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ABOUT
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WHO WE ARE - THE OWNERS
| CLIVE RIDOUT |
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Clive was born and bread in Cardiff, Wales, the United
Kingdom. He has been a professional chef for almost
20 years - he started as a trainee chef at a French
restaurant whose head chef/proprietor is the elite graduate
of Cordon Bleu school in France. After having trained
there for 6 years and studying at a local catering college
for the theory side of cooking, he then went on to work
at a Japanese restaurant and the award-wining Armless
Dragon Restaurant in Cardiff in order to expand his
vision and to develop new styles of cooking.
He has worked as a successful head chef, specialising
in French and Mediterranean cuisine with a touch of
Eastern taste, in several parts of England and Wales
such as the Cornish Range in Mousehole, Cornwall. In
year 2004,
Clive and Maki emigrated to Spain to take on a challenging
project to start a rural accommodation with services.
Interests: Scuba Diving, Travelling, Canoeing, Cycling,
Walking, Photography
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| MAKI RIDOUT |
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Maki was born in Tokyo, Japan and when she was a teenager,
the family moved temporarily to England, due to her father'
s academic sabbatical. Although her parents returned to
Japan after a couple of years, Maki and her sister continued
their stay to complete their education and she read a
BA (Hons) degree in Education at the University of Wales.
After graduating,
Clive and Maki got married and began their careers in
London. Maki had worked for one of the largest investment
banks in the world as a manager of Futures and Options
Department until the couple moved to West Cornwall. Maki
gave birth to their first baby named Cei in November 2004
in Spain.
Interests: Scuba Diving, Travelling, Tennis, Skiing, Walking,
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