I am a professional Chef with 12 years experience in fine dining, events catering and specialising in seafood and game. I use a wide selection of modern and classical techniques across my menus. I put my all into every dish focussing on seasoning, textures, balancing, colours and presentation. I want every dinner to be one to remember.

For me, cooking is...

Cooking is my life I love experimenting and being creative with food.

I learned to cook at...

I learned to cook in restaurants and pubs in Kent earning accolades along my journey and gaining professional Catering qualifications.

A cooking secret...

Staying calm and focussing on the ingredients , treating them with respect.

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Chef James's reviews

4.92

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18 services

James was the perfect chef for us, a small birthday meal with a 8 week old baby. His food was incredible and he wasn't in any way phased by a crying baby or a tiny air bnb kitchen. We will definitely book again

Absolutely brilliant evening, our chef was amazing. Everything went smoothly and the food was perfect. They came set up and even washed up and cleared away. We did this with friends and there were 8 of us. I can't speak highly enough of this for a treat/. I'd definitely do this again.

We hired James for a burns night for sixteen people in our home and it was fantastic. James was so genuinely friendly and with his assistant Paris they made a great team. They arrived in plenty of time to set up, the menu he put together was excellent, the food was served on time and was absolutely delicious, we all loved it. The little touches were lovely, the service was faultless and he left the kitchen absolutely spotless. We’ll definitely use him again and I’d 100% recommend him to anyone.

Outstanding experience. Every course was beautifully prepared, cooked and presented. James Drake made us feel relaxed and special in our own home. Amazing