Chef Interviews – Mark Heirs

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Mark Heirs has always been around food, with his parents owning pubs and restaurants. He used to help out in the kitchens and his love of food has continued to develop into adulthood. Mark appeared on Masterchef 2008 and did very well getting to the quarter finals. Mark even spent time working in well-known restaurants such […]

Chef Interviews – Gavin Long

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Gavin Long is a 19 year old chef based in Cardiff, he is head patisserie chef at HogWurst and I can see why! Looking at his images on Instagram, he is extremely talented! Id like to thank Gavin for taking part in the interview and wish him well working at Cafe North in Cardiff When […]

Chef Interviews – Craig Floate

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When Did You First Have An Interest Cooking? I’ve had an interest in cooking ever since I was younger cooking with my mum in the family kitchen. Making simple dishes like roast dinners and fish and chips etc…. Not fancy but simple foods that fill a family of 5! How Long Have You Been Cooking […]

Chef Interviews – Dipna Anand

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When Did You First Have An Interest Cooking? Right from childhood I paid a keen interest in both eating and generally watching mum in the kitchen. I used to also help dad on the weekends at the restaurant from the age of around 8 and just watch my mum and dad serving customers and running […]

Justin Brown – Chef Interviews

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When Did You First Have An Interest Cooking? From a very young age, i knew sitting in an office was not the job for me. I wanted something where i could create, where everyday is different and something that would interest me and cooking fitted all the things i was searching for. How Long Have […]

Adebola Adeshina – Chef Interviews

When Did You First Have An Interest Cooking? From my Mum, whilst growing up she was always in the kitchen making something great, a real inspiration. Also I saw Gordon Ramsay on TV and wanted to work with him! How Long Have You Been Cooking Professionally? After college, I got a job working with the […]

How To Poach An Egg

I have wanted to learn how to poach an egg for some time now, I love eggs but I was always put off by how complicated it looked. Previously I used a pan that had a poaching add-on but when I changed my hob it could no longer be used. I visited YouTube to see […]

Oliver Introna – Chef Interviews

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When Did You First Have An Interest Cooking? My first real memory of food way before I even contemplated taking up cooking as a profession was when I was really young and on a regular basis my Italian grandfather would invite my family around for dinner and all I can remember is as soon as […]

Jon Fell – Chef Interviews

Jon Fell Chef Interview | AmateurChef.co.uk

When Did You First Have An Interest Cooking? I grew up with farming, animals, growing our own fruit and vegetables, something always being baked, cooked or going in the oven, so I guess that’s where it all started for me How Long Have You Been Cooking Professionally? At 14 I started washing dishes in a […]

Craig Brown – Chef Interview

When Did You First Have An Interest Cooking? My interest in cooking comes from my childhood, growing up in the Cheshire countryside my mother and grandmother spent a lot of time in the garden growing our own produce. How Long Have You Been Cooking Professionally? I started very young as a Potwasher at the age of 13 […]