Simon Bryant (chef)
Simon Bryant (born 1965, Exeter, Devon, England) is a face well known to regional and urban Australia[1] as he and South Australian food icon Maggie Beer are beamed into thousands of lounge rooms and kitchens via the ABC program The Cook & The Chef. The show aired more than 150 episodes over four years, attracting more than 600,000 viewers nationally each week.[2]
Simon was with Hilton Adelaide for more than 10 years, commencing as a Commis Chef, followed by 18 months as a Chef de Partie in ‘The Grange’ with Cheong Liew and rapidly working his way up to Senior Sous Chef of ‘The Brasserie’.[3][4] It was in ‘The Brasserie’ where Simon emerged as one of South Australia’s hottest young chefs and was promoted to Executive Chef overseeing 33 staff, 2 of the state's leading restaurants, a quick service deli, and as South Australia’s largest hotel, the largest catering and room service operations in the state.[5]
Awards and presentations
- 2007 Hotel Management Magazine Awards for Excellence – Executive Chef of the Year [6]
- 2008 Restaurant and Catering Association (SA) – Chef of the Year [7]
- ‘Last Leaf’ column in South Australian gourmet magazine Sumptuous.
- South Australian Ambassador for Earth Hour 2008 and 2009.[8]
- WOMAD 2008 – Presented native Australian produce at ‘Taste the World’
- Presenter at Department of Environment and Heritage ‘Reclaim the Food’ Chain event[9]
- Ambassador for the Animal Welfare League and official Food Ambassador for Animals Asia [10]
- Campaigned for legislative change enabling Food Donor Laws to be changed – Hilton Adelaide now donates all unsold food to the Hutt Street Centre for the homeless daily
- First South Australian business to gain RSPCA Choose Wisely accreditation
- Botanic Gardens Foundation Kitchen Garden Ambassador[11]
References
- ↑ http://www.agfg.com.au/guide/chef-profile/simon-bryant
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/tv/cookandchef
- ↑ http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/files/two_chefs_and_100_cultures_bios.pdf
- ↑ http://www.agfg.com.au/Blog/?tag=/simon+bryant
- ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/bryant-overdone-at-hilton/story-e6frea83-1225824490783
- ↑ http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/files/two_chefs_and_100_cultures_bios.pdf
- ↑ http://www.thebrasserie.com.au/__files/f/2902/Restaurant%20&%20Catering%20awards%20280708.pdf
- ↑ http://www.newcityview.com.au/news-and-happenings/we-care
- ↑ http://www.adelaide.foe.org.au/?cat=10&paged=3
- ↑ http://www.animalwelfare.com.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ZOUBObjtmSU=&tabid=170
- ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/food-wine/celebrity-chef-simon-bryants-mission-to-grow-a-healthy-habit/story-e6frefb3-1225851128966