With ex-real estate agent Mary Donaldson, now Crown Princess Mary who
will one day rule Denmark, Ricky Ponting dominating the cricket, fashion queen Allannah
Hill and the never to be forgotten Hollywood star Errol Flynn, comes the Tasmanian born chef Ash
Mair who has picked up the gong in the UK as Britain's Masterchef in the hugely
popular TV series.
In MasterChef: The
Professionals Mair whipped up a three-course meal for judges Michel Roux Junior
and Gregg Wallace. The menu included a starter of monkfish tail, a main course
of lamb and a Spanish bread-and-butter pudding.
Michel Roux called Mair “a supreme talent” while Wallace
said he had “given me some of the best food I have ever tasted.”
Ash Mair began his career as a dishwasher at the Cucina
Simpatica in Launceston Tasmania and graduated to the 5 star Westbury Hotel in
London where he now lives via several eateries in Spain and France.
Currently
he caters for events and travels and writes about food. Amongst his
private clients -Sir Phillip Green, Sir Elton John and the British Royal Family
