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Patrick Williams

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Patrick Williams has been a guest on The Go To Food Podcast .

Recently: “Patrick Williams & Amy Corbin - Pierce Brosnan's Great Escape, A Crazy Blind Date & Kudu's Big Gamble” on The Go To Food Podcast (November 2026).

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“If I hype it up in my head and I go, oh my God, I cannot wait to go to that restaurant, the food looks unbelievable, and then it's beige. That for me is probably the most disheartening thing in the world. And I almost want people not to know anything when they come.” — Patrick Williams, The Go To Food Podcast

Asked for a controversial food opinion, the chef says expectations built on social media hurt restaurants, and he would rather diners arrive knowing nothing.

The Go To Food Podcast · 2026-11-09 Permalink → Listen →
The Go To Food Podcast Around 49:57 into the episode
Amy Corbin

that the bread is on point. The bread is up. That's wrong point. The bread's

Speaker 2

unbelievable. Controversial food opinion/slash the worst thing about the industry?

Patrick Williams

Food opinions. Well, again, I think it's when people come with a pre-notion of what the restaurant's going to be like, and then they ultimately end up being disappointed. As opposed to, I always feel if I hype it up in my head and I go, oh my God, I cannot wait to go to that restaurant. The food looks unbelievable. And Ethan, it's like beige. That for me is probably the most disheartening thing in the world. And I almost want people not to know anything when they come and just be a little bit sort of like, oh, blindfold.

Speaker 2

Yeah. Don Lennoir. Maybe just do it Don Lennoir. Turn all the lights off in there.

Amy Corbin

Yeah.

Patrick Williams

No photos of that. No photo. Leave your phone outside, right? Yeah, yeah, exactly. A bit friskier.

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