About Chef Chini

Chini grew up in London. Before becoming a chef, she built a career in banking and commerce after graduating in Accountancy and Management Information Systems. She then spent six years in Manhattan, where she founded and ran a nanny placement business for high-net-worth families.

Her passion for nutrition began with motherhood. After losing her first pregnancy, she went on to carry twins through a complicated pregnancy, and she focused on nourishing herself to give her babies the best possible start. From the day her sons began eating solids, she cooked the most nutritious meals she could for them.

When the boys started elementary school in Manhattan, Chini began cooking for the school's PTA meetings. Word spread, and attendance grew from fewer than 50 to more than 100. She cooked everything from a two-bedroom apartment, then wheeled it to school on a trolley. The school's chef told her it was never too late to follow her passion, and she took those words to heart.

On returning to the UK, she trained at the renowned Leiths School of Food and Wine and completed their Diploma. She has now been a Leiths-trained chef for eight years, including a year with Spicebox cooking vegetarian food at markets across the country, before establishing Sri Kitchen in Surrey.

Today Chini works as a private chef, cooking British, Mediterranean and healthy Sri Lankan/Asian fusion food for private dinners, celebrations and weekly meal services. She is currently studying Nutrition in Culinary Practice with Leiths, because she has never stopped learning.

Clients value her warmth as much as her cooking. Having worked with discerning families for many years, she knows how to fit in seamlessly as a chef in your home, whether it's an intimate dinner for two or a family celebration.

Sri Kitchen UK Ltd holds a 5-star Food Hygiene Rating and is fully insured.