[1][2][3][4] In Denmark Cunningham started as fish cook and became head chef at Søllerød Kro, which during his time there acquired one of the first Michelin stars awarded in the country,[1][4] then at Formel B [da], where he trained Mads Refslund [da], and at Coquus and Plaza before becoming co-owner and chef at The Paul, located in Glassalen, the glass pavilion at Tivoli in Copenhagen.
[8] After the restaurant suffered from the financial crisis[4] and after being hospitalised in spring 2011 with a stress-related condition and refused reduced hours by Tivoli management,[1][7] Cunningham closed The Paul late that year.
[8] At previous restaurants, Cunningham's cooking used precision techniques such as molecular cuisine; at Henne Kirkeby Kro he announced that he would make use of the restaurant's kitchen garden—the largest in Denmark—and access to the coast and fresh fish to perform "intuitive", jazz-inspired cooking.
[7] He decides everything about the menu, which he has called "a gastronome's Russian roulette";[7] it "may consist of anything from pig ears with oyster aioli to duck decorated with marigolds"[8] and emphasises the fresh ingredients.
[3] Cunningham lives in Korsør with his wife, Lene, and children,[1] currently spending half the week there because of the distance from Henne Kirkeby,[8] and is active as a photographer.