![]() The opportunity to work alongside Matthew Barrett was too good to turn down. After 18 months of hard graft I left Stanneylands and went with the Head chef to open a fine dining restaurant at Mere Golf and Country Club. Although difficult I feel that without this grounding I wouldn’t have achieved what I have today. I loved every minute of the 18 hour days 6 days a week on minimum wage. This was the school of hard knocks for me as I quickly realised that although excelling at college meant nothing in “The Real World”. ![]() Īfter completing college I moved away from Rochdale for a full time roll at one of Cheshire’s most talked about Hotel restaurants The Stanneylands Hotel. I learnt a lot from those days both good and bad !! But I have to say I was itching to work only in the kitchen but it was a good insight into the catering world. These were great days and gave me the opportunity to see how the industry ticks. College was the first time I really excelled in something and gave me the opportunity to laugh at the teachers who said I would never make something of my life!!!!ĭuring the three years at college I also took on a part time position in a local hotel working the bar and restaurant first and then the kitchen. To me it was the only real time I excelled in something and this inspired me to really get my head down and put in the hard work. I started at Hopwood Hall college as a chef and instantly fell in love with it. School was somewhat of a drag for me as I was itching to learn to become a chef. ![]() My grandma’s philosophy for cooking even on a shoe string budget was always to use fresh and seasonal ingredients either home grown or bought from the market. ![]() We used to fight over who got to lick the bowl/spoon after the cakes were made. She made the most amazing cakes and I loved nothing more than eating the sweet raw cake batter straight from the bowl. I have memories of helping make the cakes that she always had made for visitors and family alike. As a young boy growing up I was inspired to cook with my Grandma who was and still is an inspiration to me.
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