Scottish Chefs organise and funds both senior and junior culinary teams.  As a member of World Chefs we compete regularly at the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg and at the IKA Culinary Olympics.

National Culinary Team

We are extremely proud of our Culinary Team who won 2 silver medals at the IKA Culinary Olympics held in Stuttgart in February 2024. They now sit in the world’s top ten ranking culinary nations.

Orry  Shand, Team Captain, The  Scottish Culinary Team

Orry Shand

Team Manager

Craig Palmer, The  Scottish Culinary Team

Craig Palmer

Team Captain

Entier, Aberdeen

Fraser Cameron, The  Scottish Culinary Team

Fraser Cameron

The Globe Inn, Dumfries

Craig Cooper, The  Scottish Culinary Team

Craig Coupar

Entier, Aberdeen

Alanna McCarthy, The  Scottish Culinary Team

Alanna Taylor

Meldrum House Golf & Country Club, Inverurie

David Millar, The  Scottish Culinary Team

David Millar

Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh

Jamie McKinnon, The  Scottish Culinary Team

Jamie Mackinnon

Entier, Aberdeen

Rory Taylor, The  Scottish Culinary Team

Rory Taylor

Entier, Aberdeen

Andrew Clark, The  Scottish Culinary Team

Andrew Clark

Entier, Aberdeen

Simon Perkins, The  Scottish Culinary Team

Simon Perkins

The Bonnie Badger, Gullane

A special thank you to the team’s main sponsors without whom their achievements would not have been possible:

Visit the Scottish Government website
Find out more on the Fresh Olives Apprenticeship Programme - visit the Entier website.
 Visit the Strachans website.
Visit the Bakkafrost Scotland website
Visit the Highland Game website
Visit the Goodfellows website
 Visit the Wellocks website.
Visit the Dick Knives website
Visit the Lyreco website.
Visit the Hospitality Industry Trust Scotland website

How can you get involved?

We are always looking for new talent to get involved with the team, if you feel you have what it takes to compete at the highest level please get in touch.