Chef Scott Melvin

Private Chef In Cape Town
Chef Scott Melvin

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NOTHING GREAT WAS EVER ACHIEVED WITHOUT ENTHUSIASM, HARD WORK, CREATIVITY AND A CURIOSITY

Scott joined Jason Atherton and the Gordon Ramsay Group in 2006 as a Senior Sous Chef with Maze Restaurant. His extensive experience made him an immediate asset to the team and he soon was promoted to manage both of the kitchens at Maze and Maze Grill. With Jason Atherton and The Social Company in 2010, he opened the award-winning Table No. 1 in the designer boutique hotel, The Waterhouse at South Bund, in Shanghai, China. In 2013 he opened the highly successful Commune Social tapas, dessert, and Bar in Jingan Shanghai, and was be part of the opening team at The Shanghai EDITION in 2018. In 2020 Scott opened a small start-up, Fox and Jackal, offers a bespoke service in Culinary, Catering, and Consulting - specializing in - Hand-Crafted, small-batch food products, Dining options, Commercial partnership, Private cook, Cooking class and Coaching, External catering, Brand partnerships, Collaborations, and Hospitality Consulting.

Originally from Dundee, Scotland, with strong ambition driving him, Scott worked his way through some of the toughest kitchens in the UK, China, Denmark, Bermuda, Channel Islands, and France. While abroad, he developed a deep passion for exploring local food cultures, ingredients, and culinary traditions. To this day, he continues to gather inspiration through many of his travels.

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For me, cooking is...

EVOKING A MEMORY, A STORY, THAT STIMULATES THE SENSES AND CREATES AN ORIGINAL EXPERIENCE

I learned to cook at...

I've worked in many concepts and establishments, from Gordon Ramsay Group, The Social Company, Rocco Forte Hotel, EDITION Hotels & Unlisted Collection

A cooking secret...

THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS TO ANY PLACE WORTH GOING..

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