Restaurant owner Tõnis Siigur: a chef who doesn't cook at home has chosen the wrong profession

Restaurant owner Tõnis Siigur (51), originally from Tartu but who found success in Tallinn, now runs eight restaurants and manages hundreds of employees. Siigur talks about how his passion for cooking began in childhood when he experimented with grilling over an open fire and using a smokehouse.

Restaurant owner Tõnis Siigur (51), originally from Tartu, found his calling in his native city but achieved true success in Tallinn, where he now runs eight restaurants and manages hundreds of employees.

Siigur's passion for cooking began in early childhood when, as a boy, he was allowed to freely experiment with grilling over an open fire and preparing food in a smokehouse. These early experiences laid the foundation for a lifelong love of the chef's profession.

With decades of experience as an entrepreneur, Siigur understands well how fragile the balance is between passion and routine, success and failure. According to him, this constant search for equilibrium is what makes the restaurant business both exciting and challenging.

Siigur applies his principles to his personal life too: a chef who doesn't cook at home has, in his view, simply chosen the wrong profession.