The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
Bank manager crowned this year’s master chef
Showbiz: My pals will be in shock, says Kenny
Kenny Tutt has been crowned the winner of MasterChef after seven weeks of battling it out in the kitchen.
The bank manager and father-of-two – who has admitted that his love of cooking is somewhat of a secret – fended off competition from Nawamin Pinpathomrat and David Crichton in the final episode of the series.
Tutt, 36, impressed judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace with three final dishes inspired by his MasterChef journey: a roast scallop and smoked califlower starter, a squab pigeon breast main with spiced cherries, and a bitter chocolate and ale ice cream dessert.
His dishes were praised as being “quality restaurant-style perfection” by Wallace, while Torode said Tutt’s main course was “make-my-heart-thump fantastic”.
Tutt, who came out on top after competing against 55 other amateur cooks, said his friends and family will be “blown away” at his achievement. “Most people didn’t even know I did a lot of cooking,” he said.
“There are only certain people I know who are real foodies, who I’d really talk to about cooking with... so there’s going to be a lot of people going, ‘what the hell just happened?’ and be bamboozled by my win.”