Stuart Ralston grew up in Glenrothes in a family of chefs. From learning his trade in kitchens around Scotland, he moved to New York to work in Gordon Ramsay’s flagship 2 Michelin Star restaurant at the London Hotel. He spent two years as the Chef de Cuisine at Sandy Lane, Barbados, cooking for the likes of Rihanna and Mark Wahlberg, before returning to Edinburgh to open Aizle in 2016, followed by Noto in 2019. In 2023 he opened two new restaurants, Tipo and Lyla.