Chef Andy Needham

Career : With a career starting at the Savoy at 17, Andy Needham moved to Paris in 1991 to work at the two-Michelin-starred Le Pre Catalan before moving to Italy to work as a private chef aboard yachts. This was followed by a period at La Cinzianella in Lago Di Varese, which ensured that by the time he returned to London in 1995, he was fluent in English, Italian, French & Spanish. After three years working as Giorgio Locatelli’s sous chef at Zafferano he moved to St Tropez for a year. When he returned, he took up the reins as head chef of Michelin starred Zafferano when Locatelli left to open his own restaurant. Getting a table at Zafferano is tricky, but it’s well worth the effort as Needham serves some of the finest Italian cuisine in London.