Nathan started his career in 1992 at 14 working with his father, also a chef in Kent. He spent two years at Thanet College in Broadstairs gaining his qualifications as a chef. In 1996 he got a job with Peter Kromburg at the Intercontinental Hyde Park Corner. After stints with Gary Rhodes and Eric Chavot, Nathan moved to Padstow to take up a position at The Seafood Restaurant in 1998 with Rick Stein and Paul Ripley. Two years in Cornwall were followed by two years at the Michelin starred Lords of the Manor in Gloucestershire with John Campbell.
In 2007 Restaurant Nathan Outlaw was born and for three years retained the accolade of best restaurant in Cornwall from Michelin awarding a Rising 2 star and the Good Food Guide naming the restaurant as the 10th best restaurant in the whole of the UK.
In May 2009, Nathan opened his second restaurant, Nathan Outlaw Seafood and Grill at the St Enodoc Hotel in Rock which gave a casual dining arm to Nathan's business. In December 2009, The Good Food Guide predicted that Nathan will be one of the biggest chefs in the UK in the next decade.
Nathan has also been busy on the TV with appearances on BBC 2's Great British Menu, Saturday Kitchen and Good Food Channel's Market Kitchen. You will also see Nathan doing demonstrations at various local food festivals. Nathan is a passionate and proud supporter of everything Cornish and continues to search out the amazing produce of the south west. He is mad about seafood and continuously works on modern fish cookery.