David Goodridge, is the Chef de Cuisine of the venerable Gaddi's restaurant at the Peninsula Hong Kong hotel.
He joined Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Oxfordshire, England, owned by one of the world's finest chefs Raymond Blanc, as a commis pâtissier at the age of 18.
Goodridge also spent time in the kitchen at Le Maison Troisgros, Restaurant Pierre Gagnaire and La Côte D'Or, all three-star Michelin restaurants.
He also won three gold medals and two silvers in Salon Culinaire national competitions.
After spending eight years in Le Manoir, Goodridge worked in Tokyo and Tokushima, under respected chef Koyama Hirohisa at his eponymous restaurants.