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Thomas was born in [[Connah's Quay]], [[North Wales]],<ref name=bbcbio>{{cite web|title=Luke Thomas|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qgp89/profiles/luke-thomas|publisher=BBC Two| |
Thomas was born in [[Connah's Quay]], [[North Wales]],<ref name=bbcbio>{{cite web|title=Luke Thomas|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qgp89/profiles/luke-thomas|publisher=BBC Two|accessd<big>ate=20 April 2013}}</ref> and began cooking at the age of 12.<ref name=hello/> He has worked at the [[Chester Grosvenor Hotel]] and at the opening of the [[Liverpool One]] complex,<ref name=hello/> as well as the [[Burj Al Arab]] hotel in [[Dubai]] and [[Alinea (restaurant)|Alinea]] in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Preston|first=James|title=Bright future for Britain's youngest head chef Luke Thomas|url=http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/Lifestyle/Restaurants-Bars-and-Pubs/Bright-<big>future-for-Britains-youngest-head-chef-Luke-Thomas-19032013.htm|accessdate=20 April 2013|newspaper=Mai</big><big><big>Big text</big><big><big>Big text</big><big><big>Big text</big><big><big>Big text</big><big><big>Big text</big><big><big>Big text</big></big></big></big></big></big></big>denhead Advertiser|date=19 March 2013}}</ref> He has also worked alongside several [[Michelin star]]red chefs, including [[Heston Blumenthal]] at [[The Fat Duck]], [[Thomas Keller]] at a [[French Laundry]] [[pop-up restaurant]] in London, and [[Gary Rhodes]].<ref name=hello/> In 2009, at the age of 15,<ref>{{cite web|title=Luke Thomas|url=http://futurechef.uk.net/the-alumni/item/luke-thomas|publisher=FutureChef|accessdate=20 April 2013}}</ref> he won the [[FutureChef]] competition by Springboard.<ref name=bbcbio/> |
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In February 2012, at the age of 18,<ref name=hello>{{cite news|last=Foley|first=Miriam|title=The 19-year-old head chef who has cooked for royalty chats to HELLO! Online|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/cuisine/2013041612102/luke-thomas-uks-youngest-head-chef-interview/|accessdate=20 April 2013|newspaper=Hello!}}</ref> Thomas became the youngest head [[chef]] in the United Kingdom when he took over at a restaurant in [[Cookham]].<ref name=windsor/> The restaurant was originally called Sanctum on the Green, but was renamed to Luke's Fine Dining at Sanctum on the Green under Thomas.<ref name=hello/><ref name=windsor/> This was filmed for television for the [[BBC3]] documentary series ''[[Britain's Youngest Chef]]''.<ref name=windsor>{{cite news|last=Whiteway|first=David|title=Cookham chef set for own documentary|url=http://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/maidenhead/articles/2013/03/22/87813-cookham-chef-set-for-own-documentary/|accessdate=20 April 2013|newspaper=Windsor Observer|date=22 March 2013}}</ref> Although this was the first filmed appearance by Thomas, his first broadcast television appearance was as an expert on ''[[Junior MasterChef]]''.<ref name=windsor/> He also competed in the ''[[Great British Menu]]'' in 2012 against [[Mary Ann Gilchrist]] and [[Richard Davies (chef)|Richard Davies]],<ref name=bbcbio/><ref name=windsor/> where he became the youngest competitor to ever appear on the show.<ref name=britishmenumaid>{{cite news|last=Preston|first=James|title=Teenage chef Luke Thomas appears on Great British Menu|url=http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Cookhams/Teenage-chef-Luke-Thomas-appears-on-Great-British-Menu-19032013.htm|accessdate=20 April 2013|newspaper=Maidenhead Advertiser|date=19 March 2013}}</ref> |
In February 2012, at the age of 18,<ref name=hello>{{cite news|last=Foley|first=Miriam|title=The 19-</big>year-old head chef who has cooked for royalty chats to HELLO! Online|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/cuisine/2013041612102/luke-thomas-uks-youngest-head-chef-interview/|accessdate=20 April 2013|newspaper=Hello!}}</ref> Thomas became the youngest head [[chef]] in the United Kingdom when he took over at a restaurant in [[Cookham]].<ref name=windsor/> The restaurant was originally called Sanctum on the Green, but was renamed to Luke's Fine Dining at Sanctum on the Green under Thomas.<ref name=hello/><ref name=windsor/> This was filmed for television for the [[BBC3]] documentary series ''[[Britain's Youngest Chef]]''.