Michelin Starred Chef Alan spent 25 plus years running top end restaurants then ‘retired’ from that game and has been working as the ‘Performance Chef’ with athletes of all abilities since 2014. We are currently working long term with Specialized Factory Racing as their Performance Chef. We advise a number of world class triathletes, elite cyclists and ski mountaineers as well as working as a consultant in the world of F1
Performance Chef’s first client went on to become the Olympic triathlon champion and we provided food and nutritional advice to over 30 Olympians in Paris including multiple medalists, so no pressure then! We understand that looking after your body is part of your job and fuelling correctly is absolutely critical to long term success.
“My time spent with Alan was absolutely memorable. The food was delicious and met my nutritional needs to not only replenish me but fuel my next session. Alan’s experience with athletes and in the kitchen allows for an athlete experience like no other.”
– Gwen Jorgensen, 2016 Olympic champion in triathlon
“Nutrition is something I have always struggled with and since working with Alan this season the difference is huge in my training and race results”
– Anita Howe, 70.3 and IM AG Champion
We help you understand the different nutritional demands associated with starting or progressing your training. There is a big difference between eating well and eating optimally, your meals need to reflect your training load, so a self righteous green juice on rest day is all well and good, but try to fuel a key interval session with this and you will go pop! The world of nutrition is confusing with so much conflicting advice so my job is to simplify things for you, weed out all the trendy nonsense and give you good tasty food that you want to eat.
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“As a newbie to the world of endurance sports I was most definitely falling short on my nutrition. I was constantly hungry when I was meant to be starting my workouts and I ended up on the candy isle of my corner store more times during the week that I care to admit. With Alan’s help I’ve learned so much about fuelling my performance and I’ve achieved big milestones on the bike as a result of that. Working with Alan has been an absolute treat as he’s super supportive plus there’s just nothing better than getting to avoid that ”what are we going to have for dinner tonight” conversation every day after work and training!”
– Sara Villander, Sportives and Gravel Racing
“Alan has cheffed for the GB cycling team at races this year where I’ve won European and world titles. I suspect journalists would put him into the category of “marginal gains” that British Cycling is so famous for, but proper nutrition is a huge gain. It’s an area we’ve recognised Alan can help us excel in and I hope we keep working with him and winning medals.”
– Katie Archibald, multiple World and Olympic gold medallist
Alan has worked with high profile clients including Chelsea football club, Mercedes F1 team, Adidas, VW-Audi-group, Twinings International, Dean and Deluca and Apple on a range of projects ranging from improving workplace food culture, contributing to an app for fuelling team sports to developing and bringing to market innovative sports nutrition products. In terms of recipe development, Alan’s background in Michelin starred kitchens and feeding Olympic athletes means he is uniquely placed to bridge the gap between flavour profiles and performance. If you have an idea for a collaboration, please get in touch!
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From grassroots to the Olympic stage.
Consistent performance improvements across sports.
No cookie-cutter plans—everything is built for you.
