Head Chef, Rick Stein, Sandbanks Sam trained on the Specialised Chefs' course at Bournemouth and Poole College and after graduating, worked at Boodles Club in London. From there he moved... read more →
Executive Chef, The Castle Hotel, Taunton Andrew was appointed as executive chef at The Castle at Taunton in the spring of 2022 - returning to where he first started his... read more →
Chef proprietor Restaurant 5 North Street, Cheltenham After training in many prestigious kitchens including ’The Waterside Inn’ with Michel Roux Snr, Gus first came to Michelin stardom aged 25 in... read more →
Gareth Fulford, Chef Proprietor, Purslane Restaurant, Cheltenham Gareth comes from a family of butchers where, as a child, fish was seen as a rare luxury at the dinner table. He's... read more →
Head Chef at The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow Born and bred in Padstow, Pete grew up in the small fishing village with his mum, dad and sister. In 2000 at the... read more →
Tim chose cooking as a career because of his love of eating and he knew he wanted to be a chef from a young age! He began his career at... read more →
Creative About Cuisine Russell has worked as a professional chef across the South West for 20 years, starting as a commis chef in a 3 star hotel with a two... read more →
Business Development Manager, Essential Cuisine Trained at the Bournemouth & Poole College from 1997-2000, Gary has a wealth of experience as a chef, including positions working at The De... read more →
Head Chef, The Olive Tree Restaurant, Queensberry Hotel, Bath Chris has been Head Chef of The Olive Tree Restaurant at The Queensberry Hotel in Bath since February 2013. Chris’s career... read more →
Calcot Manor, Tetbury Born in Wales, Richard began his career working in a number of Welsh country house hotels before moving to the 3 Michelin starred restaurant, Gordon Ramsay, where... read more →