Ivan Brehm is chef-owner of one Michelin-starred restaurant Nouri (established in 2017) and creative interdisciplinary space, Appetite (established in 2020). He is recognised for developing a system of thought — of which cooking is a part of — called Crossroads Thinking.

The 38-year-old Brazilian chef honed his skills in some of the world's most vaunted kitchens, including Thomas Keller's Per Se in New York; Andoni Luis Aduriz's Mugaritz in San Sebastian; and Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck, as well as its eponymous R&D centre in Bray, Berkshire, England.