England

Greater London

United Kingdom

London

I’m Daijon, a chef based in London. I’ve worked at restaurants including the two Michelin-starred Claude Bosi at Bibendum, Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay, Socca and Manteca. Alongside restaurant work, I’ve run my own pop-ups, supper clubs and residencies, and cooked private dinners ranging from relaxed sharing menus to twelve-course tasting menus. I’m also a UK regional finalist in the 2026 S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition.

My cooking comes from my Jamaican roots and the food I grew up eating—brown stews, curries and dishes full of flavour. I bring that together with my interest in Thai and Asian cooking and the techniques I’ve learned working in restaurants. I love cooking over fire, working with seafood, and using smoke, spice and acidity.

I enjoy getting to know who I’m cooking for and making something they’re excited to eat. That could be a proper comforting meal, a table full of sharing dishes or a tasting menu for a special occasion. I take the food seriously, but I want people to feel comfortable, enjoy themselves and leave having eaten really well.

Pepper prawns

Salt fish fritters

Jerk chicken

Escovitch fish

Slow-braised oxtail

Coconut rum cake

Dark chocolate

Spiced pumpkin and coconut soup

A relaxed three-course private dinner cooked at your home. Choose one starter, one main and one dessert for the table, built around Caribbean flavours and modern technique.

Caribbean Three-Course Dinner

Doubles

Smoked chicken tacos

Smoked curry mutton tacos

Coconut rice

Festival

Green papaya slaw

Grilled pineapple

A generous sharing-style dinner cooked at your home. Dishes arrive at the table for everyone to share, with Caribbean smoke, spice and fresh flavours.

Caribbean Sharing Feast

Mini beef patties

Thai fish cakes

Plantain cups

Smoked salmon on rye crisp

Crispy coconut chicken bites

Mango sticky rice bites

Passion fruit possets

A spread of canapes and small bites for parties and gatherings, freshly made at your venue with Caribbean and Thai flavours.

Canapes and Bites

Plantain crisps and spiced nuts

Prawn cocktail

Roast squash and coconut soup

Jerk-spiced butter, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes, glazed carrots, braised red cabbage, gravy

Roast turkey

Whole baked salmon

Christmas pudding

Spiced poached pear

A festive Christmas dinner cooked at your home, with a Caribbean twist on the traditional trimmings.

Caribbean Christmas Dinner

Jerk-glazed ham

Spiced roast cauliflower and chickpea tray

Baked mac and cheese

Roasted root vegetables

Winter slaw

Cornbread

Rum-glazed bread and butter pudding

Tropical fruit

A festive buffet cooked at your home or venue, with Caribbean flavours and winter favourites for a crowd.

Festive Buffet

Oyster

Roti

Mackerel ceviche

Smoked coconut pork collar

Thai tea tiramisu

A five-course tasting menu cooked at your home, moving through Caribbean and Thai flavours with modern technique.

Five-Course Tasting Menu

Chef Daijon Ford's menus