December 21, 2017
After her appearance on the show, Louisa completed a week's stage at Sat Bains' two Michelin starred Nottingham restaurant. At the end of the week, Sat and head chef, John Freeman asked her to cook them two courses using the food in the building. Impressed by her skills, they called her into the office on the last day and offered her a job at the restaurant.
Despite receiving other job offers, including one from Le Manoir, Louisa decided to accept the position at Restaurant Sat Bains. She said:
"I really wanted to concentrate more on fine dining and being creative and I think I can do that at Restaurant Sat Bains. I'm moving to Nottingham next week, all by myself! It's going to be hard but I'm looking forward to it and I'm willing to put a lot of effort in."
Since Louisa left The Wilderness in January 2018, she has cooked for a pop up at Rotunda in Birmingham, eight covers in a penthouse suite with her own menu, and one at her former workplace, Adams, with fellow MasterChef contestants. Prior to starting in her new role, Louisa will be cooking at a sold-out 80 cover pop up with another fellow MasterChef: The Professionals 2017 contestant, Leo Kattou, on Monday, 26 February.
