Paul Wedgwood of Wedgwood the Restaurant in Edinburgh has just returned having been representing Scotland at the Celtic Festival in Barbados.
Date:
Wed, 15 Jun 2011
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Paul Wedgwood's talents were recognised by the organisers of the prestigious Celtic Festival in Barbados towards the end of last year. The award-winning chef was then invited to represent Scotland as the head chef for the festivities.
This involved two trips to the Caribbean island prior to the event to work with the local chefs and conduct various radio and TV interviews.
The event itself was a huge success, celebrating all things Celtic with plenty of music and some great cuisine led by Paul. A regular feature on Good Morning Barbados TV, Paul became quite a celebrity and could hardly go anywhere without being stopped for a chat or his autograph.
Some of the highlights of Paul's dishes included creating a Bajan haggis prior to the Caribbean Highland Games.
"The Celtic Festival was quite an experience," explains Paul Wedgwood. "Perhaps the most challenging of all was for one event where we had no air conditioning or extraction facilities in the kitchen and we were working at 45̊C - I had to keep going outside into the baking sun to cool down."
Having returned to the UK the excitement doesn't stop there - Paul will be appearing live on Colourful Radio this Friday (17 June) at 12.10pm. He will also be demonstrating at the Royal Highland Show (23-26 June) and also at Taste of Edinburgh (1-3 July) where he will be both demonstrating and having a presence with Wedgwood the Restaurant.
Paul Wedgwood started his career in the Lake District working in a variety of establishments from pubs and leisure parks to fine-dining Michelin-starred restaurants. He was particularly inspired by working under celebrity chef John Tovey at Miller Howe in Windermere.
A passionate and ambitious chef, Paul's long-term goal was always open a fine-dining restaurant in which he would combine his experiences to be able to offer fine dining in informal surroundings with excellent service.
In 1999, Paul opened the Georgian House bar in Kendal which was hugely successful despite being located in a working-class market town. Six years later, on a visit to his parents in Edinburgh, his dreams started to become realised when he found the venue for Wedgwood the Restaurant.
Wedgwood the Restaurant has quickly become a key player in the Edinburgh restaurant scene and Paul, with his vivacious and enthusiastic character, is often called upon and is available to perform cooking demonstrations throughout the UK. He is also a regular favourite at the Royal Highland Show and Taste of Edinburgh Festival.
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