by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Russell Brown launched food writing, photography and consultancy business Creative about Cuisine after a 20-year career cheffing at high quality restaurants culminating in his own Michelin-starred restaurant. Russell didn’t arrive into catering until the age of 27...
by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Ben Prior fell into catering by chance, while working part-time in an award-winning restaurant earning money to pursue a golfing career. Spending time as a kitchen porter at the highly-regarded Le Talbooth, in Dedham, Essex, Ben developed an interest in cooking...
by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Chef/owner Jude Kereama is a New Zealander who won awards for his restaurants in both London and Auckland before moving down to Cornwall to open Kota restaurant. Jude and his wife Jane – who heads up the front of house – strive to give their customers an...
by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Chef Phil Thomas from Cornwall, has had a career that has gone full circle, starting with school work experience at Rosewarne Manor, near Hayle, the same hotel where he is now head chef. After work experience, Phil was offered an apprenticeship at Rosewarne Manor, 25...
by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Born in Fife, Bruce studied architecture and music technology before deciding on a career in hospitality. A series of jobs in Edinburgh – including at Number One Restaurant at The Balmoral hotel – led to a head chef position at Rhodes and Co in Jenners...
by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Scott Paton is head chef at Boringdon hall, in Devon. A rising star, he has been given South West Chef of the Year, awarded 3 AA Rosettes and was named Best Chef at Food Magazine Reader Award 2017. Scott started his kitchen career as a pot washer at The Jack in the...
by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Welsh chef Peter began his career in 1980 at the age of 16 and trained at some of the best restaurants in Britain and around the world from The Walnut Tree in Abergavenny to Burnham Beeches Country House Hotel in Melbourne Australia and Jamin in Paris. He became...
by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Simon Hulstone, chef proprietor at The Elephant, in Torquay, is an award-winning chef with a talent for using local, seasonal produce to create memorable flavours. Among some of his other accolades are the Craft Guild of Chefs’ National Chef of the Year 2008, the Roux...
by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Chef Karl Bashford prides himself on producing honest, earthy food in his kitchen at 17th century The Anvil Inn, in Pimperne, Dorset. In the summer, he relies on the abundance of fresh fish from the local coastline such as lobsters, whole fish and shellfish. In the...
by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Chef Shigeaki Takezoe came to Britain 30 years ago from Japan after meeting his wife Diana when she was teaching him English in a class in Tokyo. He learnt to cook in one of the oldest Japanese restaurants in the UK before the pair moved to Dorset to set up their own...
by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Iain Pennington (Head Chef) ,Mark Cox (Head Gardener), Matthew Pennington (Head Chef) Iain and Matthew Pennington are the owners and chefs at award-winning restaurant, The Ethicurean, in Bristol. The restaurant, tucked away in a Victorian walled garden, offers views...
by Gourmet Experiences | Apr 21, 2017 | Chefs
Chef Gordon Jones, attributes his culinary success to his mother’s fresh approach to food and Scottish upbringing. The chef patron of Menu Gordon Jones, in Bath, says that as a child in Banffshire, money was tight and everyone grew vegetables and cooked everything...
