Andrew Fairlie Scholarship
The prizes
The Andrew Fairlie Scholarship is designed to provide educational experiences that enable the winner to continue to develop their skills and experience, and grow in their career. The prizes may vary year to year, but should be inspirational!
We would like to thank the prize providers for their support, it is hugely appreciated!
Read how some of our previous winners have got on during their learning experiences.
Educational trip to France with Grande Cuisine
Grande Cuisine are a supplier of prime cooking equipment to the hospitality sector and worked with Andrew to supply the main cook suite at Restaurant Andrew Fairlie.
Stephen Hobbs, Director at Grande Cuisine said: “Andrew was a great supporter of ours in our younger ‘business’ days and helped in establishing our business, allowing us to get where we are today. We have since created the Grande Cuisine Academy, a not for profit online resource that is completely free for Chef Lectures and Students to utilise as part of their hospitality courses and into their careers, and we organise an educational visit to France for young chefs. The visit is designed to give chefs an inspirational trip to the heart of gastronomic France, visiting Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse food market, the Chartreuse region and Sandrine Chappaz Chocolatier, and a visit to the Athanor factory, with some French dining. We’re delighted to give something back to the industry in Andrew’s name, and have the winner of the Andrew Fairlie Scholarship join us for this experience.”
Stage at Restaurant Andrew Fairlie
The first stage the winner will do is at Restaurant Andrew Fairlie. Head Chef Stephen McLaughlin and his team give the winner an insight into the consistency and quality required for a 2 Michelin star restaurant. The winner gets to spend time on the different sections, and get involved with prep through to service.
Find out how our winners got on during their stage.
Stage at Core by Clare Smyth
The winner’s second stage will be at 3 Michelin star Core by Clare Smyth in London. This coveted rating is the highest that the Michelin Guide awards to restaurants it believes provide ‘exceptional cuisine, worth a journey’, so a fantastic chance to see how this is achieved.
Read Emma’s story of her stage here.
Chef’s Jacket
All our finalists receive a personalised chef’s jacket, showing they are an Andrew Fairlie Scholarship Finalist. Thanks to Yourtex, Luxury Textiles and now Goodfellows for providing these over the years.