Taste Cheshire Food & Drink Festival
Phil Vickery
We are Thrilled that Phil will be headlining our Chef Demonstration stage on Saturday 19th April.
A short biography of Phil’s career, so far…
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Phil has written a weekly column for one of Britain’s biggest-selling Sunday supplements and many features for the leading women’s magazines and many others.
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Since his career kicked off as a Commis Chef at the Burlington Hotel on Folkestone seafront, Phil has worked his way up the kitchen ranks. On his journey, he has taken in the very smart Michael’s Nook hotel in Grasmere, Cumbria, the Michelin starred Gravetye Manor in East Grinstead, and Ian McAndrew’s Michelin starred restaurant ‘74’ as Sous Chef.
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Phil then went to the West Country and The Castle Hotel in Taunton as head chef where he won a Michelin star, 4 Rosettes in the ‘AA guide’, the ‘Good Food Guide’ Restaurant of the year, ‘The Times’ Restaurant of the Year, ‘Egon Ronay’s Guide’ Dessert Chef of the Year and ‘British Meat Chef of The Year’, among many other awards.
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Phil’s TV career starter after filling in once for Keith Floyd on the Breakfast Programme, and over the past 15 years he has appeared on the BBC ‘Holiday Programme’, ‘Ready Steady Cook’, ‘Proof Of The Pudding’, his own series ‘Phil Vickery’s Pudding Club’ and of course ‘This Morning’, presenting live and pre-recorded cookery items.
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Between his TV work and writing – Phil’s written 18 books, including his most recent, ‘Save Money Good Diet’ – a Sunday Times Best Seller. He also finds time to farm and spends many hours working on the land and with his livestock.
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His Gluten-Free books sell worldwide and have won many awards, and he is the National Food Ambassador for Coeliac UK (www.coeliac.org.uk)
Michelin Star 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Egon Ronay Star 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Egon Ronay Dessert Chef of the Year 1995
A.A. Four Rosettes 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. 2000 named one of top 20 chefs in Britain
British Meat Chef of the Year 1998
County Restaurant of the Year, Good Food Guide 1998
Jonathan Meades – Times Restaurant of the Year 1995
Member of the Academie Culinaire de France; awarded Chef Laureate 1987
Egon Ronay Star 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Egon Ronay Dessert Chef of the Year 1995
A.A. Four Rosettes 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. 2000 named one of top 20 chefs in Britain
British Meat Chef of the Year 1998
County Restaurant of the Year, Good Food Guide 1998
Jonathan Meades – Times Restaurant of the Year 1995
Member of the Academie Culinaire de France; awarded Chef Laureate 1987
