Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's

Steve Allen

Steve Allen started his culinary career at the exclusive Boodles Gentlemen’s Club in London’s St. James Street in 1996. He worked there for four years as an apprentice chef under Keith Podmore, developing his cookery skills before joining Cotto restaurant in Kensington under James Kirby as Chef de Partie in 2000.

In 2001, Steve was a finalist in the competitive and sought after Gordon Ramsay Scholarship and joined the team at Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s soon after, working his way up to the position of Head Chef under Mark Sargeant.

Steve attended the renowned ‘Academie Culinaire de France’ in Paris to cultivate and strengthen his kitchen abilities and in 2003 he was a finalist in The Young Chef of the Year Awards. Just one year later Steve entered once again and achieved second place. In 2008 he was a finalist in The National Chef of the Year Awards.