Paul Gayler
Paul began his passion for good food at the age of 12 whilst assisting his mother with their family owned outside cleaning business.
By the age of 16 he attended a total catering school where he passed with the highest honours achievable. He later honed his career working in some of Britain's finest restaurants and hotels, as well as spending a short period in France.
In1982 he left the Dorchester in London, and took up the position of head chef at one of London's most famous restaurant "Inigo Jones" where he gained an enviable reputation as a pioneer for haute 'Vegetarian Cuisine'.
Frustrated by the lack of imagination shown by many chefs in the preparation of vegetable dishes, he introduced "Menu Potager" a seven course gourmet inspired vegetarian menu. To this day Paul remains the leader of imaginative vegetarian food in the world.
In 1991, Paul was invited to head up the team of the newly opened Landsborough on Hyde Park, in the heart of London. Over the years the hotel has become a member of the prestigious St. Regis group and has become in a short space of time one of the most exclusive and sought after hotels in the world.
Paul remains to this day the culinary genius, overseeing all food prepareration in the hotel with a brigade of 40 chefs all dedicated to producing great food.
Although Paul himself does not like his food to be labeled, he would probably describe his cuisine as "Global Contemporary; a careful blend of flavours, whilst retaining classical disciplines learnt over many years". He believes there are only two real cooking styles - bad cooking and good cooking.
Paul lives in Essex and is married to Anita, they have 4 children.
