Simon’s Career…

Simon has had a varied worldwide culinary career over the past forty years . He did his training in Switzerland and then Paris. From there he moved on to London and worked as Chef saucier at ‘’The Inn on The Park’’ Park Lane. In addition he has worked at the British embassies in both Paris and Vienna, catered for a wedding for 4000 in New York and worked as a private chef aboard super yachts.

Simon has appeared on several TV shows and was a regular on The Carlton Food Network. He has also appeared on television in Lyon and Bologna, This Morning and market Kitchen. He has done many demonstrations throughout Europe promoting British food and continues to demonstrate at Food Festivals around the country.

After 23 years as chef/patron of Thrales Restaurant in Lichfield, Staffordshire he now runs his catering business his production kitchen in Lichfield.

Simon has won many prizes for his craft including three gold medals at Salons Culinaires competitions throughout the UK, The Tudor France award for contribution to the hotel and catering Industry and achieved Thrales’s Michelin rating.

Currently co-organising Lichfield Food Festival  www.lichfieldfood.co.uk

In 2012 Simon will be working with The Brompton Cookery School with some exciting ‘hands on’ days www.bromptoncookeryschool.co.uk

”SIMMERING THROUGH THE AGES”  £14.99 By Professor Roland Rotherham in cahoots with Simon Smith. Available from www.lichfieldgarrick.com. A fun look at Historical recipes and the base of our show tour