Mourad Mazouz

Author of “The Momo Cookbook”

Algerian-born Mourad Mazouz is passionate about North African food and cooking. He has created several phenomenally successful Moroccan restaurants, including Momo and Momo Restaurant Familial in London and 404 and Andy Wahloo in Paris. He is also one of the owners of the fashionable Club Gascon.

In 1999, he opened the Mo Tearoom and Bazaar in London, which acts as both a bazaar selling North African artefacts and as a traditional tearoom selling kemia (North African tapas), pastries and shishas (hookah pipes).

In 2003, Mourad Mazouz launched Momo at Selfridges, which includes Momo restaurant, selling a mixture of modern and eclectic dishes, Tearoom, Smoking Tent and Boutique.