In fact, Granddad hadn’t wanted him to become a chef, Damian shared. “He said, ‘Men should not be in the kitchen.’ I turned to him and said, ‘But you are, Pop.’ He said, ‘I’m different’. I said, ‘I think, so am I!’”
He continued: “I realised how important it was for me to preserve the dishes he made. Initially, I didn’t want to do it.” But, he then realised: “‘If this man dies, everything is lost.’ I felt it was so important to preserve the food, the dishes, the heritage that I grew up with, and share it with everybody.”
