I always wanted to be a chef – I don't know why – it just happened that way. but realizing my ambition was never going to be easy. I was 14 years old when I really began to think about my career in earnest. being a cook in England was seen as a girl's job. I had to endure taunts of “queer”. “sissy” and all the rest, when I decided to take the Home Economics course on offer at my school.
Even the teacher did not want a “stupid” boy in here class “causing trouble'. however it only tool a few sessions cooking up a storm to change their minds and I was eventually left to get on with it. I was even given my own apron, or “pinnie” as the bullies called it, signifying my acceptance on the course.
Although I was set on catering, I had not idea that it might lead to an international career and a multitude of adventures- both good and bad-that would change my whole life and shape my personality. being a chef has provided me with experiences that money could never buy and memories that time cant erode.
I've worked with people from around the globe and come to understand and appreciate the religious and cultures of the many countries I've worked in and visited. As a result I would like to think this has made me a more tolerant and open minded person who cam adapt and fit in just about anywhere.
Chef’s Tales Description:
Chef s Tales is a personal and professional memoir; a collection of anecdotes drawn from the author s career as a chef. Leaving behind roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, the grey skies of northern England and his beloved Leeds United … a skinny young Yorkshire lad … acquired his vocational skills in cooking, and went on to become an internationally-rated executive chef …
In the process he virtually travelled the world from Europe to North America and the Caribbean, from Hong Kong to China and Indonesia … engaging life s colourful characters and surviving an endless stream of adventures.
