Florence is a chef and author of ONE: A Cook and Her Cupboard.
In 2010, she opened Polpetto in Soho, with her preference for refined and subtle cooking, winning a Michelin Bib Gourmand and five-star reviews in the first year. With just 26 covers, the original site proved too small, and whilst Polpetto moved to a larger site on Berwick Street, she wrote her first cookbook and was named Sunday Times Cook, where she became a columnist.
Florence later went on to open Sessions Arts Club, which within its first year of opening was listed by the National Restaurant Awards alongside the River Café and St John. Her seasonal menus were crafted with carefully sourced produce, and inspired by her time in French and Italian kitchens. Her unique and bespoke approach has led her to cook for the likes of Burberry, Vogue, Hermès, and Ruinart.
As of January 2024, Florence is working on opening a new restaurant and continuing her work on events.
“My impression of Knight is that she is not pretentious enough to do poncey plating but, to me, she operates close to the real principle of moritsuke. The food is beautiful, yes — but it’s an aesthetic arising from humility, restraint and some viscerally thrilling cooking”, Tim Hayward, Financial Times, April 2022
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