BBC top chef to cook at Hotel and Catering Show Dinner
Masterchef winner Steve Groves has revealed that he will be cooking at the prestigious Hotel and Catering Show Dinner on Tuesday 16th March 2010, which will take place at the Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel.
Steve, former head chef at Dorset-based Branksome Beach restaurantand current Sous Chef at the exclusive London restaurant Launceston Place, was crowned champion of the popular BBC2 Masterchef: The Professionals show by judges Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr and Gregg Wallace. He will demonstrate his culinary expertise and passion for cooking to guests attending the dinner and these will include professionals from across the hospitality, catering and leisure industries as well as other leading chefs such as Brain Turner, Mitch Tonks, Cyrus Todiwala MBE and Giles Thompson.
Joining forces with the executive chef at the Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott, Clyde Hollett, and current head chef at Branksome Beach, Lionel Sene, Steve will work with Clyde and Lionel to design a four-course menu. Guests will also be able to enjoy fine wines courtesy of Matthew Clark.
Clyde Hollett has played a vital role in the success of the Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel’s Grill, achieving an AA Rosette for the Highcliff Grill after only 8 weeks of opening the facility and another AA Rosette after further development of the menu over the last 12 months. His career has also seen him cook at a number of high profile events including the Henley Regatta and the Stella Artois Tennis Championships. Lionel Sene has worked at Branksome Beach since February, having previously worked with Pierre Chevillard at Pebble Beach as a Sous Chef. He began his career 16 years ago in France working in top Michelin-star restaurants including the Mandarin Hotel in Geneva, Hotel Crillon in Paris and Le Grand Cerf Restaurant in Montchenot. Branksome Beach is a seafood restaurant offering the finest locally sourced seasonal produce. Steve Groves worked at Branksome Beach for five years prior to moving to London.
The annual event, in association with the Wessex Salon Culinaire and the Craft Guild of Chefs,will also host the award ceremony for this year’s Wessex Salon Culinaire and feature a charity auction in aid of Hospitality Action.
Steve Groves says: “Winning Masterchef was amazing and I am now concentrating on becoming the best chef I can be. The Hotel and Catering Show dinners have become a highlight on the hospitality industry’s social calendar and cooking for an audience of highly respected chefs, restaurateurs and hoteliers will be a great opportunity.”
Anna Wallis, show director of the Hotel and Catering Show, adds: “The Show Dinner is becoming a bigger and stronger event each year and to have three leading chefs cooking for the 2010 event is a fantastic endorsement. I’m sure that cooking at the Show Dinner will not be as gruelling as the four days of kitchen challenges Steve faced during Masterchef!”
To book tickets for the dinner or to donate a prize for the charity auction please telephone 01425 485040 or visit www.hotel-expo.co.uk.
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