Charlie Walters, founder of Narla in Fowey, has quickly made a name for himself with his bold, imaginative approach to cooking. You can catch Charlie on stage in the Chef’s Theatre at 12pm on Friday December 5th. What’s your earliest food memory? One of my clearest early memories is watching my mum slice vegetables with almost ceremonial […]
Join us as we sit down with Jonny Mutch, the imaginative force behind Plonk’d, whose handcrafted creations have been capturing attention across Cornwall and beyond. Did you always want to be a chef? No, I find it quite amusing that I am considered a chef. I have always loved to cook since I was about 16 and […]
This festive season, we’re delighted to bring you a special Q&A with Chris Eden, executive chef at the renowned Watergate Bay. With a career blending creativity, passion, and a love for seasonal Cornish produce, Chris has become a celebrated name in the culinary world. What’s your earliest food memory? Making Victoria sponge cakes and saffron buns […]
Jamie has owned the Mackerel Sky Seafood Bar, in Newlyn, with his wife Nina since 2015 – it’s now arguably considered one of Cornwall’s best known and most loved seafood spots. And they’ve recently added a sister site and a Cornish delicatessen too. What’s your earliest food memory? At around aged 5, binging on smoked […]
Emily is a chef and best-selling author, and was the commissioned by the Cabinet Office in 2021 to curate a special dinner for Royalty and world leaders at the G7 summit, and has been recognised by Michelin since 2016.
Adrian Oliver is a well-loved Cornish chef best known for his years at Margot’s Bistro in Padstow. Now working as a private chef and proud ambassador for Hospitality Action, Adrian brings warmth, honesty and a deep love of good food to everything he does. Nearly 30 years after arriving in Cornwall for a “summer season,” he’s still here — a testament to the community, people and place that continue to inspire his cooking.
Mark Hix is an acclaimed British chef, restaurateur, and food writer known for championing British seasonal ingredients. With a career spanning over three decades, Hix made his name as Chef Director of Caprice Holdings before launching his own restaurants, including the iconic HIX Oyster & Chop House. A passionate advocate for sustainable sourcing and traditional techniques, he is also a regular contributor to national publications and the author of several cookbooks.
Paul was born and raised in North Yorkshire and has recently moved to Cornwall – having spent his career working with some of the best British chefs including Gary Rhodes, Richard Corrigan and Andrew Pern amongst others – to open his new restaurant Fern.
Former Stein’s head chef Ross Geach is the owner and head grower at Padstow Kitchen Garden, supplying vegetables to top restaurants in Cornwall and beyond. As a seventh-generation farmer, Ross turned a hobby into a thriving business, harvesting in the morning and personally delivering to local chefs by lunchtime.
Since growing up in his parents’ guesthouse in Southampton, Paul Ainsworth has spent a lifetime in hospitality and worked for Gordan Ramsay before creating The Ainsworth Collection. Paul Ainsworth at No6 in Padstow won a Michelin star in 2013 and today the Collection also includes Caffé Rojano, Padstow Townhouse and The Mariner’s Public House in Rock.
