Hailing from the suburbs of London, Steve grew up surrounded by the lush Hertfordshire countryside. With small village butchers and farm shops it's where his love of food and butchery started. Steve joined the armed forces where for a time worked in the Officers Mess and honed his craft butchery skills, catering for some of Britain's highest ranking officers and Royal Family. After extensive travel around the world and learning from some of the best butchers Europe has to offer Steve is now Head of Butchery at Swiss Butchery.