Eastern Suburbs, Sydney NSW, Australia.
Has a wealth of experience starting at 15yrs in 1981 washing dishes after school at a local French restaurant in the suburb of Herne Bay in Auckland New Zealand. As of a young age Elmes went on to work under some of New Zealand’s best chefs and some world-renowned best chefs. After 12 years of intense training Elmes eventually was headed the top job at award wining Cin Cin on quay, serving over 300 dinners a night with a staff of 35 chefs. Chef Elmes had become very well known in New Zealand for running the 3 largest restaurant in Auckland in there prime time in the 1990s, Cin Cin on quay, Hammerheads restaurant and iguacu restaurants, each kitchen had well over 40 chefs, Elmes was still only in his late 20s, taking many chefs to the New Zealand Culinary Fare and winning over 50 sliver and gold medals, in the equivalent of the culinary Olympics.
In 2002 Elmes moved to Sydney to open the largest new restaurant in circular Quay Wild Fire restaurant, with a $5 million dollar fit out and a million dollar kitchen with views to the opera house. Restaurant Wild Fire became very successful from open. After 1 year another party to open the new eastern hotel in Bondi Junction approached Elmes, with a budget of over $30 million they purchased and built the Eastern hotel. Elmes was responsible for designing the 3 restaurants and kitchens in the new hotel.
In 2005 Chef Elmes heading the well-known Ravesis hotel in Bondi beach and stayed with company for 12 years during that time Elmes starting his own catering company, the wonderful cuisine catering company. During this time Elmes was running up to 4 different venues at the same time, in its peak summer Elmes was capable of running functions in all venues of over a 1000 customers per day.
