Head chef Kieran Whyte & Culinary Director chef Peter Tempelhoff

Peter Tempelhoff is a chef with over 20 years’ experience in Michelin-starred Relais & Châteaux restaurants around the world, including Eleven Madison Park in New York City, Le Pré Catelan in Paris and Arzak in San Sebastián. As Culinary Director of Ellerman House, he is mentor to Head Chef Kieran Whyte.

Peter brings a wealth of expertise to the kitchen. As the owner of FYN, a hugely successful urban fine-dining eatery in Cape Town, his finger is on the pulse of one of the culinary capitals of the world. In addition, he offers a global dimension thanks to his seat on Relais & Châteaux’s World Culinary Council, comprised of 19 gourmands from the Association’s 580 properties, and embodies Relais & Châteaux values such as preserving the world’s diverse cuisine and hospitality traditions. Ellerman House owner, Paul Harris, says: “Peter’s food philosophy continually revives South Africa’s rich food heritage with contemporary flair.”

His approach is amplified by Kieran Whyte, part of a new generation of chefs weaving inspiration from kitchens around the world with indigenous ingredients, innovative techniques and imaginative flavour combinations.