Simon Boyle (chef)
British chef, author and social entrepreneur
Simon Boyle is a British chef, author and social entrepreneur working in Britain. Boyle became a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded special recognition by the Basque Culinary World Prize for his relief work in London during the COVID-19 crisis.
Life and career
Boyle was born in Glasgow, Scotland and attended Bournemouth and Poole College to start his culinary training. He was awarded the Specialised Chefs Scholarship, arranged by the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts. Sponsored by The Savoy Hotel London, Boyle completed his apprenticeship at the 5* hotel.
Boyle went on to become part of the Michelin-star winning team at Chewton Glen and then worked as a chef on cruise ships and luxury vessels, including Oriana on P&O Cruises and MV Minerva with Swan Hellenic. He was appointed the first Culinary Ambassador for Unilever in 2002.
After volunteering in Sri Lanka following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Boyle returned to the UK to set up a food events company that also helped homeless people. Boyle appeared on BBC’s Dragons' Den in 2008 to pitch for funding, which was unsuccessful.
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