Paul Ainsworth was born on 1979 and is a British chef from Southampton, England.
13 Facts About Paul Ainsworth
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Paul Ainsworth is chef-patron at Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 in Padstow, Cornwall which was awarded a Michelin star in 2013 and has four AA Rosettes.
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Paul Ainsworth grew up in Southampton, England and lived in a guest house run by his mother, who is from the Seychelles, and his father.
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Whilst he was at college, Gary Rhodes invited students to work for him and, following a successful interview, Paul Ainsworth began working for Rhodes in 1998 at his restaurant Rhodes in the Square, located in London's Dolphin Square.
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Paul Ainsworth then worked for Gordon Ramsay at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay for three years before moving to Ramsay's Petrus restaurant in 2003, working under Marcus Wareing for three years and continued to work for Wareing when he relocated to The Berkeley.
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Paul Ainsworth then opened his own restaurant along with two friends, which was funded by businessman Derek Mapp.
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Paul Ainsworth oversees Padstow Italian restaurant Rojano's in the Square which he reopened with businessman Mapp in 2011 and, along with his wife, runs The Townhouse guest house, located in Padstow.
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On 4 July 2024, Paul Ainsworth's first cook book was published, titled For the Love of Food.
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In 2011, Paul Ainsworth competed in the BBC's Great British Menu, winning the dessert course with a dish called Trip to the Fairground.
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Paul Ainsworth is a regular guest chef on BBC's Saturday Kitchen.
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Paul Ainsworth is a regular chef on BBC's Yes Chef and in 2017 was a chef on the BBC's Royal Recipes.
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In 2017, Paul Ainsworth appeared as a guest chef on the TV series MasterChef, creating dishes for the US Ambassador to the UK, cooked by the show's contestants.
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In 2023, Paul Ainsworth served as a mentor alongside celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay and Nyesha Arrington on the UK version of Next Level Chef.