Nathan Outlaw

Having intially trained in Thanet, Kent and with renowned chefs Rick Stein and Gary Rhodes, Nathan now has his own signature restaurant at the well-established Marina Villa Hotel and the new Nathan Outlaw Seafood and Grill at St Enodoc Hotel in Rock. Nathan previously showed his skills at St Ervan Manor near Padstow and the Black Pig restaurant in Rock, achieving Michelin stars at both venues.

www.nathan-outlaw.co.uk / www.themarinahotel.co.uk/nathanoutlaw

Kevin Viner

Kevin is a winner of some of Britain’s renowned professional cooking competitions including UK National Chef of the Year in 1998 and the AA’s Chef of the Year in 1999, voted by his peers and colleague chefs throughout the trade. He was also nominated as one of the 'Top ten chefs of the last decade' by the A.A. He now judges for national and international salons, and in January 2009 was invited to act as Chairman of Judges at Hospitality, the country’s leading catering exhibition.

www.vinersrestaurant.co.uk

Paul Ripley

Paul Ripley left the busy restaurants of London to work in Cornwall at Rick Stein's restaurant. After spending ten years with Rick, Paul left his Head Chef's position to open his own restaurant, Ripley's in St Merryn where he earned his first Michekin star within the first six months.

Paul currently runs the St Kew Inn near Wadebridge with his partner Sarah Allen.

www.stkewinn.co.uk

David Sharland

David attended Exeter Catering College before moving to London to begin his career as a chef. He has since worked at top London restaurants such as; The Hyde Park Hotel, The Park Lane Hotel, The River Room Restaurant at The Savoy and the Savoy Grill, where he became the first head chef at the restaurant to achieve two AA Rosettes.

David was influential in the opening of The Vineyard at Stockcross. Following another successful restaurant opening in 2000, this time for the luxurious Newbury Manor Hotel, he went on to work at The Harrington Hotel and then Atlantic Bar and Grill, before taking the position of executive chef with Harvey Nichols’ Oxo Tower and Prism Restaurants.

David returned to the South West and joined The Seafood Restaurant as the company’s executive chef.

www.rickstein.com

Neil Haydock

Classically trained, Neil has worked in restaurants in London, France and at the exclusive Sandy Lane Hotel in Barbados. Neil is currently head chef at Fifteen Cornwall, Watergate Bay. Neil and Sanjay Kumar, head chef at the Greenbank Hotel, Falmouth are hosting the young chefs challenge at 10am on Sunday 27th September. Pupils from two local school will come together to present the best dish.

www.fifteencornwall.co.uk

Nigel Tabb

Having worked in the gruelling kitchens of central London for a number of years, when the opportunity came to decamp to sunnier climes, they made their move to Portreath. In 1991 Nigel opened Tabbs Restaurant in the seaside village of Portreath on the North coast of Cornwall. where the business thrived for 15 years. In 2005 the restaurant moved to Truro, with weekly changing menus that reflect the best of seasonal and local produce, Tabb's is one of the most exciting restaurants in Truro.

www.tabbs.co.uk

Chris Eden

Chris joined the Driftwood Hotel as Head Chef in 2006 where he has earne three AA Rosettes. Before joining driftwood, locally-born Chris worked under Michelin starred luminaries such as Philip Howard at The Square, and Robert Reid at The Oak Room (Marco Pierre White).

www.driftwoodhotel.co.uk