Stuart Gillies
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Stuart Gillies is an English chef
. He is currently head chef at the Gordon Ramsay
-owned Boxwood Café and will be Chef Patron at the reopened Savoy Hotel
in October 2010.
After training in the UK, Gillies spent a year in Rome
at the Lord Byron Hotel, and three years in Stockholm
, Sweden
. He then moved to Daniel's in New York
, working under the direction of Daniel Boulud
. On returning to the UK, he worked at Le Caprice in London
, before being selected by Gordon Ramsay to head the Boxwood Café. He joined Angela Hartnett
as head chef at The Connaught, before opening the Boxwood Cafe in May 2003.
Gillies has appeared on television on GMTV
, and as a guest on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen
. He was chosen to compete in the second series of the Great British Menu
, which aired Spring 2007, losing in the south-east England heat to Atul Kochhar
.
Gillies lives in west London with his wife and three sons.
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
. He is currently head chef at the Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay
Gordon James Ramsay, OBE is a Scottish chef, television personality and restaurateur. He has been awarded 13 Michelin stars....
-owned Boxwood Café and will be Chef Patron at the reopened Savoy Hotel
Savoy Hotel
The Savoy Hotel is a hotel located on the Strand, in the City of Westminster in central London. Built by impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan operas, the hotel opened on 6 August 1889. It was the first in the Savoy group of hotels and restaurants owned by...
in October 2010.
After training in the UK, Gillies spent a year in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
at the Lord Byron Hotel, and three years in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He then moved to Daniel's in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, working under the direction of Daniel Boulud
Daniel Boulud
Daniel Boulud is a French chef and restaurateur with restaurants in New York City, Palm Beach, Miami, Montreal, Beijing, and Singapore...
. On returning to the UK, he worked at Le Caprice in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, before being selected by Gordon Ramsay to head the Boxwood Café. He joined Angela Hartnett
Angela Hartnett
Angela Hartnett MBE is an English Chef. A protégé of Gordon Ramsay who was made famous by her appearances on British television, she was Chef-Patron at The Connaught in London...
as head chef at The Connaught, before opening the Boxwood Cafe in May 2003.
Gillies has appeared on television on GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
, and as a guest on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen
Saturday Kitchen
Saturday Kitchen Live is a 90 minute cookery programme, which is broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday mornings. It is currently presented by James Martin; previous presenters have included Antony Worrall Thompson and Gregg Wallace. The programme is currently produced by Cactus TV...
. He was chosen to compete in the second series of the Great British Menu
Great British Menu
Great British Menu is a BBC television series in which top British chefs compete for the chance to cook one course of a four course banquet. The first series banquet was for the Queen on her 80th birthday. The second series was to cook for the British Ambassador to France at the British Embassy...
, which aired Spring 2007, losing in the south-east England heat to Atul Kochhar
Atul Kochhar
Atul Kochhar is an Indian-born British chef. Born in Jamshedpur in northern India, Kochhar was trained and worked at the Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi.-Biography:In 1994, he was appointed head chef at the Tamarind restaurant, in Mayfair, London...
.
Gillies lives in west London with his wife and three sons.