<ref name=windsor>{{cite news|last=Whiteway|first=David|title=Cookham chef set for own documentary|url=http://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/maidenhead/articles/2013/03/22/87813-cookham-chef-set-for-own-documentary/|accessdate=20 April 2013|newspaper=Windsor Observer|date=22 March 2013}}</ref> Although this was the first filmed appearance by Thomas, his first broadcast television appearance was as an expert on ''[[Junior MasterChef]]''.<ref name=windsor/> He also competed in the ''[[Great British Menu]]'' in 2012 against [[Mary Ann Gilchrist]] and [[Richard Davies (chef)|Richard Davies]],<ref name=bbcbio/><ref name=windsor/> where he became the youngest competitor to ever appear on the show.<ref name=britishmenumaid>{{cite news|last=Preston|first=James|title=Teenage chef Luke Thomas appears on Great British Menu|url=http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Cookhams/Teenage-chef-Luke-Thomas-appears-on-Great-British-Menu-19032013.htm|accessdate=20 April 2013|newspaper=Maidenhead Advertiser|date=19 March 2013}}</ref> |
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In May 2013 he is opening a pop-up restaurant for six months in [[Mayfair]], London, alongside [[Mark Fuller (hotelier)|Mark Fuller]].<ref name=dailmail>{{cite news|last=London|first=Bianca|title=Meet Britain's youngest head chef: 19-year-old Justin Bieber lookalike has plans to take on Jamie Oliver and cook for Prince Harry|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2311078/Luke-Thomas-Britains-youngest-head-chef-19-year-old-Justin-Bieber-lookalike-plans-rival-Jamie-Oliver.html|accessdate=20 April 2013|newspaper=The Daily Mail|date=18 April 2013}}</ref> Fuller has compared Thomas to [[Marco Pierre White]],<ref name=dailmail/> while Thomas says that his idol is [[Jamie Oliver]].<ref name=dailmail/> Fuller appeared alongside Thomas in ''Britain's Youngest Chef'', where he admitted that he teamed up with Thomas without tasting any of his food, and there was an intention to use the opportunity for [[public relations]].<ref name=guardiandowling>{{cite news|last=Dowling|first=Tim|title=Britain's Youngest Head Chef; Syria: Across the Lines – TV review|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2013/apr/18/britains-youngest-head-chef-tv-review|accessdate=20 April 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=18 April 2013}}</ref> Television critic Tim Dowling said of the series, "This was ostensibly a documentary about a talented but overambitious young lad who would learn from his mistakes before he jeopardised a bright future. But I'm afraid I came away thinking that all the difficulties at Sanctum on the Green could have been overcome more quickly if everybody had just shut up and listened to Luke."<ref name=guardiandowling/> |
In May 2013 he is opening a pop-up restaurant for six months in [[Mayfair]], London, alongside [[Mark Fuller (hotelier)|Mark Fuller]].<ref name=dailmail>{{cite news|last=London|first=Bianca|title=Meet Britain's youngest head chef: 19-year-old Justin Bieber lookalike has plans to take on Jamie Oliver and cook for Prince Harry|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2311078/Luke-Thomas-Britains-youngest-head-chef-19-year-old-Justin-Bieber-lookalike-plans-rival-Jamie-Oliver.html|accessdate=20 April 2013|newspaper=The Daily Mail|date=18 April 2013}}</ref> Fuller has compared Thomas to [[Marco Pierre White]],<ref name=dailmail/> while Thomas says that his idol is [[Jamie Oliver]].<ref name=dailmail/> Fuller appeared alongside Thomas in ''Britain's Youngest Chef'', where he admitted that he teamed up with Thomas without tasting any of his food, and there was an intention to use the opportunity for [[public relations]].<ref name=guardiandowling>{{cite news|last=Dowling|first=Tim|title=Britain's Youngest Head Chef; Syria: Across the Lines – TV review|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2013/apr/18/britains-youngest-head-chef-tv-review|accessdate=20 April 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=18 April 2013}}</ref> Television critic Tim Dowling said of the series, "This was ostensibly a documentary about a talented but overambitious young lad who would learn from his mistakes before he jeopardised a bright future. But I'm afraid I came away thinking that all the difficulties at Sanctum on the Green could have been overcome more quickly if everybody had just shut up and listened to Luke."<ref name=guardiandowling/> |
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Luke Thomas, (born 2 October 1993)[1], is a chef at the restaurant Luke's Fine Dining at Sanctum on the Green, in Cookham. He has appeared on a handful of television shows, including Junior MasterChef, Great British Menu and a BBC3 documentary about him, entitled Britain's Youngest Chef.
