Owen's Cafe

General information

New delicatessen opened on 11 November 2010 in Muswell Hill, North London by Simon and Sarah Owen. Both Simon and Sarah were born locally and have lived in the N10/N22 area all their lives. Their five boys have all gone to local schools – Rhodes Avenue and APS. It’s always been their ambition to work together and to work locally.
The vacancy at 92 Alexandra Park Road was too good an opportunity to miss and has allowed them to combine Simon’s extensive experience as a food professional with Sarah’s creativity and passion for design. Simon started his career in the early eighties working for the Roux brothers at a number of their restaurants including Chef de Partie at the highly acclaimed Le Gavroche, Britain’s first Michelin 3 star restaurant. He was then Head Chef at Tiddy Dols, Mayfair and then went on to Head Chef of Reuters for 16 years where Simon built a reputation for running one of the best corporate dining facilities in the City, cooking for Prime Minsters (including Margaret Thatcher), the Aga Khan and media tycoons Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch.
As Training & Development Chef for the C4’s School Dinners series, Simon worked alongside Jamie Oliver and also developed menus and recipes for his Feed Me Better campaign, delivering and coordinating practical training for school catering staff across 60 schools.