Motherwell College trainee chefs selected to work for Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay and his proteges from Motherwell College

A dream came true for seven Scottish trainee chefs, who were last week specially selected to work alongside the multi Michelin-starred chef, Gordon Ramsay.

The seven are all catering students at Motherwell College in Lanarkshire and were sourced to work with Gordon's team for two days culminating in a sensational Gala Dinner for 250 guests paying £500 per head, on Thursday 29 October, in aid of the Scottish Spina Bifida Association, for which Ramsay is the Honorary Patron.

The pressure was definitely on in the kitchen as the Motherwell College students supported three of Scotland's top award winning chefs personally selected by Gordon (Willie Pike MBE, Joe Queen and Steven Doherty) to prepare a mouth-watering six course gastronomic feast to Gordon Ramsay's exacting standards.

The chefs used locally sourced food and game and diners were able to watch in as their meal was prepared, via a live link.

Speaking about the opportunity the students were given, Motherwell College principal and chief executive Hugh Logan said: "This was a once in a lifetime experience for any budding chef. It really is the thing dreams are made of. It is a great honour for the college and our students to be involved in such a fantastic event under the eagle eye of Gordon Ramsay.

"I know the students worked exceptionally hard over the two days supporting Gordon and his team and demonstrated dedication and professionalism in the kitchen in order to help bring this amazing six course feast together."

Hazel Gardner, was one of the students working at the event. She said: "It was amazing and exciting but exhausting – I have never done anything like that before. A great experience".

Megan Bradley, also a student at Motherwell College added: "Gordon was really nice, he had a good chat to us and told us the food we had helped prepare was excellent".

The seven students were joined in the kitchen on the night by their course lecturer Jim Mullen, who helped to oversee their work alongside keeping them cool, calm and collected.

Words: Clare Riley

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