Owner, Chef Stephen James Gomes

Born in Mumbai to a family of Master Chefs. His father James was a Master Chef in India and his older brother, Ignatius, is General Manager of the Ramada in New Jersey. Career : Became the youngest Executive Chef in the world at 21 at The Continental Palace in South Africa. Came to London in 1999 Executive/Corporate Chef of Cafe Naz Group and Head Chef at Cafe Naz Cardiff before moving as owner/chef to Moksh Cardiff Bay with Abdul Kashim in 2007. Before this consulted at the Indigo Restaurant at the Ramada in New Jersey. Opened second restaurant in Mertyr Tydfil in 2007 with a further two overseas, which is an example of how well the restaurant and its innovative, lauded cuisine has been received. Stephen has traveled throughout the world, studying and serving in South Africa, Thailand, Bangladesh and India, his birthplace. He has brought this experience to Cardiff providing a vast array of succulent authentic Asian dishes from the finest traditions of Eastern Cuisine. Official chef for the BPA Police Association South Wales. Master Chef Roll of Honour 2003. Won Chef of the Year 2006/7 and his new restaurant is already very popular. Cardiff City Council Food Hygiene Award 2007. won the 2009 title of Cobra Curry Guide Indian Chef of the Year - an accolade he also won both in 2007 and 2008. Winner of South Wales Echo Indian Food & Drink Awards 2010. Fellow of Restaurant Hall of Fame (FRHF)