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Dan Keeling

Dan Keeling is an English food and wine writer, wine importer and restaurateur who co-owns Noble Rot magazine, the Noble Rot restaurants, and the wine merchants Keeling Andrew & Co. Keeling formerly worked in A&R, during which time he signed the band Coldplay.[1]

A&R Career

Following his time as a scout at A&M records, Keeling joined Parlophone Records in the late nineties where he went on to sign Coldplay in April 1999[2]. He was also responsible for signing Athlete and Lily Allen at Parlophone.[3]

Wine and Food Journalism

While working at Island Records, Keeling met Mark Andrew, who was working at Robertson Wine next to the Island Records office[4]. They became business partners and, in February 2013, together founded the wine magazine Noble Rot.[5]


In October 2020, Keeling and Andrew published their first book, Wine From Another Galaxy: Noble Rot.

For his work in food and wine journalism, Keeling has been awarded Emerging Wine Writer in 2015[6], and Food & Drink Writer in 2017[7] and 2018[8] at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards.

Noble Rot Restaurant & Wine Bar

In 2015, Keeling and Andrew opened Noble Rot Restaurant & Wine Bar on Lamb’s Conduit St in London with the kitchen overseen by Stephen Harris, chef-owner of The Sportsman in Seasalter, Kent[9]. The restaurant won the award for the best wine list at the National Restaurant Awards three years in a row from 2016 to 2018,[10] and won the 2019 award for best Red wine serving restaurant at the World Restaurant Awards in Paris.[11]


In September 2020, Keeling and Andrew opened a second restaurant, Noble Rot Soho, with Alex Jackson as head chef.[12]

References

  1. ^ Garfield, Simon (2005-05-22). "Cold comfort". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  2. ^ Hall, James (2018-01-11). "How Coldplay became the world's comfort blanket". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  3. ^ Cumming, Ed (2023-05-18). "'Wine has elitist overtones in the UK – the nub of it is they're just farmers'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  4. ^ Cumming, Ed (2023-05-18). "'Wine has elitist overtones in the UK – the nub of it is they're just farmers'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  5. ^ Langley, Edwina (2015-11-13). "From pages to pouring: Noble Rot magazine team launch Bloomsbury wine". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  6. ^ "LRIWWA 2015 winners announced | MMD — Maisons Marques et Domaines". www.mmdltd.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  7. ^ Mercer, Chris (2017-09-13). "Roederer Awards 2017: See the winning wine writers". Decanter. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  8. ^ "The Winners of the 2018 Louis Roederer Wine Writers' Awards are announced | MMD — Maisons Marques et Domaines". www.mmdltd.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  9. ^ Langley, Edwina (2015-11-13). "From pages to pouring: Noble Rot magazine team launch Bloomsbury wine". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  10. ^ "Noble Rot Soho | National Restaurant Awards". NRA - National Restaurant Awards. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  11. ^ Douglas, Ellie (2019-02-19). "Winners at the inaugural World Restaurant awards 2019". Decanter. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  12. ^ "The legendary Gay Hussar restaurant gets a makeover". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.