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finals in Lyon the home of Three star Chef and competition creator Mr Paul Bocuse. In Lyon the two day competition takes on an almost Olympic city feel and it’s no coincidence that world’s greatest chef competition is held in one of the world’s top culinary city destinations.
The kitchen allows both Adam and Kriss to create an environment as close to what they’ll both experience on the day, minus the noise of course and the butterflies, they are of course fortune enough to be removed from their daily work routine at Simpsons through the support of Chef Patron Andreas Antona, who is supporting Adam, both in terms his time and removal from his responsibilities as Head Chef, but also through support of the media and his network of chefs and suppliers built up over many years who can support and guide the team.
Once again Chefs, let’s get behind our team,
Lyon almost two years ago, and Adam and Kristian, can hopefully build on that platform, with all of our support and perhaps who knows.............could they????