Winning the competition has certainly given me exposure in the industry, by helping me get my name out there, which has a big influence on how you as a chef can add to the change of the industry. S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna are amazing brands that do a lot for our industry. They are a crucial part of what we do and helping people understand what we do. And now, with our industry being so fragile at the moment, they are doing more then what is expected. They are a big part of helping the industry at the moment. I can't be prouder to be associated with a brand like S.Pellegrino.
From a young age, I've had an interest in making food, one of my earliest memories with cooking was making fish fingers and chips. I know it’s nothing amazing but what else will a nine-year-old make for himself. I guess the passion just grew bigger to the point where I made a career out of it.
Be humble and listen. Ask as many questions as possible. Read cookbooks and expand your knowledge. Always work as hard as you can, show respect to other chefs when you're working in the industry, remember they have been where you are. And most of all be patient and don't just chase a title and never stop learning.
Be more humble towards others and listen more to your elders as they understand life a bit more than you think.
Well, let’s say it has an ocean around it so definitely something with fish and coconuts, maybe wrapped in banana leaves and cooked on a bed of coals.
Exercise, exercise! I never knew 5L water bottles can be used as weights until the lockdown happened.
I would say hands down the laughing crying face and the monkey that can't see.