Out of hundreds of chefs in the Royal Navy, meet the very best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some claim, some title \u2013 but Leading Chef Alexis Jones is the Royal Navy\u2019s Senior Chef of the Year, as named by the historic livery company responsible for the trade, the Worshipful Company of Cooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A chef in the RN since 2002, last autumn Alexis was selected as one of the Senior Service\u2019s participants in the Forces\u2019 annual catering championship, Joint Caterer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The leading hand, currently serving at NATO\u2019s SHAPE headquarters near Mons in Belgium, came back to the RN\u2019s chef school at HMS Raleigh to train with other naval culinary maestros for a fortnight ahead of the three-day contest hosted by the defence staff college at Shrivenham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My passion for cooking developed from watching my mum in the kitchen and, of course, I enjoyed her tasty dishes.Chef Alexis Jones\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LCH Jones was just pipped to the title of overall Senior Chef of the Year, however his exceptional performance did catch the eye of the Worshipful Company who\u2019ve now named him RN Senior Chef of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celebrity chef Brian Turner and the company\u2019s Master Lieutenant Colonel Marcus Appleton presented LCH Jones with his trophy alongside civilian and military chefs rewarded for their culinary prowess, entrepreneurial skills running restaurants and charity work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For LCH Jones, the award was a crowning moment in a year of outstanding performances not only in competitions, but also a toast to his clear passion, dedication, culinary knowledge and leadership qualities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy passion for cooking developed from watching my mum in the kitchen and, of course, I enjoyed her tasty dishes,\u201d he said, paying tribute to her and his wife for their inspiration and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe only requirements for success are hard work, dedication, motivation, support and love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The leading hand is the first Commonwealth national to be named the RN\u2019s senior chef. As a youngster he was torn between food and music \u2013 he was a member of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cadet Force band \u2013 as a career and decided to marry the two, creating meals to the sounds of a trumpet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One day he intends to return to his home islands and share his experience and knowledge with young chefs, particularly those with learning difficulties or poor academic results, to help them realise their full potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
LCH Jones is the first Commonwealth national to win the RN Senior Chef of the Year award<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Out of hundreds of chefs in the Royal Navy, meet the very best. Some claim, some title \u2013 but Leading Chef Alexis Jones is the Royal Navy\u2019s Senior Chef of the Year, as named by the historic livery company responsible for the trade, the Worshipful Company of Cooks. A chef in the RN since 2002,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-regional-and-international-news"],"yoast_head":"\n