Michael KERR

Head CHEF

A perfectionist at heart, Michael Kerr has spent the past fifty years perfecting his art of Chinese Cuisine. His cooking is unparalleled with regards to his balance of flavours and textures, and has been both the head chef and manager of the Peking for the past 30 years. 

Michael started his career in the illustrious Kuo Yuan restaurant in the early 1960's, under the tutelage of the old Chief Chef of the Chinese Embassy, Mr Kuo.

After years of training, Michael went on to open his first restaurant in 1967, the critically acclaimed Manderin on Finchley Road, with notable mentions from the Good Food Guide, Time Out Magazine and the Egon Ronay Guide.

Michael has travelled extensively throughout the United States of America, Europe and Asia to research other flavours and develop his unique style of Chinese cuisine, before settling in Cambridge in 1985 at the Peking Restaurant on Burleigh Street.