Career Path: Catering College > Junior Chef > Michelin Star (age 26) > TV Chef
“My first TV appearance was presenting a live ten-minute slot in 1987, an experience that was pretty nerve-racking "
My Story: My first culinary success was a traditional lemon sponge that I made for my family when I was 14. It was this that encouraged me to go to catering college.
Three years later, I was student of the year and soon found myself a job in Amsterdam as a junior chef. Not long after, however, I had a life-changing experience when I was hit by a tram and had to undergo brain surgery. Fortunately, I made a complete recovery, proposed to my college girlfriend and returned to England.
I received my first Michelin star aged only 26 and now run several restaurants and appear on TV.