{"id":12947,"date":"2024-01-07T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/?p=12947"},"modified":"2024-04-22T15:05:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:05:31","slug":"tom-hamblet-masterchef-the-professionals-winner-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/blog\/tom-hamblet-masterchef-the-professionals-winner-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hamblet &#8211; Masterchef: The Professionals Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Meet Tom<\/h2>\n<p>Born in Sussex and triumphant in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/mediacentre\/2023\/masterchef-the-professionals-winner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MasterChef: The Professionals<\/a>, 24 year old Tom Hamblet is assuming the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/head-chef-jobs-brighton\/\">Head Chef<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exclusive.co.uk\/south-lodge\/food\/camellia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camellia restaurant<\/a> from January 3rd to March 31st, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>We caught up with Tom following his special victory after seven weeks of competition on the BBC&#8217;s compelling chef challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Allow us to present to you Tom Hamblet, the winner of MasterChef: The Professionals 2023.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12958\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12958\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12958\" src=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Master-chef-The-Professionals-Winner-2023-Tom-Hamblett-copyright-BBC.jpeg\" alt=\"Master chef- The Professionals Winner 2023 - Tom Hamblett- copyright BBC\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Master-chef-The-Professionals-Winner-2023-Tom-Hamblett-copyright-BBC.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Master-chef-The-Professionals-Winner-2023-Tom-Hamblett-copyright-BBC-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Master-chef-The-Professionals-Winner-2023-Tom-Hamblett-copyright-BBC-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Master-chef-The-Professionals-Winner-2023-Tom-Hamblett-copyright-BBC-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Master-chef-The-Professionals-Winner-2023-Tom-Hamblett-copyright-BBC-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Master-chef-The-Professionals-Winner-2023-Tom-Hamblett-copyright-BBC-1280x720.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Master-chef-The-Professionals-Winner-2023-Tom-Hamblett-copyright-BBC-1600x900.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Master chef: The Professionals Winner 2023 &#8211; Tom Hamblet &#8211; Picture copyright BBC Media Centre<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>What does it feel like to join the magnificent list of Masterchef: The Professionals winners?<\/h2>\n<p>It feels absolutely amazing to join the winners, it was such hard work during the competition so for it to pay off was amazing!<\/p>\n<h2>Describe finals day<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>On the day of the final I felt absolutely sick with nerves, the whole journey all led to that moment, and to know it was make or break on the day was terrifying and i just wanted to get it out of the way!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>When did you start cooking?<\/h2>\n<p>I started cooking properly at 15\/16 years of age when my apprenticeship started, doing 1 day at college and 4 days at work a week.<\/p>\n<h2>Your career so far?<\/h2>\n<p>I was at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exclusive.co.uk\/south-lodge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Lodge<\/a> as an apprentice for 2 years, then started a commis job in <a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/the-pass-restaurant\/\">The Pass<\/a>. I was then promoted to demi then moved to the Latymer for another year and 4 months, then went to <a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/restaurant-interlude\/\">Restaurant Interlude<\/a> for 1 year and 8 months then moved back to South Lodge as sous chef!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12968\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12968\" class=\"wp-image-12968 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interlude-Restaurant-fine-dining-horsham.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interlude-Restaurant-fine-dining-horsham.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interlude-Restaurant-fine-dining-horsham-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interlude-Restaurant-fine-dining-horsham-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured &#8211; Michelin Starred Restaurant Interlude<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Culinary inspirations?<\/h2>\n<p>I think in terms of inspirations, its always been the people around me, like all the <a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/chef-jobs-brighton-hove\/\">chefs<\/a> I&#8217;ve worked for and my parents.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12950\" src=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image0-e1704271869435.jpeg\" alt=\"Masterchef finalists including Tom Hamblet. Masterchef The Professionals 2023\" width=\"2019\" height=\"1074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image0-e1704271869435.jpeg 2019w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image0-e1704271869435-300x160.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image0-e1704271869435-1024x545.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image0-e1704271869435-768x409.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image0-e1704271869435-1536x817.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image0-e1704271869435-1280x681.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image0-e1704271869435-1600x851.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image0-e1704271869435-1920x1021.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2019px) 100vw, 2019px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What motivates you?<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>What motivates me the most is just trying to be better and keep moving forward, I always get scared of getting stuck and complacent so making sure I&#8217;m pushing myself is so supportive to me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>If you could change something about the hospitality industry, which bit would you change?