Alex Beard Private Chef

My aim is to provide an exceptionally unique experience to every single customer through comprehensive consultation, converting imaginations into a reality and creating an event with a lasting memory

Chef Alex Beard is a highly trained professional chef with an impressive history of fine dining and hospitality. His most celebrated experience comes from his 6 years working at the iconic Waterside Inn, the flagship 3 Michelin stared restaurant of the Roux family.

The legendary British restaurant has hailed the country’s best and well-known chefs through its doors and is synonymous with a demand of the highest caliber of talent. Under the guidance of Michel and Alain Roux, Alex has been trained to the peak of French cooking. Instilled through his time with the Roux Family was the significance of flavour, attention to detail at the utmost level and the importance of the customer.

With Michel Roux, he was also very fortunate to travel the globe cooking in many remarkable locations and enjoying wonderful experiences that has enhanced and refined him not only as a chef but also as a person.

Prior to The Waterside Inn and training as a chef, Alex was the general manager of Palmiet Valley Estate, a small boutique hotel just outside of Cape Town, South Africa. It is Alex’s illustrious history and experiences that contribute towards his innovative and memorable creations that can clearly be evidenced within his dishes.

His aim is to provide an exceptionally unique experience to every single customer through comprehensive consultation and attentively listening to the exacting wishes and visions of his clients. Through careful consideration and execution, he converts those imaginations into a reality –transforming the event into a lasting experience.

Through a vast network of very well-connected industry contacts, the possibility of creating something truly unique and memorable becomes possible. With the collective creativity, wealth of knowledge and more importantly passion, ideas can become moments in time to remember by all those attending.

There is no template for an experience that can be designed only what is in the customer’s mind and creativity of Alex and his network of industry contacts.


Cookery Schools
Alex has also hosted numerous interactive and intimate cookery schools. The level of skill and topics covered is always tailored to the clients’ wishes and can be designed to suit any age range and skill level. All delivered in a professional but friendly environment; participation and interaction are left to the individuals attending.

One example of a past cookery school was at a guest home in Shropshire. Collaborating with Chef Alex, they transformed the event into a weekend experience. Upon guests’ arrival, they experienced a gastronomic tasting menu. This was then followed by two days of tutorials including dinner each night where the guests were able to partake in the creations that were covered throughout the day. There is no limit in customising your event; and with Chef Alex’s expertise, you can surely expect an unforgettable, yet remarkable, memory.