User:Chef Luke Thomas

Luke Thomas is one of Britains Rising Culinary Starts! At 16 he's already worked for Heston Blumenthal, Marcus Wareing, Gary Rhodes and Le Pergola in Rome. He currently works at Simon Radley at the Chester Grosvenor, and also is studying at Connah's Quay High School. Luke in March 2009, was crowned FutureChef 2009, with over 7,500 cometitors he was the first ever Welsh Winner, and from there went on to compete in Welsh National Chef of the Year 2010 and came runner up against 42 Year Old Executive Chef from Brecon. Also winner of Gold and Silver medals at the Welsh Culinary Olympics. Luke has also completed his NVQ Level 2 in Professional Catering, and at the end of his course won Yale College Outstanding Achivement Award. Luke demonstrate's through out Wales at various shows to include Conwy Feast, Llangollen Food Festival and the Royal Welsh Show.

Luke has already cooked for Prince Charles at a Princes Trust Celebration Dinner and Cooked for Princess Anne for the opening of Liverpool One.

As a result of FutureChef he stared on UKTV Food's Market Kitchen, and then was featured on BBC Wales Today.

Luke's main aim is to become on of the youngest holders of a Michelin Star.

He is supported by the following companies:

FDick Knives of Germany, Meat Promoton Wales, Hawarden Farm Shop, CCS, Steve Vaughan Butchers and Troughles Fine Foods.