Alumni - Tom Brown Head Chef - Outlaw's Restaurant at the Capital Hotel, Knightsbridge

“When I was 16 years old I started out as a pot washer working in my local pub. Then I did an apprenticeship at Cornwall College, where I studied one day a week at college and five days a week on the job. I enjoyed it a lot and went on to the Pastry & Kitchen Larder NVQ Level 3 where I won student of the year. The facilities at Cornwall College are really good, I remember when I was first there and it was a good kitchen then, but now they have the Trevenson Restaurant and the training kitchens, which are fantastically well equipped and a good environment for the students to learn in. "

”I worked in different kitchens in Cornwall, until eventually I got a job working with Nathan Outlaw in his kitchen at the St Enodoc Hotel and I became head chef. Nathan then gave me the chance to run a Michelin starred kitchen at a 5 star hotel in London. This was an amazing opportunity and making the decision to move to London was a no brainer; I was 28 years old and jumped at the chance. I couldn’t have turned that down, it was a huge opportunity for me and I feel very lucky.”

"The facilities at Cornwall College are fantastically well equipped and a good environment for students to learn in."

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