Originally from the West Country, his early career started in country house hotels and restaurants in Gloucestershire, he moved to London in his early twenties, where he worked with well known chefs such as Phillip Britton, Steven Bull and Gary Rhodes. Leaving London, he moved to Norwich where he was Head Chef at the one Michelin starred Adlards before setting up the Hand and Flowers with his wife Beth, and had maintained that Michelin star since 2006, until 2012 where the Hand and Flowers now holds two Michelin Stars.