Chef Martin Blunos is a genuinely lovely person who thoroughly threw himself into the day. He was approachable and personable and everyone is still "raving" about him.
He was very adaptable and made our "Celebrity" Ready Steady Cook! a roaring success. He put the contestants at ease and showed a great sense of humour which far exceeded our expectations. Martin did not rush off after the event and engaged in many conversations with team members who approached him.
I would have no hesitations in recommending Martin Blunos of Celebrity Chefs UK to other Companies as he was an absolute star and a pleasure to spend time with. Thank you Rosemary for perfectly arranging everything for us - we will be back in contact later in the year as we start to plan next year's event!
Kelly Wilshire
Group Catering Training Manager, NEC Group
My brother and I own a restaurant in Karachi,Pakistan and we wanted to raise its awareness within the community; we came up with an option of inviting chefs from different countries to share their cuisine's and we termed it as a food festival. Browsing through the web, I came across Rosemary Melbourne's website and from thereon, my task became a lot simpler; she literally took the whole thing out of my hands and made it happen! The chefs came over and delighted everyone with their mouth-watering 'inventions' and we achieved out objective! Absolutely professional and a wonderful experience!
Farooq Mamsa
The Aqua Lounge, Karachi, Pakistan
I would like to say a huge thank you to Rosemary Melbourne on behalf of Magor VAP School, the staff and children for supporting our Healthy Eating Event. The event was a huge success and the children thoroughly enjoyed the day, especially sampling the delicious food cooked up by Sian Blunos Sian literally didn’t stop all day and the children were so enthusiastic, they ate like they’d never eaten before! Sian was such a natural with the children and was so professional yet down to earth. The staff were so impressed with her they all want a copy of her book! Thanks again for recommending Sian, she is a real credit to you and Celebrity Chefs UK and such a fantastic person to endorse healthy eating.
Louise Jones
Healthy Eating Co-ordinator, Magor VAP School
Celebrity Chef Martin Blunos joined us at Blue Rooms, a private members club in Bath to cook a 'Celebrity Chef Menu' for our members. The dinner was sold out with a waiting list of people wanting to attend. The 3-course meal was divine and our members certainly enjoyed it, the clear favourite being Martins piece de resistance, his 'boiled egg'. The evening was a huge success which we hope to repeat with Martin and other Celebrity Chef's from Rosemary Melbourne's 'Stable'.
Saz Kiernan
Director, Mode Media PR for BlueRooms
Rosemary - thank you for your help in making the arrangements for Chef Michael Moore to officially open the new kitchen facilities at the British Disabled Water Ski Association Centre at Heron Lake.
Michael's cookery display was second to none and his warm and friendly manner instantly put everyone at their ease. We couldn't have asked for a better Chef to initiate the facility. His ability to talk to all people at all levels on a variety of subjects stood him in good stead when dealing with Lord Snowdon and new MP Adam Afriyie, with whom he was an instant hit.
In short, Michael's presence transformed what was to be an important event - into a day to remember. We cannot thank you all enough and I am sure that Michael's support has and will enable us to further promote the good work of the BDWSA.
Paula Campbell
Public Relations Manager, Three Valleys Water & Veolia Water UK
A big thank you to Rosemary Melbourne for arranging for Martin Blunos to attend the Gourmet Food Festival in Capetown, South Africa May 2005. Martin was, and is, superb. He was fantastic with everyone - from the students at The Hands on Workshop, to the visitors at the Exhibition, to the demonstrations at Chefs in action. For the Restaurant at the Good Food & Wine Show it was an upliftment experience for the restaurant team. They learnt so much from Martin. Of course the pinnacle event was the Gala Signature Banquet, where we raised a quarter of a million Rand for the charities. Martin's course received applause from all the diners, and James Martin made a public announcement confirming to all that Martin is a genius and how fortunate we are to be able to experience one of his creations!!!
Christine Cashmore
Director, Gourmet Food Festival, SA.
Valentina Harris created a stunning dinner party for my wife's 40th birthday. The evening was a huge success and the food served by Valentina and her brilliant team was great. I would have no hesitation in recommending Valentina to any of my friends and a big thank you to Rosemary at Celebrity Chefs UK for putting everything together.
Nigel Hamilton-Smith
Vantis PLC, St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Rosemary, thank you all at Celebrity Chefs UK for putting us in contact with Martin Blunos. Martin was exceptionally good in the co-creation session. He was absolutely one of the star participants with actionable ideas and “right on” thoughts. He also mixed so well with the other participants and because of his ‘open mindedness’ was very, very pleasing to work with, we were very happy with him.
