Chef of the Year
TSC Award 2023 CHEF of the year is TOM SHEPHERD
Tom was offered his first head chef role at Michelin-starred Adam's Restaurant in Birmingham. He stayed there for two and a half years, during which time he retained the restaurant's 3 AA Rosettes and Michelin star.
With plans to open his own restaurant delayed due to the pandemic, Tom ran
his meal kit service, Dine at Home with Tom Shepherd, delivering a weekly changing, seasonal three-course menu direct to diners’ doors until he could push ahead with Upstairs.
He finally opened the restaurant in October 2021, receiving a star in the Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland 2022 just four months later.
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