Shane Macneill has been working in high-end and Michelin star restaurants since 1997, and holds a diploma in hospitality management from Worcester College of technology.

The first high-end restaurant he worked at was at the Nobu Group, where he discovered his passion for Asian cuisine. After leaving Park Lane, he took on the role of becoming the first head chef at Ubon by Nobu. His time with the group gave him the opportunity to work across different venues, including Nobu Paris, Armani/Nobu in Milan followed by St. Moritz with a pre-season pop-up in the Baur au Lac Hotel in Zurich, Mykonos, and finally Matsuhisa Athens. The eleven years he spent with Nobu had been a giant learning curve for Chef Shane, having worked closely with Nobuyuki Matsuhisa himself on key openings. Shane also considers Mark Edwards, the Nobu group executive, as one of his biggest inspirations.