Annie Wayte began her professional cooking career in the haute cuisine kitchen of London's Mirabelle. She went on to work as a chef at the Michelin-starred Rue St. Jacques and at London's renowned Clarke's. In 1994, Annie opened Nicole's on London's New Bond Street and replicated it in 1999 in New York City. She launched the trendy Notting Hill cafe 202, a New York version of which opened in May 2005. She divides her time between London and New York.