. Under his tenure from 1996 to 1999 as head chef and then chef patron, Pied à Terre earned its two Michelin stars in January 1997.
Aikens’s current restaurants include Michelin-starred London restaurant Muse, which opened in January 2020, and three hotel eateries in Abu Dhabi. He appeared on television, including Great British Menu as one of its contestants and then one of its veteran chef judges.
On 2 November 2006, Aikens opened a newer restaurant Tom’s Kitchen, which occupied a former site of a defunct pub The Blenheim, located at Cale Street near Aikens’s other eponymous restaurant.
Aikens won the Newcomer of the Year at the 2004 Catey Awards for his newly established eponymous restaurant. Among the top 100 most influential figures of the UK hospitality industry, The Caterer ranked Aikens 71st in 2005, 97th in 2006, 94th in 2010, and 89th in 2011.
Tom Aikens Net Worth
Tom Aikens is an English Chef who has a net worth of $10 million as of 2022.
After working hard and studying at several restaurants, he capitalized on his knowledge and expertise by opening “Tom Aiken’s Restaurant” in 2003.
In 2006, he began work on opening his second restaurant, and he eventually had several. Though it wasn’t an easy path, the culinary professional encountered money-related obstacles.
Aikens’s self-titled restaurant got its first Michelin star in January 2004 after receiving four AA plc rosettes. In January 2008, the eatery received a second Michelin star.
Subsequently, it was closed for renovations from July 2011 until January 11, 2012, which cost it one of its Michelin stars. The restaurant received its first Michelin star back in late 2012.
In late January 2014, it got permanently shut down. In September 2014, it lost its Michelin star due to closure.
The chef ran the fish-and-chip joint Tom’s Place. However, it was only open from February 6 to August 8, 2008, because of financial difficulties, including debt, and poor customer reviews focused on the high price.