Owners Sam & Samantha Clark

Career : Sam and Samantha Clark (children Luke (seven) and Eve (five) have done a lot to popularise Iberian cooking, highlighting its Moorish influences. It was an unusual route which led to the establishment of Moro in Exmouth Market in the spring of 1997: two cooks, Sam and Sam Clark, shared a desire to discover the abundant flavours of the Southern Mediterranean. They married, bought a camper van and set off on a three month journey. They drove through Spain, Morocco and the Sahara, learning, observing and tasting along the way. Armed with stories, passion and ideas, they bought what they'd learnt back to Britain, and combined their new knowledge with their shared experience of working at London restaurants, the River Café and the Eagle, to create Moro with their partners, Mark Sainsbury and Jake Hodges. Jake has since gone on to open Bloomsbury restaurant, Cigala, whilst Mark remains the driving force behind the scenes at Moro. Books : The Moro Cookbook, Casa Moro and Moro East - experience from their East End Allotment.