<\/h2>\n<p>I think the <a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/brighton-hospitality\/\">hospitality industry<\/a> is going well, but its hard to ignore all the <a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/\">restaurants<\/a> struggling and going out of business, getting customers in is very hard and I think if I could change anything it would be to get more people eating out!<\/p>\n<h2>Review or accolade that has been particularly special to you already?<\/h2>\n<p>I think both competitions I did in my past definitely made me more competitive, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotarygbi.org\/news-archive\/young-chef-winners-2014\/\">Rotary Young Chef of the Year<\/a> and Future Chef really made myself realise what I was capable of.<\/p>\n<h2>What advice would you give to an aspiring chef?<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>I would say to any aspiring chef, get into a kitchen and work for a chef who&#8217;s food you really like the look of! Got to make sure you are fully invested from day 1!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Biggest challenge as a chef?<\/h2>\n<p>I would say my biggest challenge as a chef is probably to keep pushing yourself, sometimes you get a bit tired and want to relax which is completely natural but that\u2019s when you let things slip!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12954\" src=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image1-300x201.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Guilty pleasure?<\/h2>\n<p>My guilty pleasure is tango ice blasts, I absolutely love them and easily have 4 a week\ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n<h2>Favourite Sussex Supplier?<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;d say my favourite sussex supplier is <a href=\"https:\/\/hutchinsonhobbs.co.uk\/page\/butchers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hutchinson Butchers<\/a>, they\u2019re so reliable and do amazing produce.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12960\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12960\" class=\"wp-image-12960 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hutchinson-Butchers-e1704289695735.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hutchinson-Butchers-e1704289695735.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hutchinson-Butchers-e1704289695735-300x212.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photocredit: Hutchinson Butchers<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Your go-to knife?<\/h2>\n<p>I have loads of different brands of knifes, but i have two favourites and that&#8217;s Shun and W\u00fcsthof.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12963\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12963\" class=\"wp-image-12963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Wusthof-Knives-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Wusthof-Knives-2.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Wusthof-Knives-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Wusthof-Knives-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Wusthof-Knives-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Wusthof-Knives-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Wusthof-Knives-2-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Wusthof-Knives-2-1600x1200.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Wusthof-Knives-2-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photocredit: Wusthof<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>How does Tom Hamblet relax when he&#8217;s away from the restaurant?<\/h2>\n<p>I like to relax by spending nice quality time with my girlfriend Megan, or doing some Mario Kart with my siblings, I used to be very into golf but I&#8217;ve realised I&#8217;m a bit of a seasonal golfer and don\u2019t like playing in the cold!<\/p>\n<h2>Favourite places to dine in Sussex?<\/h2>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think I can actually name a favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/sussex-restaurant\/\">Sussex restaurant!<\/a> There are so many amazing restaurants in our area including <a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/\">Brighton restaurants.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What do you like to eat when you&#8217;re at home with the family?<\/h2>\n<p>I think the family favourite is definitely <a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/mexican-restaurant-brighton\/\">Mexican<\/a> fajitas or enchiladas, we all love wraps!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12953 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image3-e1704272385444.jpeg\" alt=\"Tom Hamblet enjoying leisure time with his family. Masterchef winner 2023\" width=\"2029\" height=\"1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image3-e1704272385444.jpeg 2029w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image3-e1704272385444-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image3-e1704272385444-1024x655.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image3-e1704272385444-768x491.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image3-e1704272385444-1536x983.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image3-e1704272385444-1280x819.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image3-e1704272385444-1600x1024.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/jobs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image3-e1704272385444-1920x1228.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2029px) 100vw, 2029px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Favourite cuisine?<\/h2>\n<p>I think my favourite cuisine to eat is probably <a href=\"https:\/\/restaurantsbrighton.co.uk\/thai-restaurants-brighton-hove\/\">Thai cuisine<\/a>, and favourite to cook is modern classical!<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s next for Tom Hamblet?<\/h2>\n<p>Starting this month, I have 3 months starting at Camellia at South Lodge hotel doing a residency, then another 3 months at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitwinchester.co.uk\/listing\/lainston-house-exclusive-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lainston House<\/a> doing food inspired by my dishes on Masterchef, so that\u2019ll be a great experience for me. 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