Career
Thomas was born in Connah's Quay, North Wales,[2] and began cooking at the age of 12.[3] He has worked at the Chester Grosvenor Hotel and at the opening of the Liverpool One complex,[3] as well as the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai and Alinea in Chicago.[4] He has also worked alongside several Michelin starred chefs, including Heston Blumenthal at The Fat Duck, Thomas Keller at a French Laundry pop-up restaurant in London, and Gary Rhodes.[3] In 2009, at the age of 15,[5] he won the FutureChef competition by Springboard.[2]
In February 2012, at the age of 18,[3] Thomas became the youngest head chef in the United Kingdom when he took over at a restaurant in Cookham.[6] The restaurant was originally called Sanctum on the Green, but was renamed to Luke's Fine Dining at Sanctum on the Green under Thomas.[3][6] This was filmed for television for the BBC3 documentary series Britain's Youngest Chef.[6] Although this was the first filmed appearance by Thomas, his first broadcast television appearance was as an expert on Junior MasterChef.[6] He also competed in the Great British Menu in 2012 against Mary Ann Gilchrist and Richard Davies,[2][6] where he became the youngest competitor to ever appear on the show.[7]
In May 2013 he is opening a pop-up restaurant for six months in Mayfair, London, alongside Mark Fuller.[8] Fuller has compared Thomas to Marco Pierre White,[8] while Thomas says that his idol is Jamie Oliver.[8] Fuller appeared alongside Thomas in Britain's Youngest Chef, where he admitted that he teamed up with Thomas without tasting any of his food, and there was an intention to use the opportunity for public relations.[9] Television critic Tim Dowling said of the series, "This was ostensibly a documentary about a talented but overambitious young lad who would learn from his mistakes before he jeopardised a bright future. But I'm afraid I came away thinking that all the difficulties at Sanctum on the Green could have been overcome more quickly if everybody had just shut up and listened to Luke."[9]
References
- ^ "Luke's History". Luke Thomas.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "Luke Thomas". BBC Two.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessdate=ignored (help) - ^ a b c d e Foley, Miriam. "The 19-year-old head chef who has cooked for royalty chats to HELLO! Online". Hello!. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Preston, James (19 March 2013). future-for-Britains-youngest-head-chef-Luke-Thomas-19032013.htm "Bright future for Britain's youngest head chef Luke Thomas". MaiBig textBig textBig textBig textBig textBig textdenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Luke Thomas". FutureChef. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Whiteway, David (22 March 2013). "Cookham chef set for own documentary". Windsor Observer. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ a b c London, Bianca (18 April 2013). "Meet Britain's youngest head chef: 19-year-old Justin Bieber lookalike has plans to take on Jamie Oliver and cook for Prince Harry". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ a b Dowling, Tim (18 April 2013). "Britain's Youngest Head Chef; Syria: Across the Lines – TV review". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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