Read more: The newest restaurants in North Wales and how diners have rated them according to Trip Advisor The father-of-two is originally from the small town of Piskorowice in southern Poland where he inherited his love of cooking from his mother, a fantastic baker and pastry maker. After training originally as an electrical engineer, he upped sticks nearly 20 years ago and, encouraged by his cousin who was already there, settled in Birmingham where his passion for food led him to change career and become a chef. Kris, 42, cut his culinary teeth working for his idol, Michelin-starred super chef Marco Pierre White, in his restaurant in the city’s iconic Cube building.