One Night in the Vines — Lee Cooper Guest Chef Dinner / Suffolk / 01 · 08 · 2026 One Night in the Vines A late-summer tasting menu cooked over fire at jord — the vineyard retreat at Mount Farm…
Savoring Hand-Dived Orkney Scallops: A Chef’s Guide
July 25, 2026
From the Supplier · Provenance Hand-Dived Orkney Scallops Straight off the seabed, barnacles and weed still clinging on — the best scallops I’ve had through the door in a long while. Upload IMG_2213 to your Media Library and paste its…
One Night at Jord
July 20, 2026
Golden hour in the Suffolk countryside Guest Chef Dinner One Night at jord A late-summer tasting menu in the vines — Mount Farm Vineyards, Suffolk On Saturday 1st August I’ll be cooking a one-night-only dinner at jord, the seasonal countryside…
Blog
July 17, 2026
Lee Cooper Chef · Mentor · Suffolk Chef & Mentor Thermomix Cheflife Podcast Blog Recipes · Kitchen garden · Craft · Leadership · Festivals · Sustainability · Podcast · Recipes · Kitchen garden · Craft · Leadership · Festivals ·…
The Peach Dessert I Demonstrated at Stowmarket Food Festival – Full Recipe
July 4, 2026
Kitchen Garden Season · Demonstration Recipe Poached Vanilla Peachwith Whipped Cheesecake Cream & Thermomix Mango Sorbet 8 Servings 4 Components 45Minutes active Vanilla-Poached Peach Whipped Cheesecake Cream Almond Crumble Thermomix Mango Sorbet Method Chef’s Notes Poach the peaches and bake…
The sweet tooth signature series
February 9, 2026
An Exciting Collaboration with HandFab Introducing the Sweet Tooth Signature Series There are moments in this industry that genuinely give you a buzz. This is one of them. Over the past months I’ve been quietly collaborating with HandFab — a…
Live on Stage: Chef Lee Cooper Cooking Across East Anglia
February 5, 2026
Live on Stage: Chef Lee Cooper Cooking Across East Anglia This spring and summer, I’m taking the knives on the road. I’ll be cooking live on stage at a run of brilliant food and agricultural shows across East Anglia —…
Season 2 episode 3 Deepak Mallya, Head Chef at The Ritz London
December 8, 2025
New episode drop 🎙🔥
This week on the Cheflife Podcast I’m joined by Deepak Mallya, Head Chef at The Ritz London.
We talk about his unexpected route into the kitchen, what it takes to run one of the most precise brigades in the country, and how you balance classical Ritz standards with modern ideas.
Blood Sweat and Asparagus Spears: A Culinary Journey
December 7, 2025
**🎙️ Cheflife Podcast — Andrew Turvil Blood, Sweat and Asparagus Spears: A Journey Through the 1990s UK Restaurant Revolution** Episode Overview In this engaging episode, I sit down with Andrew Turvil to unpack his compelling book Blood Sweat and Asparagus Spears — a reflective…
How I Empower teams in hospitality
Discover how Chef Lee Cooper fosters empowered teams in his kitchens, promoting a culture of respect and collaboration.
