Chef Amber Francis Wiki, Age, Partner, Great British Menu
Amber Francis Biography – Amber Francis Wiki
Amber Francis is the head chef and senior educator at Christ’s College Finchley, a state-funded secondary school. She was crowned Young Chef of the Year 2022 at the British Restaurant Awards. She competed in the Great British Menu in 2023 and 2025.
Born and raised in the Bristol countryside, Amber’s formative years as a chef were spent training at The Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, and working at The Ritz, where she developed in classical technique. She has worked in many of Robin Gill’s kitchens including The Dairy, and Bermondsey Larder. In 2022 at the age of 26, she was appointed Head Chef at The Zebra Riding Club, in the grounds of Hertfordshire’s Birch Community.
In 2023, Amber sought to pursue a role that closely aligned with her ethos and supported local communities. She joined Christ’s College Finchley as head chef and senior food educator and retrained the kitchen team, introducing new menus and food education initiatives.
“I loved working in fine dining, but I wanted a job that gives something back and invested in future generations, something that is very close to my heart. I wanted to use my skills to give back to communities and to do something that more closely aligned with my ethos,” Amber said. “Feeding hundreds of teenagers every day has given me a new appreciation and different perspective on food, creativity and nutrition.”
Amber is also an ambassador for multiple charities including Chefs in Schools, a charity which serves up creative and innovative, fresh meals and snacks in dining halls across England – all with the aim of transforming child health and wellbeing; and Kelly’s Cause, a charity which focuses on hospitality specific Mental Health First Aid training and mental health support, policies and awareness. She has volunteered with Food Behind Bars, UK’s only charity dedicated to transforming prison food, and Grow Grow, an agroecological farm & outdoor learning hub.
Amber Francis Age
Chef Amber Francis was born in 1997 in the Bristol countryside.
Amber Francis Partner
Chef Amber Francis is dating Oliver Taplin, a scenic creator for theatre, television and film. Besides working in the film industry, Oliver is also a hockey player and coach. He plays for Winchmore Hill & Enfield Hockey Club in North London.
Amber Francis Great British Menu
28-year-old chef Amber Francis is competing in the 20th series of Great British Menu, presented by Andi Oliver. The food educator will be returning to the Great British Menu kitchen after just missing out on the judges chamber in series 18.
“I am so excited to announce that I am back in the kitchen competing in the 20th series of @greatbritishmenu,” Amber announced on Instagram. “I am even more excited to be doing so representing school chefs and food educators across the country and showing how important the work to educate young minds about food is!”
Amber will be representing the South West England alongside Nicholas Balfe, Ashleigh Farrand and Joe Fallowfield. She is using her menu to showcase some of the truly brilliant educators that the South West has produced across British history – highlighting people who have dedicated their lives to educating others.
Amber Francis’ Instagram handle is amberlfrancis.
