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Tom Kitchin
Thomas William Kitchin is a Scottish chef and owner of The Kitchin, where he became Scotland's youngest winner of a Michelin star.
Kitchin and his wife Michaela opened The Kitchin in 2006 on Leith’s waterfront. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin Star in 2007, just six months after opening, making Kitchin Scotland’s youngest Michelin star chef proprietor at 29 years old. The restaurant has retained its Michelin star and has been recognised with other awards and accolades. In 2015, The Kitchin became Scotland’s only restaurant to hold 5 AA Rosettes.
Kitchin trained in some of Europe's leading kitchens, including La Tante Claire in London under Pierre Koffmann, and Guy Savoy in Paris, as well as Le Louis XV in Monaco, led by Alain Ducasse.
Born in Edinburgh, Kitchin attended Dollar Academy at in Dollar, Clackmannanshire. After leaving school, he studied catering at Perth College before beginning an apprenticeship at the Gleneagles Hotel, near Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross. He has worked with Pierre Koffmann, Alain Ducasse, and Guy Savoy, all of whom have been awarded three Michelin stars.
At the age of 29, he was awarded his first Michelin star, after The Kitchin had been in business for six months. This made Kitchin the youngest Michelin star recipient in the world. Albert Roux is reported to have said that Kitchin is the chef in Scotland most likely to win three Michelin stars. His cooking style combines French techniques with seasonal Scottish ingredients, a style discussed in his 2010 book From Nature to Plate.
In July 2010, Kitchin opened a second restaurant, Castle Terrace, near Edinburgh Castle with chef Dominic Jack. Jack co-owned and ran the restaurant as a sister restaurant to The Kitchin, using the same style and "From Nature to plate" philosophy. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in 2011. The restaurant closed in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2010, Kitchin was voted Observer Food Monthly Cook of the Year.
In June 2012, Kitchin received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts degree from Edinburgh Napier University for his contribution to Scottish food culture.
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Tom Kitchin
Thomas William Kitchin is a Scottish chef and owner of The Kitchin, where he became Scotland's youngest winner of a Michelin star.
Kitchin and his wife Michaela opened The Kitchin in 2006 on Leith’s waterfront. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin Star in 2007, just six months after opening, making Kitchin Scotland’s youngest Michelin star chef proprietor at 29 years old. The restaurant has retained its Michelin star and has been recognised with other awards and accolades. In 2015, The Kitchin became Scotland’s only restaurant to hold 5 AA Rosettes.
Kitchin trained in some of Europe's leading kitchens, including La Tante Claire in London under Pierre Koffmann, and Guy Savoy in Paris, as well as Le Louis XV in Monaco, led by Alain Ducasse.
Born in Edinburgh, Kitchin attended Dollar Academy at in Dollar, Clackmannanshire. After leaving school, he studied catering at Perth College before beginning an apprenticeship at the Gleneagles Hotel, near Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross. He has worked with Pierre Koffmann, Alain Ducasse, and Guy Savoy, all of whom have been awarded three Michelin stars.
At the age of 29, he was awarded his first Michelin star, after The Kitchin had been in business for six months. This made Kitchin the youngest Michelin star recipient in the world. Albert Roux is reported to have said that Kitchin is the chef in Scotland most likely to win three Michelin stars. His cooking style combines French techniques with seasonal Scottish ingredients, a style discussed in his 2010 book From Nature to Plate.
In July 2010, Kitchin opened a second restaurant, Castle Terrace, near Edinburgh Castle with chef Dominic Jack. Jack co-owned and ran the restaurant as a sister restaurant to The Kitchin, using the same style and "From Nature to plate" philosophy. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in 2011. The restaurant closed in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2010, Kitchin was voted Observer Food Monthly Cook of the Year.
In June 2012, Kitchin received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts degree from Edinburgh Napier University for his contribution to Scottish food culture.
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