Greenwich born Ivan was initially self-taught and started his career in food markets and pop-ups. With minimal formal training Ivan developed his individual cooking style at River Cottage HQ in Devon and Blue Hill farm 1* at Stone Barns in New York. This fine-tuned his skills and developed his passion for natural, foraged and seasonal produce as well as his belief in zero waste. Ivan started his restaurant, Native, in 2016 near Borough Market in Southwark and has created a name for himself by cooking with unique ingredients like squirrel, ants, and hogweed.