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Chef Steven Saunders was trained at the famous Savoy Hotel in London in the 1970s. He went on to become Britain’s youngest ever Chef Patron of a privately owned hotel and restaurant, The White Hart in Great Yeldham, North Essex, in 1981. Steven was 19; this title has never been superseded.
After several years as Chef Patron, Steven bought his first restaurant, The Pink Geranium, in 1986 while still in his early twenties, with the assistance of Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher on her young entrepreneur’s business scheme.
Steven launched a Rolls-Royce Chauffeur service (collecting clients free of charge) for the restaurant in 1987 and had his own radio show with BBC Radio, appearing twice weekly for over 10 years. In 1991, Steven was awarded the coveted Michelin Red M (now called Bib Gourmand) and 3 AA Rosettes, putting The Pink Geranium in the top 50 restaurants in the UK.
In 1993, Steven appeared as a regular on the BBC’s Good Morning TV show, and in 1994, Steven was the launch chef for the popular BBC hit TV series Ready Steady Cook, which he appeared on for many years. Steven was also chef presenter for a show called “Here’s One I Made Earlier” for Channel 4 for two years. He often appeared on other TV shows like This Morning, Through the Keyhole, Afternoon Live, the BBC Food Network, and various quiz food shows.
Steven has written 10 best-selling cookery books, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide.
He expanded his restaurant and hotel business in the 1990s and early 2000s with The Sheene Mill Hotel, Cambridgeshire; Steven Saunders in Newmarket (Britain’s first 100% accredited organic restaurant); Brocket Hall (awarded a Michelin Star in 2006); and The Lowry in Manchester, which was opened by Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke in the year 2000.
During this period, Steven won awards for Best UK Restaurant (The Pink Geranium), Business Person of the Year, a Fellowship for The Master Chefs Association, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, and a Catey Award for Young Restaurateur of the Year.
In 2007, Steven launched a company called Aspire to provide VIP food and service for Silverstone Racing Circuit and for Formula 1. Steven grew the company to over 150 million in turnover by 2012, operating in Abu Dhabi, Monaco, Barcelona, Sepang (Malaysia), and Bahrain.
In 2015, Steven moved to Spain with his wife Michele to open The Little Geranium restaurant in La Cala de Mijas and one in central Marbella. The Geranium restaurants operated a VIP Chauffeur Service for their clients. The Little Geranium won Best Fine Dining in Southern Spain in 2020. The Little Geranium was an incredible success and frequently voted the best on the coast. In 2019, the restaurant was awarded Best International Restaurant on the Costa Del Sol and Best Luxury Restaurant in Marbella 2020. The Little Geranium also won Best International Restaurant, putting it in the top 50 restaurants in Spain. In 2020, The Little Geranium was awarded Best Fine Dining in the Malaga area and Best Fine Dining on the Costa Del Sol in 2021.
In 2021, post-covid, Steven split from his wife and returned to the UK to launch a country club project, but he had left his heart in Spain. He returned to Spain and opened The Geranium La Noria next to La Cala de Mijas in 2023.
The Geranium has gone from strength to strength, recently winning The Best Top 25 Restaurants in Spain (Best of the Best TripAdvisor Award) and a Luxlife award for Best Fine Dining in the Malaga region, stretching from Malaga to Granada and to Cadiz on the whole of the Costa del Sol.
Steven also runs a cookery school at his Finca (farm) home above La Cala for clients, pensioners, and children. He operates a Bentley chauffeur service for his clients, a VIP membership club, a Geranium Citation Jet based in Heathrow which flies to Malaga, and The Geranium Yacht, which takes clients out to sea for fine dining and wine pairing whilst watching the sunset.
The Geranium La Cala will be the last restaurant from Chef Steven, who plans to retire next year at 65.
We cordially invite you to embark on a culinary journey at our restaurant, where each bite is a celebration of the goodness of food, the boundless realm of creativity, and the enduring spirit of innovation. Join us and allow Steven Saunders to ignite your senses with the extraordinary culinary experiences that await you.
