"I never decided or wanted to be a chef. I was interested in engineering and architecture, but I wasn't the most academically inclined at school. So, given my father was a pastry chef, my next instinct was to go into hospitality," says Gary Klaner; a humble answer from a man who is the Executive Head Chef of one of London's original five-star Grande Dame luxury hotels - The Landmark London.
Having worked for Klaner for nearly three years, first as an apprentice and then as a Commis Chef, my early memories are of his imposing stature. At 6'4" and as someone who isn't very talkative, he can appear intimidating.
