Simon Bryant (chef)

Simon Bryant
Bryant in 2016
Born (1965-02-14) 14 February 1965 (age 59)
Exeter, Devon, England
Culinary career
Television show(s)
Award(s) won
  • *2007 Hotel Management Magazine Awards for Excellence – Executive Chef of the Year
    • 2008 Restaurant and Catering Association (SA) – Chef of the Year
Websiteme.simonbryant.com.au

Simon Bryant (born 14 February 1965, Exeter, Devon, England) is an Australian chef. Bryant featured alongside South Australian Maggie Beer on the ABC program The Cook and the Chef. The show aired more than 150 episodes over four years, attracting more than 600,000 viewers nationally per week.[1]

Bryant was with Hilton Adelaide for more than 10 years, commencing as a Commis Chef, followed by 18 months as a Chef de Partie in 'The Grange' with Cheong Liew and rapidly working his way up to Senior Sous Chef of 'The Brasserie'.[2][3] 'The Brasserie' was his break, where he was promoted to Executive Chef overseeing 33 staff, 2 of the state's leading restaurants, a quick service deli, and as South Australia's largest hotel, the largest catering and room service operations in the state.[4]

  1. ^ "ABC TV: The Cook and the Chef". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Food, Restaurants, Articles, Travel Articles". Agfg.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. ^ "No Cookies - The Advertiser". Adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2019.