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An apprenticeship in a five star hotel in London while simultaneously studying had Gollings aspiring for the post of head chef. The apprenticeship was a good experience. The discipline in the kitchens really knocked me into shape and I lost the cockiness that young people usually have, he says.

For the food-loving Englishman, it was a tough but enjoyable life as he moved from one hotel to another gaining experience and learning new styles everywhere he went. The wanderlust in him also found the life of an expatriate more to his liking than the tough life in England. Many expats miss their pint of beer, the football matches back home, but not me, says Gollings.

Having worked with international cuisine in Barbados, Bermuda, Saudi Arabia, France, Dubai and West Africa, he brings to India 23 years of experience, including an unusual combination of diplomas in Butchery and Pastry. Gollings explains, Very often head chefs have no clue about pastry making