Restaurant food delivered to your door from top Peterborough chef

Enterprising Peterborough chef James Birchall thinks he has come up with the answer with the launch of his new business Chef James.

Working out of the kitchen at his Hampton homes, James, who has an impressive CV, prepares restaurant quality meals, to order, and delivers them to you door.

All you have to do is heat it up... and enjoy.

The classically trained chef (he left home at 16 to follow his dream) has worked at the likes of Langans Brasserie Mayfair and for the Harvey Nic’s chain. He has also had the privilege of cooking for Prince Charles on several occasions at Clarence House and Sandringham.

And if he is still short of ideas, most recently he was head of innovation and development for a large global food business.

“My dream has always been to have my own business,” said James. “From speaking to people and from the market research I carried out, I saw a real opportunity here in Peterborough.

“My overall purpose of the business is to offer healthy, fresh, on trend chilled restaurant quality meals where I deliver them to your door.

“The aim is to help people manage their busy lives and have the choice to eat quality, fresh, healthier food every day at an affordable price.”

The chef, who makes his own spice blends and marinades as he creates all his dishes from scratch, feels this gives him the edge.

“I believe this is critical and something I am very passionate about, I think the choice our local community has is generally unhealthy, expensive with limited choice,” he added.

James now takes orders and delivers across the whole of south Peterborough as the customer base for his modern take on ready meals continues to grow.

South East Asian and Indian are proving his biggest sellers, with pies now becoming popular as winter sets in.

“The feedback I get has been very satisfying and I already have some great regular customers who use me four or five times a week.”

And not one to rest on his laurels, James is working towards opening a deli and a bespoke experience evening cookery school in the city centre.

For more on what is on offer from Chef James go to www.chefjames.co.uk