A CULINARY whizz from Dorset is among the hopefuls in TV cooking contest Masterchef: The Professionals.
Charlie Jeffreys is among those battling it out to be crowned the winner of this year’s series, which got underway on BBC One last week (2 November).
The 24-year-old is senior chef de partie at the prestigious, three Michelin-starred Alain Ducasse restaurant at The Dorchester in London, but he cut his teeth here in Dorset…The glamour of the TV studio will be a long way from his humble beginnings, as a pot washer at the Yalbury Cottage Hotel, at the age of just 14. A spokesperson for the hotel, near Dorchester, said they ‘couldn’t be more proud’ of their former apprentice.
Masterchef: The Professionals is on BBC One on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings.