The Fellowship
Each year a number of chefs are elevated to the level of Fellow of The Master Chefs of Great Britain. Such chefs are able to demonstrate that they have been at the top of their profession achieving either 3 rosettes or above in the guides or a series of industry accolades and awards over a period of time of not less than 10 years.
Current holders of The Fellowship:
Mark Allison, Johnson & Wales University, North Carolina
Andreas Antona, Simpson's Restaurant
Frances Atkins, The Yorke Arms
Andrew Bennett, The Sheraton Park Lane
Galton Blackiston, Morston Hall
Keith Braidwood, Braidwoods
Tessa Bramley, The Old Vicarage
Russell Brown, Sienna Restaurant
Philip Burgess, The Dartmoor Inn
John Paul Burns, (ex-Airds Hotel)
William Curley, Patisserie/Chocolatier
Paul Gayler, The Lanesborough
Reg Gifford, (retired Michael's Nook)
Peter Gorton, Gorton's
James Graham, Ostlers Close
Shaun Hill, The Walnut Tree
Roger Jones, The Harrow at Little Bedwyn
Peter Jukes, The Cellar
Juan Martin (retired – Sharrow Bay)
Robert MacPherson, Airds Hotel
Andrew McGeorge, Rampsbeck Country House
George McIvor, The Full Range
David Mutter, Darroch Learg
Nick Nairn, Nick Nairn Enterprise
Andrew Pern, The Star Inn
William Pike, Chef Consultant
Gerald Roser, Mirabelle Restaurant
Bruce Sangster, Sangsters
Steven Saunders, Aspire Group
Adam Simmonds, Danesfield House
Geoffrey Smeddle, The Peat Inn
Sonia Stevenson, (retired – The Horn of Plenty)
Cyrus Todiwala MBE, Café Spice Namaste
Wendy Vaughan, (retired - The Old Rectory)
Bryan Webb, Tyddyn Llan
John Williams, The Pound Inn
David Wilson, (retired – The Peat Inn)
Michael Womersley, The Three Lions
What's On
DIARY DATES
27th February The Master Chefs of Great Britan Challenge
1515-1545 Live Theatre, Hotelympia, ExCel London
5th March Final of The David Lyell Scholarship
(Young Pastry Chef of the Year 2012)
Westminster Kingsway College, London
30th March MCGB Young Chef of the Year Competition
Closing date for entries
6th April MCGB Young Chef of the Year Competition
Finalists announced
16th April Executive Committee Meeting
Sheraton Park Lane Hotel
23rd May Final of Young Chef of the Year
Westminster Kingsway College, London
23rd May Awards Dinner for the
David Lyell Scholarship and Young Chef of the Year
Westminster Kingsway College, London
Menu devised by Roger Jones, The Harrow @ Little Bedwyn
Advance Notice:
7th October 30th Annual Dinner
The Sheraton Park Lane Hotel
LATEST NEWS
The finalists in the David Lyell Scholarship are:
Hannah Rowe, Stephen Smith, Martin Vivian and Anabelle Wilson (2011 Winner)
Andrew Bennett, Sheraton Park Lane Hotel, announces that Paul Gayler, Sarah Hartnett, John McGeever and Ralph Porciani will work with him on the 30th Annual Dinner. Westminster Kingsway College students will be working in the main kitchen and students from Sheffield College will produce the canapes.
Master Chefs Cyrus Todiwala, Gareth Johns and John Feeney have been confirmed as masterclass presenters at the PACE (Professional Association for Catering Education) next month in Blackpool.
