Interview

September 3, 2019

The books that inspired dark-kitchen founder Anton Soulier

Goosebumps, Shoe Dog and Setting the Table: here are the books that have inspired Taster founder Anton Soulier


Chris Sisserian

4 min read

Anton Soulier, an early employee at food delivery startup Deliveroo, is the chief executive and founder of delivery-only restaurant Taster. Currently comprised of the Asian-themed sub-brands Out Fry (Korean fried chicken), O Ke Kai (poke & sushi) and Mission Saigon (Vietnamese) which are available in London, Paris and Madrid. Taster recently raised $8m in Series A funding to launch three additional brands by the end of the year.

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French actor / gourmand Gerard Depardieu
French actor / gourmand Gerard Depardieu
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