The Culinary Journey of Chef Who Cooked for Presidents
Friday, May 22, 2020 0:01
By JAMES KAHONGEH
Simon Wanjau.
Almost in a mystical fashion, the former executive chef at InterContinental Hotel has sometimes made delicate decisions at equally delicate circumstances, surviving even when drowning was certain.
When he left the InterContinental Hotel last year to run the family business, he had been in the industry for 20 years.
His last role at Intercontinental Hotel as the executive chef for seven years was a head-spinning job.
“We lost power just when we had finished setting up at a state dinner during former President Mwai Kibaki's time,” Simon recalls.