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Edward Clegg

Edward Clegg
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After qualifying at Bournemouth College in UK, Edward returned to his home in South Africa to take up a position at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town with Garth Stroebel. After working with Chef Stroebel for some time, he transferred Edward up to the Westcliff Hotel Johannesburg where Edward first met and worked with Chef Andrew Atkinson.

The pair then went on to work together at the Castle Kyalami and then the Michelangelo Hotel. As well as being a member of Culinary Team South Africa, Edward has recently started his own company, Dinner Boys, where he hosts and caters for an assortment of events, ranging from chefs tables to dinner parties. 

What is your philosophy on food? Good clean flavours, fresh produce, love and care
What inspired you to become a chef? The love of food and being able to make people happy
Globally, which chef do you admire? Raymond Blanc and Neil Perry
If you couldn't be a chef, what profession 
would you take up?		 Anything using my hands and working with people
What was your worst culinary catastrophe? Burning 300 mince pies half an hour before a big function
What is your fondest memory of the kitchen? The day I got to run the pass on my own for the first time
What do you eat for breakfast? Coffee
What do you never cook? Brussel Sprouts
What is the one dish you find hard to get right? A really good and balanced Indian curry
Who is the most famous person you have ever 
cooked for?		 Richard Branson