Emily Scott
To put it simply, Emily is passionate about food and it is in her kitchen where she feels most at home. Emily loves nothing more than delighting others through food, bringing friends and family together around the table.
Emily’s passion for the connection between food, a sense of place and storytelling is infectious, intriguing and comforting all at the same time. Her story is one which interweaves the sentimental tales of a childhood in Provence with her grandfather ‘Papa’ collecting strawberries from the fields to the hum of crickets in the warm sunshine, to the beautiful shores of Cornwall and golden sandy beaches.
Experience and memories are translated into ingredients which collectively are heightening into simplistic, rustic dishes which are easily recreated at home.
Emily trained in London and France and her classical training forms the backbone of her cooking style. When Emily was 23 she moved to Cornwall where she successfully ran the Harbour Restaurant in Port Isaac.
She was named best chef in the South West by Food magazine and was listed in the top 100 most influential women in the hospitality industry for two years running.
Emily moved to the beautiful village of St Tudy and transformed the St Tudy Inn to a beautiful restaurant with rooms. She sold the Inn to concentrate on other projects in May 2021.
Emily has been recognised by Michelin since 2016 and appeared on Great British Menu representing the South West on BBC 2 in 2019, during the competition Emily made sure that her ethos of pared down, seasonal cooking came across in her menu.
Emily’s new restaurant opened on the sea wall in the beautiful location of Watergate Bay on May 18th 2021, an opportunity to continue her partnership with Watergate Bay Hotel, although independent from the hotel Emily works in collaborative way to bring the best to the bay.
In May 2021, Emily was also commissioned by the Cabinet Office to create, cook and style a dinner for Royalty and the World Leaders for the G7 summit at the Eden Project. This dinner took place at the Eden Project. This was an extraordinary event seeing Emily being the first woman to cook for the leaders of the western worlds.
Meeting President Biden and the rest of the world leaders was a highlight for Emily. An opportunity that Emily and her team will never forget.
Emily’s debut cookbook Sea & Shore Recipes and Stories from a Kitchen in Cornwall was published on June 10th with Hardie Grant. Emily has appeared on Saturday Kitchen, filmed with Rick Stein and is currently writing her second book.
