Wildflower chef heads to Phuket resort
Steven Black has left the kitchen of Perth’s highly regarded Wildflower restaurant to take up digs in Phuket, heading the kitchen of COMO Point Yamu.
Wildflower, the rooftop restaurant at COMO The Treasury, was awarded The Western Australian Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year last year and recently received two Chef Hats. Continuing this success, Black was awarded Chef of the Year by the Australian Hotel Association.
Black will lead the culinary offering of the Thai resort, which includes the Italian restaurant La Sirena, serving simple, wood-fired cuisine; the southern Thai street food restaurant, Nahmyaa; the colourful Aqua Bar; and the beach-style bar and restaurant at COMO Beach Club.
Black, an Australian native, started his hospitality career in 1982. He has worked in several top restaurants across Europe and was the co-owner and former chef of London’s Berkeley Square Restaurant, which earned a Michelin Star. He was also awarded a Michelin Star during his time as executive chef at Eastwell Manor Hotel in Kent, England.
The resort’s general manager, Andy Kunz, says they are excited to have Black on board.
“I’m confident he will bring a new dimension to our dining concepts and will greatly enhance COMO Point Yamu’s unique food offering,” he said.
Sheridan Randall, 24th August 2018
