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All ‘pies’ on the prize for Peter’s Chef
It really is all ‘pies’ on the prize for Peter’s chef, Ryan Jones as he moves another step closer to the coveted title of National Chef of Wales.
The twenty-eight year-old from Maesteg who works as assistant development chef for the famous Welsh food brand, beat off stiff competition in the South Wales regional heat to secure a place in the grand final, which will take place next February at Coleg Llandrillo Cymru.
His winning menu of pan-fried brill with oxtail girolles and white truffle followed by a main course of breast of Madgett’s Farm duck with fondant potato, salsify, butternut squash and duck leg and liver faggot and a dessert of bitter chocolate mousse and passion fruit impressed the judges and saw him top three other chefs to take the regional honour.
An experienced chef, Ryan’s impressive CV includes stints at both the Hyde Park Intercontinental and also the world-famous Claridges, working under Gordon Ramsay and serving a host of celebrities, including the Beckhams, Adam Sandler and Samuel L Jackson.
Speaking about his success so far in the competition, Ryan said:
“It’s obviously a great honour to have come this far but I’ve got my eye on the final of course and am really looking forward to coming up with something really special for that.
“Although my background is in kitchens, I’d always wanted to get into the developmental side and working with well-known chef Kurt Fleming at Ffresh in Cardiff Bay really got me interested in working with pastry – when this opportunity at Peter’s came up it really was perfect.
“The company is absolutely committed to supplying only the highest quality products and we’re always looking at where improvements can be made – it’s great to be able to have such an input into new recipes and the development of key new products and it also means I still get to enjoy the kitchen side of things.
“The final on Valentine’s Day will involve a cook-off and will be a lot of pressure but I’m prepared for that. Fingers crossed the title will be mine and I can celebrate by sending some Peter’s Pies to my old friends the Beckhams!”
Peter’s marketing controller, Clare Morgan, added:
“This really is a fantastic achievement for Ryan and also for Peter’s in that we have such a talented chef working with us to perfect our products.
“We’ve got a lot going on at the moment as we progress with our Luv Wales, Luv Peter’s campaign, look towards exciting new product launches in the New Year, and of course Ryan’s moment in the spotlight – we’re all right behind him and wish him the very best of luck.”
