Lympstone Manor chef-proprietor Michael Caines forgets personal challenges to talk vineyards, hospitality, and luxury. Michael Andrew Caines MBE DL is an English chef born in Exeter, Devon. He was head chef of Gidleigh Park in Devon until January 2016. He is currently the chef-owner of the Lympstone Manor hotel between Exeter and Exmouth, which holds one Michelin star.