For the next two years Alex worked at Roux at Parliament Square, Michel Roux Jr’s second London restaurant. ‘I was working alongside 50 chefs and it was quite extreme,’ adds Alex. Next, he worked at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal.
Square 1 in Great Dunmow, where Alex Webb is Head Chef, is now regularly packed out - Credit: Richard Barker ‘Working for a restaurant with two Michelin stars was tough, as everything had to be perfect and you are working long, long hours, but my friends that I worked alongside got me through.’ One day a week at London’s Savoy followed and then he left to learn French haute cuisine from two-Michelin star chef Hélène Darroze at the Connaught. I’d like to go back there one day to do a cook off,’ adds Alex. He took a year out to go cooking in Australia at just 16, before studying at Westminster Kingsway College in London, graduating as its Apprentice Chef of the Year: ‘That was really, really cool. When it came to the final, Alex was called a genius by Marcus as he tasted his menu of a scallop ceviche starter with an artichoke and pickled pear tartare, yoghurt foam, parsley powder and crispy capers finished with a watercress oil.Īlex Webb's signature dish - Credit: Richard Barkerĭessert sealed the deal with a white chocolate and passionfruit dome, with passionfruit pearls, a Prosecco sorbet on a feuilletine and dark chocolate base served with a passionfruit cocktail and passionfruit powder party poppers.Īlex’s interest in Essex food began when he worked as a front-of-house waiter at the Green Man in Lindsell, before he worked as a pot washer and kitchen porter at just 15 at Square 1 in Dunmow. ‘I remember visiting my grandfather and going to his allotment in Dunmow and picking berries together.’ The idea was to cook a dish which evoked a long-held memory. The semi-final saw Alex cook a duck and blackberry dish inspired by his grandfather. I would come into work to practice during the week.' I was still furloughed at the time, so it worked really well. 'Eventually we managed to start filming in the middle of July 2020 and finished in August, so it was about a month’s worth of filming altogether. 10 Things you may not know about Sarah Beeny's New Life In The Country.9 8 great family walks in the North West.8 What happened to the child stars of Whistle Down the Wind?.7 The best music events in and around the Cotswolds in 2022.6 Win a premium gift box of Wagyu beef from Worstead Estate.5 6 of the best January walks in Cheshire.4 Cheshire walk - Astbury, Little Moreton Hall and Brownlow Heath.3 Everything you need to know about Sarah Beeny's move to Somerset.2 Win a relaxing spa stay for two at The QHotels Collection.1 We must rewild ourselves, says TV bushcraft star Ray Mears.
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