EXCLUSIVE I quit my 60 hours-a-week job as a chef and flipped a house so I could live my dream of cooking my way around Europe Matt Pritchard says old life of serving 400 roast dinners a day is distant memory READ MORE: Americans sold 'van life' dream by influencers reveal nightmare of living on road By Gina Kalsi For Mailonline Published: 08:51, 22 June 2024 | Updated: 08:51, 22 June 2024 e-mail View comments A top chef who spent much of his career working 60-hour weeks has revealed how he swapped the rat race to cook his way through Europe in a motorhome. Matt Pritchard, originally from Surrey, first began working in demanding professional kitchens when he was just 14-years-old. After starting at the bottom, he worked his way up and for the final 13 years of his career, was head chef at various gastropubs around London .
However, as the hours clocked up and he was faced with sky-high bills in the nation's capital, the 44-year-old decided to quit and move abroad where he has adopted a slower pace of living. Matt and his fiancée Eve, also 44, now travel across the continent in their campervan, where they experience new cultures and cuisines - with Matt cooking dinner each night inspired by where they are in the world. Matt Pritchard, originally from Surrey, has been working in demanding kitchens in various pubs and restaurants since he was 14 years old.
Above: Matt pictured with his fiancée Eve Matt admits that he doesn't use recipes, he just cooks what he finds along the.