Chef at Rick Stein restaurant found dead in staff accommodation

The Managing Director of the Rick Stein Group paid tribute to the ‘much-loved’ chef - (Getty)

A “much-loved” chef who worked at Rick Stein’s restaurant The Cornish Arms has been found dead.

Police were called to a house of multiple occupancy at Grenville Road in Padstow around 8pm last Thursday out of concern for the welfare of a man inside. The young man, in his 30s, was declared dead at the scene.