Where are they now?

Here is just a handful of former students who have achieved success in their chosen area.

• Adam Byatt

  Chef PatronTrinity, Clapham Old Town, London Member of Academy of Culinary Arts

• Jeremy Ford

  Group Executive Chef, Restaurant Associates, London Member of Academy of Culinary Arts

• Ian Penn

  Executive Sous Chef, The Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London

• Michael Kean

  Executive Head Chef, Shangri La Hotel, Sydney, Australia

• Tracey Butler

  Chef/Lecturer, Bournemouth and Poole College

• Justin Grant

  Head Chef, Cafe du Centre, Geneva, Switzerland

• Adrian Tavernini

  Personal Chef, Paul Allen, South of France

• Peter Vaughan

  Proprietor of The Healthy Life Bistro and media chef, Devizes, Wiltshire Member of Academy of Culinary Arts

• Simon Boyle

  Founder of and Managing Director of Beyond Boyle Academy of Culinary Arts

• Emma Rye

  Personal Chef on board super yacht in Caribbbean and Mediterranean

• Danny Guest

  Executive Head Chef, Operakallaren, Stockholm, Sweden

"When Chef says something you’ve made is good enough to go out to a paying customer, it’s like scoring a goal in the Cup Final!"

After completing his scholarship, Damien Jeffries spent 12 months on a work placement at Claridges.

Photographer: Cristian Barnett