Chef David was educated in classical French cooking at Thames Valley University, completing advanced Chef Diplomas in both Cuisine and Patisserie. He then began his professional culinary career in some of the top establishments in the UK, including the Waldorf Hotel, Langans Brasserie and Stringfellows.

After a year travelling and working on the QE2, Chef David returned to dry land in the position of Senior Sous Chef at the Royal Bath Hotel. From there he moved back to London, accepting the position of Executive Sous Chef at the Mayfair Intercontinental, where he spent four years. A promotion to Executive Head Chef at Monkey Island Hotel sent Chef David to Berkshire. After 2 years in this position, Chef David was looking for a new direction in his career and arrived at Le Cordon Bleu, London in March 2003, where he became instructor in the Culinary Arts Centre. In this capacity, David has travelled extensively teaching people of all nationalities to cook.

Looking for fresh challenges, David joined Silversea in March 2007 and has served as executive chef on all six ships in the Silversea fleet. David is now running Silversea's new  L’Ecole des Chefs programme - the only Relais & Chateaux cooking school at sea. On these cooking school voyages, guests enjoy a exciting variety of interactive culinary activities.

Chef David Bilsland is scheduled to sail on the following voyage(s) (subject to change):

Date	Days	Voyage	Ship	Embark/Disembark	Silver Privilege Fares
Jun 09 2013	10	1318	Silver Cloud	Southampton, UK to Copenhagen, Denmark		$4,150
Jun 19 2013	17	1319	Silver Cloud	Copenhagen, Denmark to Copenhagen, Denmark		$10,650
Jul 06 2013	11	1320	Silver Cloud	Copenhagen, Denmark to London (Tower Bridge), UK		$6,450
Sep 12 2013	16	3328	Silver Shadow	Vancouver, Canada to Tokyo, Japan		$5,150
Sep 29 2013	10	3329	Silver Shadow	Tokyo, Japan to Shanghai, China		$4,750
Oct 19 2013	12	3331	Silver Shadow	Tokyo, Japan to Hong Kong, China		$5,950
Nov 19 2013	7	2334	Silver Wind	Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy to Malaga, Spain		$2,050
Nov 26 2013	7	2335	Silver Wind	Malaga, Spain to Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain		$2,450
Dec 03 2013	18	2336	Silver Wind	Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain to Cape Town, South Africa		$5,450