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Welcome To Birmingham Food Podcast Breaking Bread, Chef Daniel Lee

Hello & a very warm welcome back to the Birmingham food podcast breaking bread. Co-hosted by food-obsessed mates Liam & Carl, Breaking Bread gives you long-form interviews & discussions with the incredible people that make Brums food scene so amazing. We break bread with the excellent reigning Masterchef Professionals Champion Daniel Lee this week.

Who Is Masterchef Professionals Champion Daniel Lee?

It felt like this talented Brummie chef come out of nowhere to win the latest season of hit BBC show Masterchef Professionals. However, for Dan, Masterchef was a chance to display all the hard graft & experience with different kinds of cuisine & ingredients that he picked up in his years working around the world.

After training at UCB Daniel got the itch to go travelling, finding work in New Zealand before using his career as a way of seeing the world. From ski lodges to cruise ships Dan gained experience, learning something everywhere he went, even if the job wasn’t enjoyable.

The young chef settled in Singapore, a city that took a piece of his heart & made a huge impression on him. Even though he was working in Michelin Star epic restaurants, it was the Hawker Yards selling affordable amazing street food to everybody that really inspired Dan. Most of his dishes on Masterchef Professionals were inspired by the hawker yard & presented in a more refined way.

hawker yard inspired food from masterchef professionals champion Daniel Lee

What Made Daniel Lee Enter Masterchef Professionals?

Dan came home to Hall Green in Birmingham at the start of the covid pandemic to be closer to his family. While hospitality jobs were scarce due to lockdown Dan kept busy working in his local supermarket. When one day he spotted a post on social media for chefs to enter Masterchef. Always looking to challenge himself Dan went for it.

The road to the final was a bit shakey for Dan, but he improved every episode. With every positive comment from judges, Monica & Marcus Dan gained confidence in his own ability & in his style of food.

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Stuart Deeley

Stuart Deeley is Birmingham born & bred. After training at Halesowen college, the mega-talented chef started his kitchen career in one of Jamies Italians, before being told by his head chef that he might be better suited to high-end cooking.

After a few twists & turns and a couple of hard lessons learned, Stuart landed a dream job at the legendary Michelin Star kitchen of Simpsons in Edgbaston. Under the training & mentorship of head chef Luke Tipping, Stuart flourished working his way from commis to junior sous.

Masterchef The Professionals Winner Stuart Deeley & Wilderness Owner Alex Claridge — *Alex & Stu*

After a few more tough life lessons Stuart ended up meeting another ambitious Birmingham chef, the charismatic Alex Claridge. Alex had opened his own restaurant, The Wilderness and took Stu on before making him, his head chef when Alex moved the restaurant to the Jewellery Quarter.

Alex has a knack for bringing out the most creative sides of his chefs & backing them with confidence and freedom to allow them to grow. Stuart flourished in this environment. Embracing his Birmingham cultural influences and blending them with his more classical cooking techniques resulting in the fusion style the Masterchef judges were blown away by.

Variation Of Masterchef pork belly Dish — *Evolution Of The Pork Belly Dish*

Masterchef The Professionals Winner 2019

Stuart Deeley gained great support over the series due to his humbleness and quiet belief in the dishes he created. With dishes like the lamb faggots, Stu genuinely wanted his food to represent the city he was born in.

Stu was the absolute picture of calm while serving his pork belly main to a room full of Michelin Star chefs, and received some of the highest praise I have seen on the show.

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Masterchef Professionals Champion Daniel Lee