fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn hiː wˈɜːkt æt ðə ɡɹˈoʊvənɚ hˈaʊs hoʊtˈɛl, pˈɑːɹk lˈeɪn ɪn lˈʌndən, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz wˈɜːkɪŋ ˌʌndɚ hɪz mˈɛntoːɹ ɹˈeɪmənd blˈɑ̃ŋk æt lə mˈænwɑːɹ ˈɔːks kwˈæt sˈeɪsənz ɪn ˈɑːksfɚdʃɚ.
From 1987 to 1989 he worked at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in London, followed by three years working under his mentor Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons in Oxfordshire.