Nina Matsunaga
Coming from a multicultural background, Nina’s food at The Black Bull celebrates the best of British ingredients, while taking inspiration from Japanese, German, and Modern European cuisines.
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The Black Bull hold two AA Rosettes and is a UK Top 50 Gastropub. Nina recently received the Craft Guild of Chefs Award for 'Best Pub Chef,' and was also a finalist in the Great British Pub Awards for 'Best Country/Rural Pub' and 'Best Chef.'
Nina's culinary journey began when she relocated from Dusseldorf to London to study Culinary Arts Management, before moving back to Germany where she worked at a friend’s bakery and delivered courses at a leading cookery school. Coming back to the UK she moved to Manchester, where she fully embraced the thriving local food scene and honed her skills at Trove, before setting up her own a successful street food catering business with her partner James. This led to the opening of their first eatery, 'The Three Hares', which appeared in the Good Food Guide soon after opening.
Nina now uses the best local and seasonal ingredients from the landscape around her restaurant to create flavourful pan-Asian and German inspired dishes. She also loves taking the time to forage for some of those ingredients with her family.
Her menu celebrates several Olympic sports, and showcases her cooking style.
