To put it simply, I am passionate about food and it is in my kitchen where I feel most at home. I love nothing more than delighting others through food, bringing friends and family together around the table.

I have a passion for the connection between food, a sense of place and storytelling, which is infectious, intriguing and comforting all at the same time. My story is one which interweaves the sentimental tales of a childhood in Provence with my grandfather ‘Papa’ collecting strawberries from the fields to the hum of crickets in the warm sunshine, to the beautiful shores of Cornwall and golden sandy beaches. Experience and memories are translated into ingredients which collectively are heightening into simplistic, rustic dishes which are easily recreated at home.

I trained in London and France and my classical training forms the backbone of my cooking style. When I was 23 I moved to Cornwall where I successfully ran the Harbour Restaurant in Port Isaac. I was named best chef in the South West by Food magazine and was listed in the top 100 most influential women in the hospitality industry for two years running. I have been recognised by Michelin since 2016 and I appeared on Great British Menu representing the South West on BBC 2 in 2019 during the competition I made sure that my ethos of pared down, seasonal cooking came across in my menu. 

In May 2021 I was also commissioned by the Cabinet Office to create, cook and style a dinner for Royalty and the World Leaders for the G7 summit. This dinner took place at the Eden Project. This was an extraordinary event. I was the first woman to cook for the leaders of the western worlds. Meeting POTUS was a highlight.

My debut cookbook Sea & Shore Recipes & Stories from a Kitchen in Cornwall was published in June 2021 with Hardie Grant, and my second book Time and Tide: Recipes from my Coastal Kitchen was published in 2023.

I was also included in a book released in September 2021  *The Female Chef* by Claire Finney and Lisa Seabrook Stories and Recipes from 31 women redefining the British Food scene. I was also commissioned to write the September chapter for Miranda York’s new book. My recipes have been included in Delicious Magazine, OFM, Guardian Feast and have appeared on BBC 2 with Rick Stein, BBC 1’s Saturday Kitchen and V is for Veggie on Channel 5. My second cookbook Time & Tide was published in 2023 by Hardie Grant, and I am currently writing book three.

I live in Cornwall with my partner Mark Hellyar, a winemaker, and I have three children Oscar 21, Finn 20 and Evie 18. 

Simply wonderful to meet you! Ex