From attending lavish state banquets to travelling the world on different tours, working for the royals is a job like no other. But alongside the glitz and glamour of the role, working for the Queen comes with its downsides too, such as being away from home for long stretches of time. Speaking exclusively to OK!, former royal chef Darren McGrady explained how busy days at Balmoral Castle meant that he and his colleagues stuck together to form their own alternative “family”.
Cheshire chef who cooked for Queen at Buckingham Palace reveals her favourite meals
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A Cheshire chef who cooked for the Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace has revealed the Royals' favourite meals.
Adam Steele was just 21 when he moved to London to work for the Royal Family. His next venture will see him head up The Vault, a new restaurant set to open in Alsager, Cheshire.
The chef told Cheshire Live that the twenty years he has spent cooking at Michelin starred venues and for royalty are inspiring the food on the new menu.
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Adam, who grew up in south Cheshire, became a chef after the local pub where he wished dishes offered him a full-time job. He then worked in Ibiza, where he became a head chef at the age of just 20.
"When I came back, my plan was to work somewhere here for the winter and then go back," he said.
"Just on the off chance, I sent a CV to Buckingham Palace, and before you know it, I got something back. I went through the process of getting in there, security checks and everything, and I took that job."
He said even after being a head chef previously, working for the Royals make you "realise that you know nothing" and you have to start "at the bottom".
"I had one chef’s jacket when I started working there. I’d go home at the end of my shift, wash my jacket, put it in the tumble dryer and iron it ready every morning," Adam said.
"It was amazing, it was a lovely place to work, but you had to be on top of your game, as you’d expect."
Adam said he was working among chefs who had worked at the Ritz, the Savoy and other high-end establishments.
"Whatever section you were on, whoever you were working with, you’re learning something new everyday from highly trained chefs,"
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