Marco Pierre White’s ex-apprentice has opened his own restaurant on a popular Cornish beach. Chef Ben Harrison has worked his way up from the bottom – learning his way around the kitchen under the celebrity chef.
“I want to make Stax and Counterculture known for its good, honest food,” Ben said. After working under Marco Pierre White, Ben went on to cook all over Europe as a private chef. One of Stax’s signature sandwiches includes a Cuban classic – with mojo pulled pork, flame-torched Emmental cheese, gherkins and mustard mayo. Other incredible items on sale include the ‘Mack Daddy' – which is Stax’s take on a classic fish finger sandwich.
The FXXK KFC sandwich is confit fried chicken leg, garlic slaw, tomato, rocket, Monterey jack cheese and bacon jam. According to Ben, the initial concept involved buying an old truck and turning it into the ’Sanger Banger’ by selling sandwiches by the beach.