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 /  02 November 2022  

#  SLMan Meets... Joey Ghazal  


 In the latest instalment of our SLMan Meets series, we sit down the Joey Ghazal – restaurateur, hospitality entrepreneur and founder of London's hottest restaurant, The Maine. Here, he talks success, style and oysters...  
 

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

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 My big break was when I was about 24 – I became the head of development for a big Canadian restaurant brand. By the time I was 31, I knew I could do it for myself.  
 

 



 



 

 



 

 

 

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 The Maine is inspired by the summers I spent on the US East Coast. It’s all about serving crowd-pleasing brasserie favourites &amp; great cocktails alongside live jazz.  
 

 



 



 

 



 

 

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Follow Joey on Instagram [@JoeyGhazal](https://www.instagram.com/joeyghazal/?hl=en)  
  
Visit [TheMaineMayfair.com](https://themainemayfair.com/)

 

 

 

 

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