Eden was born in St Austell, Cornwall, and attended St Austell Catering College at age 17.[2] Chris then joined Cornwall's first Michelin-starred restaurant, Pennypots, as a commis chef.
Pennypots Head Chef, Kevin Viner, encouraged Eden to gain some experience at larger city restaurants.[2] Eden moved to London where he held roles at The Lanesborough under Paul Gayler, and The Orrery under Chris Galvin, and The Square under Phil Howard.[3][4][5]
In 2007, he returned to Cornwall as Head Chef of Driftwood in Portscatho, where he stayed for 12 years,[6] and in 2012 became the first Cornish chef to gain a Michelin star in Cornwall.[7][8]
A partnership was formed with Cornwall food company Ginsters in 2017, which saw Eden creating gourmet recipes for savoury pastries which were then sold nationwide.[9] In 2019, the chicken, chorizo, and Cornish gouda pasty created for the partnership won the Gold award at the Taste of the West awards.[10] Selfridges launched a range of exclusive flavours developed by Eden for Ginsters in 2020, including a wagyu beef pasty.[11]
Eden moved to Gidleigh Park in Devon in September 2019, shortly after the restaurant lost its Michelin Star,[12] originally gained by Michael Caines.[13] to 2019. The restaurant was where he had taken his now-wife on their first date.[14]
Under Eden, the restaurant regained its Michelin Star status in 2023.[15] Eden announced in July 2024 his intention to leave Gidleigh Park,[16] and it was confirmed in September that he would be leaving for the Watergate Bay Hotel in Cornwall.[1]
