Former Launceston chef wins title - washing dishes in a restaurant

Mel's mother, Julia Hewitt, said she received a call from him yesterday saying he won the final.
"He was very excited," she said . "
"I'm very proud and I think it's great and he's really worth it because he works so hard.
The celebrity TV final on Thursday night is the culmination of a season in which 3 million viewers often watch cooking matches.
During the year, Mel won the 25-year-old Steve Bahrain and Claire Hutchins, 22-year-old, and judges Greg Wallace and Michael Roux said they showed young chefs
Wallace and Luke describe Mel as the highest talent to push themselves to the limit.
"Ash got a gift from a culinary genius.
He said his food was delicious. His finals-winning three-
The course menu includes an appetizer with lentils and Basque pepper roasted monfish tail, roast lamb with braised sheep neck potato meatloaf, and dessert with Spanish bread and butter pudding and vanilla parfait
Mair had never planned to be a chef, but fell in love with cooking while taking food and beverage classes in middle school.
He took a cooking course at the dreisdale College in Launceston and was attracted.
His first job was in a cafe.
He washes dishes at this restaurant most of the summer.
He was allowed to do more cooking when he went to work at Ripples, which is now dead water.
Mair, who has been a chef in the UK since he was 19, has traveled between Tasmania state and London for several years so he can spend the summer in Australia.
He has cooked in France, Scotland, Greece and Spain, as well as in the UK and Australia, with clients including Sir Philip Green and the British royal family.
The final shortlisted chef must cook for more than 30 Michelin-starred chefs and prepare a three-
Package for the judges during the performance.
Shortly after the final, Mel told British entertainment that he was shocked when he was announced to win.
"I'm still not sure if it's really in trouble, but I'm just happy that all the work is paying off," he said . ".
After serving as a senior chef for the national awards, he has been a freelance chef and food writer for nearly three years
Award winning catering company-
Recipes for years
Hewitt said the company nominated him as a contestant for this year's show. MS