Gary Maclean

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Gary Maclean is a Scottish chef, author and the first National Chef of Scotland.[1][2]

Career[]

Maclean developed an interest in cooking in the early 1980s and found early employment in hotel kitchens.[3] He was appointed the head chef of 55BC, a Glasgow restaurant, at the age of 22.[4] This was his first head chef position. He later became executive chef of Glasgow Museums, this post gave him responsibility over the restaurants at the Burrell Collection and the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow.[5] Maclean began full-time teaching at the City of Glasgow College, in 2010, he had previously spent 13 years working at the college in a part-time capacity.[6] Maclean successfully auditioned to appear on 2016's edition of MasterChef: The Professionals, this was his third attempt at applying for the show.[7] Maclean competed against 47 other professional chefs over 7 weeks of competition, he was declared the winner in the final episode of season 9.[8]

The Scottish Government announced, in November 2017, that Maclean was to become Scotland's first National Chef. This role includes promoting Scottish produce on the world stage and encourage the domestic consumption of healthy, locally produced food.[9]

Maclean released his first book: Kitchen Essentials: The Joy of Home Cooking, in October 2018, it was published by Black & White Publishing.[10]

Maclean now has his own seafood restaurant within Bonnie & Wild at the newly opened St James Quarter shopping centre in Edinburgh

References[]

  1. ^ "MasterChef's Gary Maclean becomes Scotland's National Chef". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ "MasterChef: The Professionals 2016: Gary Maclean crowned winner". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Chef profile: Gary Maclean". Scottish Salmon Company. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ Pathiaki, Katie. "The master plan: an interview with MasterChef: The Professionals 2016 winner Gary Maclean". The Caterer. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. ^ Keenan, Amanda. "MasterChef champion Gary Maclean reveals how to make mouthwatering recipes on a cut-price budget". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  6. ^ Freeman, Tom. "Gary Maclean: Scotland's food needs to go back to basics". Holyrood. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  7. ^ Pathiaki, Katie. "The master plan: an interview with MasterChef: The Professionals 2016 winner Gary Maclean". The Caterer. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Glasgow lecturer Gary Maclean wins MasterChef final". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  9. ^ "MasterChef's Gary Maclean becomes Scotland's National Chef". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  10. ^ Onwuemezi, Natasha. "MasterChef champion Maclean signs with Black & White". The Bookseller. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

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