Michael Notman-Watt MasterChef: The Professionals Wiki, Age, Wife, Family

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Michael Notman-Watt Biography – Michael Notman-Watt Wiki

Michael Notman-Watt is a chef and contestant on MasterChef: The Professionals 2024. He is chef director of The Brewhouse Project & Arundel Brewery Restaurant.

In 2012, Michael dropped out of his Chemical Engineering degree to enrol in a 9-month intensive culinary course. He then spent two years working at the French bistro Emile’s in Putney. Over the next few years, he worked at 64 Degrees, The Dairy and Bistro Union, before returning to 64 Degrees in 2017 to take on the role of Head Chef.

From late 2018, Michael focused on hosting events and catering weddings. When the pandemic hit, he took the reins at a village pub in Hurstpierpoint. In October 2023, he embarked on a new venture with the team at Arundel Brewery, launching a restaurant within The Brewhouse Project.

Speaking about what inspired him to become a chef, Michael told the BBC: “I’ve always wanted to cook and always loved food. For my 15th birthday I asked for two things: to be enrolled in a cooking course during my school holiday and to go to Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen (I thought it was poetic). From the first snack – a scallop ceviche with pomegranate and coriander – I was hooked.

The idea of being a chef was still a distant dream until a few years later and a love affair with Anthony Bourdain. His attitude to food and life captivated me and I have never looked back. I took the leap and dropped out of university, went to culinary school and here I am today!”

Style of cooking

Describing his style of cooking, Michael said: “I like to put ingredients first and my ego second. What I mean by that is that my goal is to show off what I’m cooking to the best of its natural self, doing as much or as little as needed. Being lucky enough to have been brought up across three continents and having spent most of my childhood in international schools, I’ve been exposed to dozens of cultures and cuisines. So I’m not limited to one style of cooking. But one core thing never changes – good produce is the key to good food.”

Michael Notman-Watt Age

MasterChef: The Professionals 2024 contestant Michael Notman-Watt was born in July 1992 in Brazil.

Michael Notman-Watt Wife

Chef Michael Notman-Watt lives in Bolney in West Sussex with his wife Alex and daughter Matilda.

Michael Notman-Watt Family

Michael Notman-Watt was born to a Brazilian mother and British father. He lived in Brazil for a year before moving to Dubai. When he was 12 the family moved to London and he has been based in the UK ever since.