FOOD + DRINK
MEET THE CHEF :
FABIEN COUCHOURON
Head Chef , The Square Fish Café , Lenham
What led to you becoming a chef ?
From a young age I lived with my grandmother in France , she taught me all of the basics of cooking and ignited my passion for life in the kitchen .
Where did you train ?
At 15 , I attended Ferrandi Paris , an internationally recognised school of culinary arts , for three years . From there I was lucky to work alongside professional Michelin-star chefs which also taught me so much about the art of cooking .
Where have you worked before ?
I have worked in a number of restaurants in France and here in Kent but perhaps my most memorable are Morot- Gaudry in Paris where I worked as an apprentice learning from two Michelin-star chefs : Jean Pierre and the legendary Morot Gaudry himself ; The Belle Aurore , where I worked as a sous chef alongside one Michelin-star chef , José Bailly ; and The Farmhouse in West Malling , which was my first head chef opportunity at the age of just 24 . Oh , I also loved working in St Tropez , but that is another story …
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