TESTIMONIALS
From industry professionals
Nelson has consulted for Lauden Chocolate on a number of bespoke projects, most notably a pop up patisserie counter and dessert restaurant for Lauden Chocolate hosted at the prestigious Fenwick Department store. Nelson’s organisational management, menu and recipe development, production planning and execution made the event highly successful. We continue to work with Nelson and highly recommend his services.
Stephen and Sun Trigg
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Lauden chocolates
Having the pleasure of knowing Nelson for many years now, it is a real inspiration to see how much he has grown and evolved as a pastry chef and one to never be daunted by demanding challenges he has faced with a true professionalism that you can not fail to feel respect for.
Nelson generously shares his knowledge with aspiring cooks,his passion for all things pastry is infectious to those around him.
Marc WilkinsonÂ
Chef PatronÂ
Fraiche  1*
I have known Nelson since 2006.
He was my close collaborator at the time at Clos maggiore for more than 6 years in the kitchen and pastry.
His qualities are creativity,loyalty,integrity,empathy.He is a true professional dedicated to the hospitality sector.
He is unfortunately not my collaborator anymore but a true friend and got  all my support.
Marc  MarcellinÂ
Chef Patron Clos Maggorie
I first came across Nelson when he was the Head Pastry chef at Galvin Windows ,where he run the very busy  section and  I saw his talent .
when it came to expanding our Group -5 sites in one year ,Nelson was the perfect Executive pastry chef for the role ,throughout the setting up of the new sites and training of the respective teams in each site ,Nelson was very dedicated ,hard working and delivered what was required and went above to improve the standards .
Chris GalvinÂ
Chef Patron Galvin Restaurants
"Nelson is one of the most professional & hard-working pastry chefs I've ever worked under. Not only is he a great pastry chef, he's also a great teacher, leader and mentor. An asset to any team, I value the time I spent working with him and feel that his leadership helped me to grow, develop, lead my own teams, and then bring all of that with me when I started my own business. The best working relationships are the ones that turn into genuine friendships with mutual respect, and I'm very lucky to have that with Nelson now."
Jackie Lee
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Owner @Lashings New Zealand
Nelson  is the ultimate professional.
I have had the pleasure to work with him for the past three years and his skills and work ethic are world class. He is passionate for transmitting his knowledge and always aspires for excellence.
Nicolas Wetter
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Owner -Babelle
Nelson and I have known each other a few years now, and he’s certainly on of the finest pastry chefs I’ve ever worked with.
His commitment, passion and skill sets him apart from the rest. He’s always challenging people around him to improve and progress, and always works with great character and energy.
He’s always the first person I would call with a pastry related question.
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