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M|Y Voyager 61m
Private, Sole Chef (Temp role)
October – December 2020
- 3 weeks of full service with the owner in Istanbul and the south of Turkey
- Pre charter, preparation and systemizing a vessel fresh from a 2-year yard period without a chef
- 12 guests and 9 crew
- Preparation including provisioning and budgeting plans made for a 20-day crossing to the Caribbean, followed by 2 months of owner usage (trip was ultimately cancelled).
M|Y Samaya 69m
Private, Sous chef (Temp role)
September – November 2019
- 9 weeks in the south Pacific based around Tahiti, Fiji and the Marquises islands covering their sous chef role
- Crew meals for 16, guest breakfast for 10 and supporting the head chef with owner’s catering requirements
The Kitchin 1* 5AA rosettes, Edinburgh
Chef de Partie
January – September 2017
- The Kitchin, Best Fine Dining Restaurant, No 2 in UK, No 10 in Europe – Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2021
- The Kitchin, 1 star in the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland
- The Kitchin, 5 AA Rosettes, AA Best Restaurants 2021
- Restaurant of Celebrity Scottish Chef Tom Kitchin
- Classical French cuisine
Early experience
2006 – 2014
- The Pheasant Hotel 2AA rosettes, Harome | Chef de Partie
– Best Small Hotel, White rose Awards 2016 - Café Laurel, Buxton | Sous chef
– Launching a new concept with the Chef proprietor - The Leewood Hotel 1AA Rosette, Buxton | Commis – Sous chef
– Working here as I was completing my college diplomas - Café Nat’s, Buxton | Junior chef
– Working in the family restaurant throughout my childhood mainly in the
kitchen with my grandfather