From cooking for Obama to selling cakes in Thika

Chef Simon Wanjau.

Simon Wanjau likes to call himself a ‘chefpreneur’, a term he coined owing to his love for cooking. He has worked at some of the top hotels around the world and cooked for the high and the mighty.

When the then US President Barack Obama visited Kenya, Wanjau’s culinary skills faced the ultimate test when his hotel’s kitchen was called upon to prepare his meals. Hillary Clinton, too, has tasted Wanjau’s fiery creations when she visited the country in 2012, as has Hollywood sensation Angelina Jolie during her exploits shooting Tomb Raider.