May 19, 2025
A Taste of Cornwall: How Local Produce Inspires My Private Dining Menus
When people ask me what inspires my menus, the answer is simple. It is Cornwall. It is the fields, the coastlines, the farms, the markets. It is the ingredients that come from the land and sea right on our doorstep. As a private chef in Cornwall, I…
May 12, 2025
The Art of Plating: Simple Tricks to Make Your Food Look Next Level
When you sit down at a great restaurant, it is not just the taste that hits you first it is the look of the plate. As a private chef in Cornwall, I have learned that making food look amazing is not about fancy tools or complicated techniques. It is…
May 5, 2025
The Dish That Changed Everything: My Most Memorable Menu Request
One of the best things about being a private chef in Cornwall is the variety. No two bookings are ever the same. Different people, different tastes, different ideas of what makes the perfect meal. But every now and then, a request comes through that…
April 28, 2025
The Chef Behind the Knife: How Private Dining Changed My Life
I never planned to become a private chef in Cornwall. Like most people in this industry, I started in restaurants. Long days, even longer nights, and a constant buzz of pressure and adrenaline. I loved it for a while. But over time, that lifestyle…
April 21, 2025
From Garden to Plate: A Private Dining Menu Inspired by Homegrown Produce
Some of the most satisfying menus I have ever cooked have started with one simple question: “What have you got growing?” A few months back, I was booked by a couple who had spent the past year transforming their garden into a little oasis of raised…
April 14, 2025
Why Your Sauce Game is Letting You Down (And How to Fix It)
Ask any chef and they’ll tell you—sauces are what set great food apart. You can have a perfectly cooked piece of meat or a beautiful bit of veg, but if the sauce is wrong? The whole dish falls flat. As a private chef in Cornwall, I’ve seen time and…
April 7, 2025
From Last Minute Bookings to Magic on the Plate: My Wildest Week Yet
If there’s one thing I’ve learned as a private chef in Cornwall, it’s that no two weeks are ever the same. Some flow like clockwork. Others feel like a challenge from the universe to see just how much one person can juggle. This was one of those…
March 31, 2025
Hosting a Chef’s Table Experience in Your Own Home
There’s something special about sitting at a chef’s table—watching the dishes come together, hearing the stories behind them, and getting a front-row seat to the creative process. But you don’t have to go to a Michelin-starred restaurant to…
March 24, 2025
Tales from the Kitchen: The Strangest Places I’ve Ever Cooked
Being a private chef in Cornwall means I’ve cooked in some incredible places—luxury holiday homes, grand estates, even on the beach. But sometimes, the most unforgettable jobs happen in the most unexpected locations. Private dining isn’t always…
March 17, 2025
What They Don’t Tell You About Being a Private Chef
When people hear I’m a private chef in Cornwall, they picture me casually cooking for celebrities, swanning around beautiful kitchens, and plating up fancy dishes every night. Sure, sometimes it looks like that—but there’s a whole other side that…