We take a quick look into the life of Kikkoman Masters 2017 finalist Stefan Sewell.
Name: Stefan Sewell
Age: 29
Current Restaurant: RAF Wittering Officers’ Mess
Previous Restaurants: Previous Royal Air Force Stations, all messes
Favourite Hobbies: Football, fishing and cookery
Favourite Cookbook: Escoffier
Favourite Kitchen Gadget: Japanese mandolin
Kikkoman Masters Dishes -
Starter: Warm marinated sea trout with cucumber, fennel and yuzu
Main: Three stage lamb chump, quinoa, variations of parsnip, sprouts & fig
What is your first food memory: My mum’s cheese and potato pie
Did you grow up in a cooking family: No
Who has influenced your cooking the most: Mainly, the MoD Culinary Arts Team chefs
Why did you become a chef? I found a passion for food during training
Where did you train? RAF Halton
What did you want to be when you grew up? Footballer
Who are your favourite chefs? Paul Ainsworth, Tom Kerridge, Daniel Clifford, Sat Bains
What is your favourite restaurant? No. 6 by Paul Ainsworth in Padstow
What music do you enjoy cooking to: R&B, Hop-Hop, Soul
What was the last book you read? Desserts by David Everitt Matthias
What is your favourite ingredient (apart from Kikkoman Soy Sauce)? Baby beetroot
What do you think is the next food trend? Fine dining street food
What food is your guilty pleasure? Chocolate biscuits
Is there one food you really don’t like? Sweet & sour sauce
Worst kitchen nightmare? Someone’s using my prep
Most memorable meal? Paul Ainsworth’s Great British Menu Dessert: A Trip to the Fairground
Last meal on earth? Chicken Tikka Dhansak
