Michael Smith
general-advice, kiwi-chef, recipe-development
Chef Michael is the partner & founder of Café Bar & large
Restaurant in Guangzhou China. He is also the senior manager of Europe’s largest wine
merchants. He is passionate advocate of ‘local is best’ and supporter of business in
harmony with the community & that work should be a pleasure & fun
to benefit owners, staff, customers & communities. He believes that business
should be ethical and contribute to a better environment. That god is
in the detail & what makes the difference between good & great is
merely caring about things.
HARD DATA
Location
Guangzhou
Current Position
Freelance Chef
Experience
36 years
NZ EXPERIENCE
Kiwi Chef
SOFT DATA
STRENGTHS/ACHIEVEMENTS
-Competition judge at annual global young chefs competition
-Food ingredients and wine expert with senior manager experience London’s largest wine and luxury food businesses
-Qualified Wine expert / good training and openings experience
-Chef / proprietor / trainer in restaurants and hotels uk nz china
-Set up chinas first western hospitality school training program
-Classical training to Michelin level and happy with most styles of cooking particularly seafood
-Winner best fishmonger uk
-Food ingredients and wine expert with senior manager experience London’s largest wine and luxury food businesses
-Qualified Wine expert / good training and openings experience
-Chef / proprietor / trainer in restaurants and hotels uk nz china
-Set up chinas first western hospitality school training program
-Classical training to Michelin level and happy with most styles of cooking particularly seafood
-Winner best fishmonger uk
