Richard Nicholls

During a coffee break around the kitchen table at Trevenna, Richard explained to the team that,

“since childhood I have consistently been amazed by food. Combining flavours, textures and colours to create dishes is something I have enjoyed doing since I first began cooking in my Mum's kitchen”.

From this day, we knew we were in good hands. Richard has worked with some of the best chefs and in some of the best restaurants in the South West of England. Richard trained with the Tanner Brothers in Plymouth (owners of Tanners and the Barbican Kitchen), has cooked for Prince Charles and many other well known faces.:

Richard states, “many of the restaurants I have worked in have won awards for the food they serve, however my proudest moment has to be winning my first Rosette within nine weeks of opening the Dartmoor Union which went onto win the Best dining Pub award in all of the country”.

Outside of the kitchen Richard really takes advantage of the local area as much as possible. I am a keen cyclist and Cornwall and Devon have so many fantastic places to go cycling particularly the coastal path and the moors. Richard kayaks quiet and often emtpy stretches of coastline. Richard has said, “the sea has always been a special place for me and this is reflected in the food I cook with seafood dishes being among some of the most exciting to serve”.