Autor/-in: Paul Ainsworth

Award-winning chef Paul Ainsworth began his career helping his parents at their guesthouse in Southampton. After studying at Southampton City College Paul's first big break was working at the Michelin-starred Rhodes in the Square in London. Two years later Paul moved on to work at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. Since then, Paul and his wife Emma have built The Ainsworth Collection in Cornwall, including, in Padstow, their Michelin-starred restaurant Paul Ainsworth at No6, Caffe Rojano, and their 6-suite boutique hotel, Padstow Townhouse. The couple also have The Mariners public house in Rock. Paul appeared on BBC2's Great British Menu in 2011 as well as regular appearances on Saturday Kitchen, Sunday Brunch, MasterChef, ITV's This Morning, The One Show and James Martin's Saturday Morning. Paul was also a Judge/Mentor on ITV's prime time show Next Level Chef in 2023, with Gordon Ramsay and Nyesha Arrington.