Michael Saxon obtained his catering qualifications in his native Yorkshire, England, before setting off on a 30 year adventure to master his hospitality skills. His work and travels have taken him to many of the top hotels across the globe, from Europe to North America, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and beyond.
In his exposure to rich cultural and culinary mixes, he has cooked for celebrities, heads of state, and members of various royal families. As readers of this amusing and insightful journal-Chef’s Tales will discover, there is much more to being a successful international chef than just getting the cooking right!
Contact Michael at michael.saxon@e-o-hotel.com
Mike, your blog is off to a good start, great! I’m linking it to mine.
Keep the musings coming!
I hope that you get many up-and-coming hoteliers logging in, reading and learning about your varied and fascinating career.
If you’re prepared to put the hours in, the satisfaction one can get from a career in the hotel industry is second to none.
Good luck with the blog, and may you continue to have a successful future…
All the best from Hong Kong,
Andy Curtis
Good morning Michael, I hope you are well and had a lovely day that will bring you lots of joy.
In the past, I have some browsing. Today was a great thing this post from you
impressed me,,,,
I’m very proud of your international Cuisine..
I wish you all success Michael,
This is a lovely write up about yourself on the post that I have given to you…
“Michael Saxon obtained his catering qualifications in his native Yorkshire, England, before setting off on a 30 year adventure to master his hospitality skills. His work and travels have taken him to many of the top hotels across the globe, from Europe to North America, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and beyond.”
My personal warmest regards
Mohammad
Dear Michael,
i have looked over your website a few times, and now has become a regular once a month if you can say that place to stop by. Just to say i find your blog interesting and has some relevent issues in place. A good read all round.
Many thanks
Hailstones
I must say, I won your book on a competition on the staff canteen site ( great site!) and read it in 2 days, it was a great read and I hope it gets as noticed as you want it to.
Thanks Michael,
I’ll add a link to you on my blog and am very glad to do it!
Michael, good luck with the blog, I just read the poolside adventure whilst drinking coffee. Bad idea, laughed out loud with messy consequences! I’ve added you to the blogroll on Foodie Gift Hunter, good luck!
Kind regards
Helen
Hello Michael,
I followed you from the foodieblogroll and I love your blog! I was first drawn to the great recipes, then I couldnt stop reading through your stories. Love it! I’ll be subscribing to your feed too
Dear Alisa,
Thanks for dropping by and for your kind words.
Your site by the way is really wonderful as well.
Congratulations to you on a great job well done.
Warm regards,
Mike.
Dear Andy,
Sincere thanks for your help and support.
I hope so too, if I can only help but one person it will be worth it.
Hope Hong Kong is still OK.
Warm regards,
Mike.
Dear Michael,
As a connoisseur of the finer things that life has to offer, I have to say that your very fine hotel and staff together with your multi-talented chefs have given me much pleasure over the many years my wife and I have holidayed in Penang .
Your own book “Chef’s Tales” is amusing, lively and great fun … I cant wait for your next !!!
Your blog recipes are great, and long may they continue !!
Regards, Ben
Good Morning, Mike.
Since I met you fourteen years ago (1995) at Sedona Bintan Lagoon in Bintan Indonesia that I expected you will be come an General Manager and a man who is important in The Hotel Industry. Good Luck Mike.
Best regard, Adzis
Dear Adzis,
Wow, what a lovely surprise!
Thank you for dropping by and for the lovely words.
I often think back about Bintan and the great times we all had.
Those are the moments that shape us as human beings and the ones that gives us memories that money cannot buy and time cannot erode.
Please drop by again as often as you can.
Warm regards,
Mike.
Hello, Mr Michael Saxon. This is Annie See from Sunway University College. Recently i am doing a research of E&O Hotel. Can i make an appointment with you to conduct an interview.
Kindly contact me at telephone: is 0127267055.
I would be very grateful if you would render soma assistance in this research work.
Thank you
Dear Chef Mohammad,
Thanks for dropping by and for the nice words
Please sign my guest book if you have time, I would like to try and remember every visitor if I am able.
Warm regards,
Mike.
Dear Hailstones,
Thanks for dropping by and for the positive comments. I have been in the hotel business for well over 30 years and I have to say that it has been very good to me. I hope that I can help, motivate or inspire just one young soul and then everything I am tyrying to do here would be worth while. Please drop by again when you have time and start a debate, everyone is welcome to initiate a topic of interest. Also, if you can inform your students about Chefs Tales it would be much appreciated.
Warm regards,
Mike.
Dear Chef,
I am very happy that you won a copy of Chefs Tales and that you enjoyed reading it.
If you are able, I would most appreciate it if you would pass on the info about my blog to your friends and colleagues.
Thanks for the kind words and I hope you pass by again once in a while.
Warm regards,
Mike.
Dear Helen,
Sincere thanks for dropping by.
I am very glad that you enjoyed the story and it made you laugh, what more could I ask for as knowing that makes me feel good.
I just added Foodie Gift Hunter to my blog roll and I could not be happier.
Please drop by again, its lovely to keep in touch.
Warm regards,
Mike.
Dear Alisa,
By the way, there are 4,000 foodie blogs on The foodie blogroll, how on earth did you stumble on mine.
I am trying to learn how these directories work so that I can guide more viewers to Chef’s Tales blog.
I was just wondering how I was lucky to be contacted by yourself today.
Warm regards,
Mike.
Hi Ben,
Thanks for dropping by and for the nice comments.
How is England, I hope things are getting a little better.
We seem to have turned the corner….fingers crossed.
Hope to see you again soon.
Warm regards,
Mike.
Hi There,
Thanks for the support and for the link.
Hope to see much more of you in the near future.
I will link Chef’s Tales to your blog tomorrow.
Warm regards,
Mike.