GRANT MACNICOL - EXECUTIVE CHEF

Grant began his culinary adventure in his at one rosette restaurant in his local hotel. After the experiences of working in a fine dining establishment, he knew a career in cooking was for him. After leaving school, he decided to go to college and do a SVQ level 2 in professional cooking. After a year he left to go and work in hotels full time as a commis chef. All of the hotels he trained at had one rosette, leading him to gain the skills needed to develop his own unique style of cooking. His big break came when he was successful in his application for the position of sous chef at the prestigious Dornoch Castle Hotel. After only six months, his passion for food and his impressive management abilities led to the promotion of head chef. Only three months after this promotion he won his first AA rosette. At the age of nineteen, he was one of the youngest chefs in the country to achieve this recognition.

Grant has also worked for a number of high profile organisations including Gordon Ramsays York & Albany working alongside Anglia Hartnet. Grant has received numerous awards during his service to the catering industry and in 2007 won Young Scottish Chef of the Year as well as Young Highlands and Island Ambassador. His experience has allowed Grant the opportunity to become a television chef, appearing on the BBC2’s, The Adventure Show and also Master Chef: the professionals.

JAMIE SCOTT - SENIOR SOUS-CHEF

Prodigiously talented and with a wealth of experience far beyond his 24 years of age, our Senior Sous-chef, Jamie, holds the same beliefs in the use of seasonal produce and simple, traditional techniques as Executive Chef, Grant MacNicol, under whose wing Jamie leads the Byzantium Dundee team.  Bringing with him his successes at Colliston Inn, amongst others, Jamie enthusiastically embraces the Mediterranean/Scottish fusion, as evidenced by the ever-changing menus.

ANASTASIOS NEOFITOS - SECOND SOUS-CHEF

With a hint of Greek in his South African heritage, multi-award-winning cook, Tasso, brings accolades aplenty to the kitchen of Byzantium Dundee.  His undoubted talents have already been recognized, not only in him gaining a Merit Award at ScotHot’s “Young Chef of the Year” event, but also a Bronze at the Federation of Scottish Chefs’ “Young Scottish Seafood Chef of the Year” competition, giving his boss, Jamie, plenty of reasons to be proud of his Second Sous-chef.