A young Dundee chef has won a prestigious catering award.
Robert Yuill, was crowned Young Pub Chef of the Year at the inaugural Parliamentary Pub Chef of the Year Awards, held at the House of Commons.
Dundee West MP Chris Law nominated Robert for the award, for his chef skills.
He said: “I’m super excited for Robert.
“The pub he’s been training in and working in I represent, but most interestingly for me, my first career when I left school was to train as a chef.
“So it’s kind of like a walk down memory lane, and at the same time being really proud of the industry and really proud that chefs are getting the recognition.”
Robert said he was delighted to win the competition.
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He added: “Everybody was very, very good I’m sure the competition is going to do well for the industry in years to come and I’m sure it will benefit me and everybody involved in the future.
“I just wasn’t expecting to win.
!The kind of recognition this competition offers is exactly what I think people need to get the importance of pub chef’s and attract more and more talent to the industry.”
Run by the British Beer and Pub Association and the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group, in partnership with Nestl Professional, the event had over 100 selected attendees from the education, media and pub industry.
Over 120 nominations were received from MPs around the country, selecting a pub chef from within their constituency for the awards.