Cooking and the Catering Industry.

What is the difference between creating a meal and an oil painting on canvas? Both require inspirational creativity, both need a vibrancy that attracts the on looker. Colour, texture and appearance - they're all in there.

From an early age I have had a great passion for food, cooking and learning about different flavours and foods. A work placement from school in a busy hotel kitchen and I was hooked. College seemed the next logical stage where I worked as well as studied full time.

I moved to Cambridge and worked in a busy restaurant. The following few years I worked in various "rosette" standard kitchens around the UK gaining knowledge and experience from otherChefs. My passion and creativity was for pastry, where I refined my skills.

Travel took hold of me and with my catering background I didn't find it difficult working in the places I explored. My experiences opened my eyes to different cultures and cuisines from around the globe. Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and many European countries.

A whole new world of potential became open to me, keeping my inspiration flowing for new dishes and combinations of flavour. Cooking is a delicate Art form.

Skateboarding, Snowboarding and Adrenalin

After discovering Skateboarding in my early teens my life became richer. I had an after school passion that gave me the extreme pleasure, pain and the technical difficulties my body and mind needed. On a daily basis I would skate, try new tricks and meet people. After fifteen years I still get the same buzz and adrenalin rush. Your personality comes through in the style you ride. Skateboarding has always played a major role in my life and always will. To get the board to do what you want and look natural as you ride is a beautiful form of Art.

Snowboarding came in to my life in my early twenties. I did my first season in Meribel - Three Valleys, French Alps. A picturesque resort in a pure setting of sheer and unquestioned beauty, the sport grabbed me. I got the same adrenalin buzz while being visually stimulated by the awesome backdrop. All my senses were overwhelmed. I have now returned to the Three Valleys for eight seasons. Each year, as I grow as a person, my level of appreciation for my environment grows. I see the mountains now in a totally different light to my first season. I have become aware of the world on another level. The freedom you feel is amazing. Snowboarding is an Art that takes a life time to master and even then you always have more to learn.