It has been an eventful year for college graduate Sam Watkins, a finalist in the British Culinary Federation’s Young Chef of the Year, reaching the final rounds of Gordon Ramseys’ Future Chef and winning the Nestle Toque d’Or Award.
Sam’s success and performance in these competitions didn’t go unnoticed. She has been hired to go and work at one of the Scottish chef’s landmark restaurants, the iconic Savoy Grill, in the hotel of the same name on The Strand in London’s west end.
The Savoy Grill has a 1920’s glamorous décor, and the classic Beef Wellington, Dover Sole Meuniere and Lobster Thermidor have attracted generations of loyal diners, including Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and even Queen Elizabeth II through its gilded doors.
Sam’s former tutors, classmates and college staff wish her well on the next stage of her career and look forward to hearing more about her success in the coming years.