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.
Rick was born on the Channel Islands surrounded by fish. His mother trained at Cordon Bleu and her enthusiasm for food, particularly fish, was passed on to Rick.
With a passion for food ingrained in his blood, Rick left a career in design and went on to manage various sites for Fishworks before realising his and wife Katie’s joint dream of owning their own restaurant.
What Nick doesn’t know about fish, isn’t worth knowing. He grew up working the land with his family growing everything from potatoes to a small vineyard. Nicks worked across the Rick Stein’s Padstow restaurants and in 2016 took over the role as Head Chef Lecturer at the Rick Stein Cookery School – a role he was born to do.
Ben Quinn is a chef, coach, and founder of Canteen—a legendary, community-led café space in Cornwall—and Woodfired Canteen, a roaming events company celebrated for its long-table feasts in unusual locations.
