Each year, the San Pellegrino World's Top 50 Restaurants are announced. In 2016, Tante Marie alumni are working in no less than 14 of them, including 1 head chef and 1 owner. Between them, Tante Marie alumni are working in establishments around the world with a cumulative total of 57 Michelin stars, and that is just the ones we know about. The numbers speak for themselves.
Graduates of Tante Marie Culinary Academy are now running succesful businesses around the world and we are very proud of the success they achieve. There is no better way for us to tell you how Tante Marie can help launch a career in food than by showing you examples of our alumni who have actually done it themselves.
Since 1954, literally thousands of students have completed our professional Cordon Bleu Diploma and are now enjoying exciting careers. Below is just a small selection of some our alumni and details of the exciting careers they are now pursuing. Click on each box to find out a bit more about each graduate and, in many cases, view the websites for the companies they have established.
Our past students
Luke is the newly appointed Head Chef at the Michelin starred Arbutus Restaurant in London - owned by Anthony Demetre, Arbutus is one of London's most acclaimed restaurants.
Starting out as a small scale private chef inspired Lyndy to start Absolute Taste in 1997 and in 2013 they won Events Caterer of the Year and turned over in excess of £30m.
After leaving Tante Marie in 2007, Kim began his career as a freelance chef. He is now one of the UK's leading Home Economists, working with Jamie Oliver running his Supper Clubs for the Fifteen Foundation.
Neil is the Executive Chef for Noble Inns which owns the acclaimed Smokehouse in Islington. In 2014 he represented Scotland on The Great British Menu.
Jorge is the Executive Chef and Owner of Criterion - ranked No. 19 in the San Pellegrino top 50 Restaurants in Latin America, and ranked No. 1 in Columbia.
Oliver Boon is another Tante Marie graduate who made it through to the finals of the BBC’s Professional Masterchef and is now Head Chef at Roux at The Landau...
Seeing Adam Byatt demonstrate at Tante Marie inspired Jeremy to approach him and ask for a job. 4 years later Jeremy was appointed Head Chef at Adam Byatt's acclaimed Bistro Union.
Paul is a model turned TV chef who lives in Dubai and specialises in food as part of a healthy lifestyle.
Gee is one of four British TV chefs who have joined up to open the much anticipated 'Gorgeous Kitchen' alongside Heston Blumenthal's restaurant at Heathrow's new Terminal 2...
Bradley is the head chef on a beautiful yacht which spends the European summer in the Mediterranean and then crosses to the Caribbean in the winter.
At just 26 years old, Andrij opened his first gastro pub and it has already earned critical acclaim and multiple awards...
Ruth graduated in 2013 and took up a position as head pastry chef at the Michelin starred Royal Oak, aged just 18. She now works at the 2 Michelin starred The Square under Executive Chef Phil Howard.
Paul left the city in 2009 and after training at Tante Marie, bought a pub in the Cotswolds which he and his wife converted and run...
Since graduating from Tante Marie, Richard has become the head restaurant reviewer for The Guide to Surrey.
Stephen is the Head Chocolatier for Marc, which owns 2 Michelin starred restaurants in London as well as establishments in New York.
Madeline is a food stylist, writer and recipe developer at Good Housekeeping magazine...
James and his wife run Kalm Kitchen - one of the UK's leading events design and catering companies which now also runs a number of small retail outlets in the south east of England...
Jessica graduated from Tante Marie in 2013 and in 2015 she set up Bear Claw Catering - her own successful private catering business.
After leaving Tante Marie, Jamie set up Wild Thyme - a multi-award winning events design and catering company in Scotland...
Holly's ski chalet company, Ski Fish and Pips was The Times Chalet Chef of the Year in 2010 and now has chalets across Europe...
Ellie has established her own designer cakes business which is now earning critical acclaim, creating stunning and elegant cakes...
Since leaving Tante Marie Jennifer has set up a guest house in Morocco called Dar Roumana where she is also running cookery classes. Dar Roumana has been recommended by the Lonely Planet guides as one of Morocco’s leading hotels.
Richard took a position as an instructor at the Weber Grill Academy after graduating from Tante Marie and after 2 years, left to set up his own BBQ training business.
Neil works as a Recipe Developer for Thermomix, whose units are found in professional kitchens around the world, including at Tante Marie, of course!
Simon now runs his family business - a hospitality consultancy business in Dubai...
Jacqueline is a successful private chef and caterer with an impressive list of accolades to her name...
Ryan's career path: Tante Marie in 2007, Gordon Ramsay's Boxwood Café, Jamie Oliver's Fifteen, Professional Masterchef finals in 2009...
Within a month of graduating, Debbie took up a position as Head Chef at London based caterer, Sugar & Spice...
Dan is Sous Chef at Angela Hartnett's latest offering - Café Murano which opened in November 2013 in London...
Rosie graduated in November 2013 and is now working at one of the worlds leading restaurants: Noma in Copenhagen...
Steve works for Jamie Oliver and is responsible for setting up new branches of Jamie's Italian in Australia...
Selena works at The Test Kitchen in Cape Town - currently ranked at no. 28 in the San Pellegrino World's top 50.
In 2011 he won the Academy of Culinary Arts Award of Excellence. Glen is now a multi-award winning pastry chef and chocolatier at the 2 Michelin starred Le Manoir au Quat'Saisons.
Tantri is Sous Chef at a Spanish restaurant in Bali.
Having presented Channel 4's Cook Yourself Thin, Harry is now an acclaimed food journalist and cookery book writer.
Laura is a professional Food Stylist. She is contracted to do all the styling for the Masterchef Cook Books and is also a talented Food Photographer...
Sarah heads up the Food Team at Seven Publishing, for such publications as Weight Watchers magazine...
Past Student's Companies
