Episode 9 - Shane Born - The Cultured Chef
Send us a textFrom an early age Shane Born was taught to appreciate a good home cooked meal, and what it really means to be at the dining table surrounded by family.It was this valuable life lesson that gave him the drive to push beyond the home kitchen, working alongside his mentor and business partner - his mother.To this day he describes her a key figure in his culinary life.She was the person that sparked the love of and respect of food, travelling and living around the world as a f...
From an early age Shane Born was taught to appreciate a good home cooked meal, and what it really means to be at the dining table surrounded by family.
It was this valuable life lesson that gave him the drive to push beyond the home kitchen, working alongside his mentor and business partner - his mother.
To this day he describes her a key figure in his culinary life.
She was the person that sparked the love of and respect of food, travelling and living around the world as a family in places such as South Africa, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, the US, and the Middle East, visiting various cookery schools, the learning curve was fast and sharp.
Discussing food heritage, from all of the parts of globe, Shane describes how his style of food has evolved, due to his extensive culinary adventures.
All of this led to a culmination of a catering business and cookery school - Borns Kitchen - http://www.bornskitchen.com
Equally, he is also the executive chef of Bidi Bondi on the palm in Dubai - https://www.bidibondi.com
Some of the flavours combinations on his menu, delve into the extensive memory bank of the chef, in order to bring his travels and translate them on the plate.
As food brings people together, why not bring chefs together too? This is exactly what Shane has done, co founding the Dubai Chefs Collective, bringing like minded chefs together on one platform, in order to share ideas, techniques, most importantly to support each other during the pandemic.
https://www.dubaichefscollective.com
The late great Anthony Bourdain is someone that the chef looks up to, as he was the guy who really told it like it is! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain
David Chang, is another food hero Shane respects, Chef Chang is someone who take something incredibly simple, then makes something incredibly delicious, explaining food in way that everyone can understand.
Last but not least of his mentors, is the legendary chef, author and presenter - Shirley Guy https://twitter.com/shirleykilian?lang=en
Who also happened to be head judge on BBCs Great South African Bake Off.
Shane is an incredibly cultured chef, overall his knowledge of food through his family, extensive travels, and hands on experience, is a true recipe for success!
To reach Shane directly go to - https://www.instagram.com/chefshaneborn/
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