For Daisy Smith, the kitchen has always been more than a workplace – it’s where memories, creativity, and ambition all came together. Her love for food began long before she wore chef whites.
As a child, I used to spend school holidays with my dad, who was a chef at a private school in Rugby,” Daisy recalls. “I’d join him at work, and we’d cook together in the kitchen. It was such a fun experience and it taught me so much about food. Looking back, those times were a huge inspiration for me.
That early spark stayed with her. After leaving school, Daisy began her journey in catering as a kitchen porter at Weetabix in Burton Latimer. Surrounded by the sights and smells of a busy kitchen, she soon found herself drawn to the heart of it – preparing ingredients, cooking breakfasts, and eventually creating dishes of her own.
Once I started working with ingredients, something clicked,” she says. “I realised I had a passion for food, and I wanted to turn it into a career.
Three years on, that passion has flourished into a genuine craft. Daisy has discovered a real love for baking – from soft pastries to indulgent traybakes – and she takes pride in seeing others enjoy what she’s created.
There’s something so rewarding about making something from scratch and watching people’s faces light up when they taste it.
