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Simon Wood (chef)

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Simon Wood
Born
Simon Wood

(1976-07-06) 6 July 1976 (age 48)
Chadderton, Oldham, England
OccupationChef
Years active2014–present
Children4

Simon Wood is a British cook and winner of the 2015 edition of MasterChef competition.[1][2]

Career

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After winning MasterChef in 2015, Wood was appointed executive chef of the Oldham Event Centre (part of Oldham Athletic Football Club) where he worked across fine dining events in the club and masterclasses. He subsequently opened a pop-up restaurant called The Boardroom in Oldham.[3]

In September 2017, he opened his first major restaurant called WOOD Manchester. Following the success of his Manchester restaurant, he opened WOOD Chester in March 2018.[4] his latest offering is WOODKRAFT Cheltenham which opened in November 2018 [5]

His debut cookbook At Home with Simon Wood – Fine Dining Made Simple was published on the 11 April 2016[6] He was invited to appear as a guest judge on the 2020 series of MasterChef.[7]

From 30 September to 4 October, Simon Wood was at the TV Experience Residency in Dubai for the first time and hosted an exclusive MasterChef masterclass. In order to deliver the master experience to the people in Dubai, the first group decided to open their first MasterChef restaurant in the world.

References

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  1. ^ "Simon Wood crowned MasterChef 2015 winner, 25 April 2015". BBC News. 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Simon Wood was winner of MasterChef in 2015". BBC.
  3. ^ "Meet 2015 MasterChef winner Simon Wood, 5 March 2018". RadioTimes.
  4. ^ "MasterChef champion Simon Wood announces opening of second restaurant Wood Chester, 5 March 2018". CheshireLive.
  5. ^ "First look inside Woodkraft Cheltenham: 'A new concept' by MasterChef winner Simon Wood, 17 November 2018". GloucestershireLive. 17 November 2018.
  6. ^ "At home with Simon Wood: Fine dining made simple, 6 December 2017". Meze Publishing.
  7. ^ "MasterChef 2020: Who is Simon Wood? Meet the 2015 winner who has returned as BBC's latest judge!, 27 February 2020". RealityTitBit. 27 February 2020.
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Preceded by MasterChef UK champion
2015
Succeeded by