Just Cluysenaer
Growth Strategy Consultants, www.auberonconsultants.com, Holland
Thanks to Rosemary Melbourne at Celebrity Chefs UK for organising chef Steven Walpole to appear on the Saab stand at the recent Taste of London Food Festival. Steven was absolutely fantastic! He was brilliant with everyone who came to the stand, also the client and everyone he worked with. I'm really pleased with the event and Steven definitely drew people onto to the stand - he was a real pleasure to work with, he worked really hard and I couldn't have wanted anyone else for the Saab stand and a great guy to boot! I had brilliant feedback from everyone involved in the event - so a big thank-you to Steven and Celebrity Chefs UK!
Mel Davey
Account Manager, Butterfield Morris Limited, UK
Chef Martin Blunos joined us in Oman to perform a talk and present the countries prestigious Restaurant of the Year Awards. He was also asked to spend some time with the local students at the National Hospitality Institute. The awards ceremony was attended by over 300 people from various parts of the industry and was a glorious event. This is our first experience with Celebrity Chefs UK, if all of their chefs are as dedicated, personable, professional and open as Martin then we should convert all of our events to 'Celebrity Chef' events...
Mark Lack
Head of Beverages - OMAN, Oman United Agencies LLC & ONAS Trading LLC.
`Celebrity Chefs UK competently and professionally provide us with chefs for prestigious events, the most recent at an event in Frankfurt where Valentina Harris was a real hit with our customers and the evening was a total success`.
Christine Coleman
Marketing Communications Manager, Mastertaste.
'We recently held an open day and the cookery demonstrations were an absolute triumph. The chef, Johnathan File was superb and entertained us with his excellent cookery skills. The food was delicious! He was very knowledgeable and concise undoubtedly contributing to new sales and increased business. We will certainly hold the event again, thankyou Celebrity Chefs UK!'
Peter Walker
Proprietor, Kitchen Dreams.
'As a multi media production company specialising in video, CD-ROM and DVD we work in a very demanding business sector, where clients want the work yesterday and promise to pay tomorrow. It's a business where creativity needs to go hand in hand with practicality. What makes it all happen is people working together as a team. People you can rely on to deliver professionally, efficiently and who comprehend your problems without giving you their own. Over the last few years Rosemary Melbourne (Celebrity Chefs UK) has been reliable and effective in providing marketing and liaison services. On a recent cooking programme with John Benson-Smith, Rosemary provided the essential communication and organisational skills required to deliver a successful project. The commitment and professionalism afforded to this project was typical of the attention to detail and quality provided by Rosemary.'
John Watson Rosie
Managing Director, The Maclagan Men.
'I have featured many talented chefs from Celebrity Chefs UK on the TV show Good Food Live! The company is helpful and efficient to deal with and the chefs they represent have provided excellent material for the show, exploding with great ideas and fantastic food!'
Michael Connock
Producer, Prospect Pictures.
'We have used Celebrity Chefs UK for our European events and it is reassuring to know that one phone call to this company ensures that we get the best service and everything is efficiently taken care of. Ms Melbourne at Celebrity Chefs UK is a perfectionist and at a recent prestigious fund raising event in Los Angeles she arranged and co-ordinated with a high-status chef who was flown in to manage the event, staffing and catering and this made a fabulous and memorable evening for all.'
Royston Paul Burgess-Williams
Major Domo, Los Angeles, California, USA.
'With the help of Celebrity Chefs UK, Neff is delighted to be associated with John Benson-Smith. John has shown a real willingness to get involved with our brand, to understand our objectives and work with us to achieve our goals. He seeks new challenges and approaches each project with a positive attitude. His customer demonstrations have been particularly beneficial in building a strong relationship between Neff and its customers`.
Alice Portnoy
Marketing Manager, Neff UK Limited.
`We are delighted to work with Celebrity Chefs UK on an ongoing basis. The company has been involved with our new range of Alfresco sandwiches (www.alfresco.co.uk) headed by Brian Turner and a team of celebrity chefs. They have also sourced an excellent consultant chef to assist with our product development and marketing; a liaison which is extremely beneficial for our company.`
David Franks
Managing Director, Sandwich Plus.
'Our company has just held an open-weekend to launch the refurbishment of our showroom and Chef John Benson-Smith from Celebrity Chefs UK held two cookery demonstrations. It was a great success; our customers thoroughly enjoyed the event and were full of praise. John was very well organised and very professional; we simply left him to get on and he did the rest!'
David & Lyn Nickson
Managing Directors, Nicksons.
'Celebrity Chefs UK provided Chef Jonathan File for our 'Healthy Eating Day'. The event went extremely well and Jonathan was excellent, the children loved him and the dishes they produced with his help were superb, I can't speak too highly of him.'
Barbara Smale
Reddish Vale Technology College
