Sandy Wood is a natural born-chef, with an intrinsic culinary flair that was nurtured by her chef extraordinaire mother. After leaving school, Sandy went on to develop her talents, with a Cordon Bleu, followed by; Prue Leith (London), the Ritz Escoffier (Paris), Ballymaloe (Ireland) and Giuliano Bugialli (Italy).
Her culinary profession began at sea, as a yacht chef in Turkey. She then went on to work as the Cybele Forest Lodge chef, followed by 4 years as the Nissan executive chef, after which she took on the bistro reins of Bellini’s. From the comfort of her kitchen, Sandy began teaching and catering and a few years later ‘Sandy’s Kitchen’ was born. Her inspirations are full flavoured, deriving from her many international and local cooking courses. While Sandy puts the flair into the Kitchen, her team of professional staff keep it’s very heart pumping.