Why We Do What We Do

We are passionately dedicated to delivering truly memorable food experiences here at Chef Jay - here’s why.

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My family sparked my initial love for cooking. My Nan in particular ensured I knew how to recreate all of the Jamaican classics from sloww-cooked, melt-in-the-mouth Curry Goat, to slightly salty Roasted & Fried Breadfruit, Escovitch Fish and everything in-between. Over many years, I learned about balancing spice, good technique

and cooking with love and confidence.

Being half-Ghanaian, I chopped Jollof, Fufu and various soups like there was no tomorrow. The ways we pack maximum flayvour into stews, beans, maizes, and swallows across West-African cuisine, creating tasty ways to use as much of a meat as possible, always made me proud and my belly SING as an Afro-Caribbean.

Living in Barcelona and travels to Italy bring back memories of indulging in tapas and pasta (for research purposes…). Attending family-style functions with local friends were first-hand experiences of what we ALL love about Spanish & Italian food: Traditional, let-the-food-do-its-thing, love-infused cooking. Ragu? Yes. Thrice please.

Reflecting back though, I lost count a LONG time ago of how much Pho I have consumed…Authentic Cantonese, Indian, Thai & Vietnamese dishes are scattered throughout my experiences of enjoying, studying and cooking food.

Endless variations of rice, egg and wheat noodles, crispy juicy meat,

wok-graced seafood, dim sum, and curries.

All of the above, a spontaneous, incredibly fun (and proud) run on Masterchef 2022, endless explorations of restaurants, and food I can still taste if I close my eyes from countries like Thailand, underpin why we do what we do: a promise to deliver an experience, creating flavorsome, thoughtfully presented dishes, ensuring seemless consultation-to-service, showcasing something that truly brings every single corner of the World together - good, food.

Life’s milestones are important. Birthdays, Weddings, Baby Showers, Product Launches, Curated Events: the list goes on. Our Team understand the importance of this in everything we do across Private Dining, Private Catering, Menu Creation,

Hosted Events & Cookery Classes. Our Collaborators and Partners understand this too.

As we approach almost 2 Years of Chef Jay. the deepest of thank yous to all of our Clients and everyone we’ve collaborated with.

It’s been a true pleasure so far.

Here’s to the next two…decades :)