About the author

Peter Gordon was born in the New Zealand coastal town of Whanganui, and collated his first cookbook aged four. After moving to Melbourne in 1981, and completing a four-year cookery apprenticeship, his spirit of adventure and culinary curiosity led him to travel through Asia for a year. This life-changing experience was to become a major influence on his culinary style. In 1986, he moved back to Wellington to become the Head Chef at the original Sugar Club restaurant, a role that established his reputation as a chef. His entrepreneurial spirit combined with his desire to expand his culinary horizons further triggered his move to London in 1989. There he gradually introduced his eclectic style of food, now called fusion, and won wide acclaim for his cooking at the two London branches of The Sugar Club, in Notting Hill and west Soho.