Education
He studied at Manchester Grammar School, Jesus College, Cambridge, and Manchester Business School before establishing himself as one of Britain"s foremost restaurateurs in the 1980s with L"Escargot restaurant in Soho, London.
He studied at Manchester Grammar School, Jesus College, Cambridge, and Manchester Business School before establishing himself as one of Britain"s foremost restaurateurs in the 1980s with L"Escargot restaurant in Soho, London.
Since 1989 he has been the restaurant correspondent for the Financial Times, where his weekly columns, under the byline of "The Restaurant Insider", have tried to look at themes and trends in the restaurant industry. Lander has written a small number of books, including Dinner for a Fiver (, 1994). He is also a catering consultant to a selection of British arts organisations and companies.
He is a fanatical supporter of Manchester United and lists it under the "clubs" section of his entry in Who"s Who.
He has been a food critic on British Broadcasting Corporation"s MasterChef.
