Kenny_Tutt

Kenny Tutt

Kenny Tutt

British chef


Kenny Tutt is a British cook and winner of the MasterChef 2018 UK TV show competition.[1]

Quick Facts Kenny Tutt, Born ...

His winning three-course meal prepared for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace consisted of:

  • First course: Roast scallops, smoked cauliflower, shimeji mushroom and pancetta
  • Main course: Squab pigeon breast and bon-bon, heritage beetroot, baby turnip, spiced cherries, bread sauce, and game jus
  • Dessert: Bitter chocolate, ale ice-cream, malt tuile and smoked caramel

Early life

Tutt was born in London in 1982 to an English father, Kenneth and Irish mother Lynette and was raised in London, Hove and Pulborough. He started cooking from a young age having been influenced watching his mother cook.

Career

He started a career and spent 20 years in banking and was a bank manager before he decided to take up cooking. His wife Lucy persuaded him to enter MasterChef. After winning MasterChef he opened his own restaurant and cookery school called Pitch, in Worthing, West Sussex. He then opened The Bayside Social on Worthing’s seafront. In 2023, he closed both these locations due to financial difficulties, leaving a large number of employees at Pitch unemployed with no notice and having worked a full month for no pay.

Personal life

He lives in Worthing, West Sussex with his wife, Lucy and two daughters Emily and Grace


References

  1. "MasterChef 2018 champion crowned, 29 March 13 April 2018". BBC.
Preceded by BBC Masterchef champion
2018
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