Meet The Chef
AKUDO AGOKEI
Akudo Agokei, a self-taught chef during his early cooking days, he went on to train at the Leith's culinary school of food and wine, he also trained and worked at french and Moroccan fusion restaurant; Bistro Vadouvan, Putney. He also has experience from training in Michelin star restaurant Opheem, Birmingham and Restaurant Ours, London.
​
He left his restaurant job and founded KEDU cookery school and chef training centre, which was aimed to provide aspiring chefs with affordable and quality chef training programs, providing in-depth and fun cooking classes at affordable prices, and introduce a unique dining concept, the first of its kind in the west midlands. Unfortunately, it had to be such down due to COVID. He went on to establish 'KEDU by Chef Akudo Agokei'; which provides a personal chef dining experience from the comfort of the customer's home. Akudo has been consulting for over 5 years, he has consulted for various companies across the UK and abroad.
​
Akudo's approach to consulting for businesses is creating a custom plan that works well for that brand, he focuses on much more than food and kitchen, his previous clients not only see results in staff, and kitchen operations, but customer engagement and online presence.
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
MENU CREATION & SERVICE
Creating new recipes and/or Menu, or simply improving the present menu. Creating plating styles and improving service, sourcing plates and dining accessories that will improve customer experience
PROBLEM SOLVING
Identifying areas causing financial loss, or hindering financial gain, or non-financial gains. Focused in-depth analysis of kitchen operations and front of house delivery, to identify problems and then creating a custom solution in agreement with the daily business operation.
TRAIN & HIRE STAFF
Train current staff, or new staff, and help with hiring or eliminating staff. Staff training includes both kitchen staff and front of house to maintain a seamless experience from chef to customer
DEVELOPING NEW BUSINESS
Identifying niche markets and creating products to satisfy needs of such market.
SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING
Identifying and implementing marketing strategies suitable for your business, and creating products to promote and convey business ethos online. Social media content creation to boost customer engagement, online presence and awareness