WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INTO COOKING? I started cooking with my mum at home. She was also a cook and made meals every day in a local special needs school for children. I loved helping her make scones, breads, buns, apple pies, puddings, Sunday roasts and stews. All these... View Article
WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INTO COOKING? I worked part-time in a hotel in Antrim while at school. I loved my job and found myself wanting to learn more and more. At the weekends when I was on breakfast, I would try to cook random things that the boys could... View Article
WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INTO COOKING? I started cooking when I was about 15 when I worked as a kitchen porter. I always loved ‘messing about’ in the kitchen as a teenager and grew up trying out lots of recipes – I gave everything a go. I started in... View Article
WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INTO COOKING? I grew up in North Queensland, Australia. My mother is English and comes from Jersey Island and my father is an Australian. So, in my younger years, I was exposed to a diverse range of food. As we lived so close to the... View Article
WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INTO COOKING? As soon as I could stand up on a chair to reach the kitchen counter, I was helping my mum, who was a fantastic baker. Of course, by helping I mean licking spoons and spatulas. I loved everything to do with baking and... View Article
WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INTO COOKING? My first job was working as a kitchen assistant at Orchards Cookery School in Bidford-On-Avon. This was a great first step into the world of hospitality and gave me a hunger to become a chef. I was inspired by the local produce I... View Article
WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INTO COOKING? My dad was a chef as was my brother, so I’ve always been surrounded by cooking in our family. When I came back from living in Egypt for seven years, I worked at Roscoff in Shaftesbury Square with Paul Rankin and Andy Rea.... View Article
WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INTO COOKING? I got into cooking about 15 years ago, inspired by my mother. My mum was always cooking when I was growing up, and inspired me to take on home economics at school. She’s from the Punjab region of India where the tradition of... View Article
WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INTO COOKING? I got into cooking at a young age. My first job was as a fruit picker in a large estate in Scotland collecting fruit for the kitchen of a Michelin-starred restaurant within the hotel. Being involved in the hustle and bustle of the... View Article
WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INTO COOKING? My grandfather first introduced me to the culinary world at a young age. I remember helping him prepare a number of dishes from mussels marinières to vegetable broths, where I would help him cut vegetables at the table in the conservatory – he... View Article
