Michael Spencer Kops was born in Leigh-on-sea in 1972. He attended Thorpe bay high school where he was already showing a flair for cookery. Michael had already gained a good grounding in cookery by watching and learning from his superbly skilled traditional kosher cooking Nan. His mum is also a superb cook from whom he learned valuable lessons. When Michael was 13 he started work at his uncles newly opened restaurant on southend sea front,?The Fisherman?s Wharf. By the time Michael was of school leaving age he was fully capable of running a high turn over, very fast paced kitchen that served food to a very high standard. Michael then left to gain experience with other types of catering at various other locations around the Southend and Essex area. Over the years Michael?s experience has meant that what ever catering scenario thrown at him, no job was too big to handle. He has now been running his own catering business, Kops Catering Ltd, very successfully for the last two years. He is the proprietor at three very well known venues in the southend area and is also partner in another catering company. Michael spends a considerable amount of time at all of his establishments to ensure that standards are kept to the level at which they were set. If any problems do ever occur, at any of the venues, Michael will always deal with them personally to ensure a smooth and satisfactory out come for his clients. The Catering Kops is a trading name of ?Kops Catering Ltd? and prides itself on giving an honest, fair and efficient service to all of its clients, customers and partners. Kops Catering Ltd takes ownership of all projects it?s involved in and makes things happen fast!