Konstam.

Oliver Rowe is ploughing a lonely furrow in central London by trying to source all his ingredients from within the M25. To his credit, he's making a very laudable attempt. Alix Young reports

A chef attempting to source all his ingredients from inside London's M25 orbital motorway may sound like a joke, or a gimmick, but Oliver Rowe, head chef at the new Konstam at the Prince Albert in King's Cross, is taking this self-imposed challenge very seriously indeed.

However, Rowe, who already owns and runs the locally respected Konstam cafe in nearby King's Cross Road, insists that he is no eco-warrior. Rather, he is interested in taste. "If we can get produce that takes less fuel to get to us, but tastes great, is fresher and more nutritious, then fantastic," he says. "We are always being told to eat local food, and I wanted to…