Lorna McNee is a Scottish chef who was a winner of Great British Menu in 2019.[1][2][3]

Early life

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McNee was born in 1987 and raised in Forres, Scotland. She studied at Moray College[4] before spending two weeks at Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's.[5]

She undertook work experience at Restaurant Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles Hotel at which she was the sous-chef. She won Game Chef of the Year in 2016[6] and National Scottish Chef of the Year in 2017.[7]

She became the head chef of Glasgow restaurant Cail Bruich in August 2020. It won a Michelin Star in January 2021 and was the first Michelin Star restaurant in Glasgow in 18 years.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Great British Menu - Lorna McNee". BBC. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Lorna McNee crowned winner of Great British Menu 2019 as celebrities feast on finale banquet, 17 May 2019". Metro. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Who is Lorna McNee? Meet the Scottish chef who won Great British Menu 2019!, 18 May 2019". RealityTitBit. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Chef Lorna McNee gives speech to college graduates, 16 October 2019". Forres Gazette. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Lorna McNee: Scotland's Shining Chef - Great British Chefs". www.greatbritishchefs.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Lorna McNee wins Game Chef of the Year 2016, 25 January 2016". Game Chef of the Year.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Lorna McNee wins Scottish Chef of the Year, 17 March 2017". The Caterer. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Erskine, Rosalind (25 January 2021). ""I'm so proud, it is a dream come true" - chef Lorna McNee on being awarded a Michelin Star for Glasgow restaurant Cail Bruich". Scotsman Food and Drink. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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