IMarriott International yamkela uAndrew Simpson njengoMpheki weSigqeba esitsha eWestin Resort naseSpa Langkawi. Amanyathelo obuchwephesha anamava anyuka epleyitini ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-20 yobungcali bamazwe aphesheya kunye nobuchule obungenakuthelekiswa nanto obusetelwe ukuhambisa incasa yeziqhamo zeendwendwe ezintsha nezibuyayo ngokufanayo.
Ngentliziyo yakhe isetelwe kubugcisa bokutya okutyibilikayo, uSimpson waqala umsebenzi wakhe wokuqala ngo-2001 njenge-Chef De Partie I e-Auberge du lac, eBrocket Hall, e-UK, indawo yokutyela yase-France yanamhlanje e-Michelin. Wenyuka waya kwinqanaba lokuba ngu-Sous Chef eWest Lodge Park Hotel, eHadley, e-UK ngo-2002, emva koko waba ngu-Executive Sous Chef kwi-Intercontinental Hotel eSingapore ngo-2007.
Enomnqweno ongazinzisiyo wokukhula ngokobuqu nangobungcali, uSimpson wenza amatyala akhe kwiNdibano yeHlabathi ye-Gourmet ngo-2008 nango-2009. Ubuye wathatha isikhundla sokuba yi-Chef yeeNgcebiso kwi-Intercontinental Hotel Phnom Penh, apho wabeka khona ubuchule bakhe bokuyila I-buffet yesidlo sakusasa yokuhlaziya ukuba ihambelane nemigangatho ye-IHG, ihlaziye iklabhu yeklabhu kunye neminikelo yayo, kwaye yasungula uthotho lwezinto ezinokutya kwigumbi lokutyela kungaphelanga inyanga enye yenxaxheba yakhe eCambodia.
Amandla amiselweyo kwindawo yokupheka ngo-2009, uSimpson wonyulwa njengo-Chef oLawulayo kwi-Holiday Inn Atrium Singapore, apho intlonipho yakhe yoyilo kunye nemincili ekutyeni yahlangatyezwa kuphela kukubaluleka akubeka kwiinkqubo zokulawula ukhuseleko lokutya. Kwisithuba sonyaka, wandise ucoceko lwehotele nge-6% kwaye wazalisekisa ii-SOP ezifanelekileyo zazo zonke iindawo zokutya ehotele. Uqhubekile nokubhabha kwindawo yakhe elandelayo kunye neBritane Club yaseSingapore e2010, apho wehlisa khona iindleko zokutya nge -4% kwisithuba seenyanga ezi-3 ngelixa wayephakamisa umgangatho wokutya kunye nemigangatho. Ukubona kwangaphambili kwakhe nge-razor kunye negalelo lakhe lokuhlaziya ivenkile yeklabhu yokuthengisa kunye nekhitshi le-kitchen bar nayo yakhokelela ekwandeni kwengeniso.
Uhambo lukaSimpson lokupheka lwathathwa lwangeniswa kwelinye inqanaba ngexesha lakhe neHarry's International ngo-2012, apho wayephethe ngocoselelo imisebenzi yokutya kwiivenkile ezingama-30 kwiqela kwaye wakhokelela ekuvuseleleni umsebenzi ophumeleleyo wokumilisela iiBhari ezingama-24 zikaHarry ngaphambi kokuthatha eyona ndima yakhe yakutshanje ngoQhagamshelo lweWayini. ESingapore, apho alawula khona iqela labasebenzi bekhitshi abangama-70 kwiindawo ezintandathu zelizwe.
Xa engasebenzi ekhitshini elixakekileyo, uqeqesho olungadinwayo oluzayo, okanye ugqibezele ukuboniswa kokutya kunye nenkonzo, uyakufumana uChef ephupha iiresiphi ezintsha nezinomdla ezithi zibonakalise ingcinga kwaye zityhale imida yokupheka - kakhulu ngokuvumelanisa nendlela yakhe yokusebenza nobomi.
