You don't have to be a celebrity to be brilliant!

There's a restaurant here on Jersey that through the efforts of many different individuals is becoming increasingly internationally renouned.

It's name is Bohemia and the chefs name is Shaun Rankin. As the Independent on Sunday newspaper puts it "he has no television show, no sponsorship deals, no syndicated magazine column and no new cookery book, yet for my money Shaun Rankin is one of the most gifted, highly polished chefs in the British Isles".

Although not mentioned in the article Lawrence Huggler and his family have to be given some credit for taking the immense commercial risk of investing many millions of pounds in this venture, which combines The Club and Spa with Bohemia Restaurant to give a truly remarkable offering in the hospitality industry here on Jersey.

Shaun goes on to acknowledge the fact that Jersey offers a superb range of local ingredients. "I wish I could do more for the producers and bring them into the limelight....the guys bending over for eigth hours a day picking herbs and Jersey Royals".

As a businessman on Jersey supplying restaurants like Bohemia, we sometimes forget how high the standard of cuisine is on an island only 9 miles x 5 miles. Their efforts allow businesses like mine to bring in products which ordinarily we might not consider in such a small market. They also spur us on to new heights which I hope one day will result in a thriving export market under the Jersey brand.

It's a team effort and with competition nowadays coming from so many different parts of the world it's vital that Jersey businesses step up to the plate, not just as individuals, but united under the Jersey banner.

P.S. For the curious, the coffee we supply to Bohemia is our Bourbon Dark blend for espresso and a blend of Kenya Estate and Colombian Fair Trade coffees for their cafetieres. All hand roasted by us here on Jersey.