Frank Bordoni is a

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Michelin starred

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and member of the

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. He has been members of th
Craft Guild of Chefs
, Vice President o
World Masterchefs
and an International Judge for numerous culinary competitions, awards and events. Frank Bordoni was born in

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and had a formal, classical

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training. In 1989 he was awarded a Roux Brothers Scholarship, and went to work for

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. He was a finalist in the Restaurant Association's Young Chef of The Year Competition in both 1989 and 1990. In 1991 he was a finalist for the senior, Chef of The Year Competition where he was narrowly beaten to the title by

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. At only 19 years of age, Bordoni was awarded his first

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. Now a prolific celebrity chef, Frank Bordoni has been a regular both as a Guest Chef and a Co Presenter on

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, as well as a guest

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on the

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Flagship cookery show

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. He has also made appearances on

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and Taste on

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and

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. He is a judge for the

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Organic Food Awards and the Great Taste Awards as well as th
Free From Food Awards
He has had stints as a presenter, freelance chef, Food Editor and International Consultant. A member of the Guild of Food Writers. Bordoni was Food Editor on 'Pure Magazine', was OK! Magazine's Resident Chef and as a freelance writer has contributes to many different publications. Frank has lectured at the London Film Festival and contributed to many books such as

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, Cooking the

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Way, the Saturday Kitchen Cookbook an
The Charitable Cookbook
In September 2009, Bordoni's first book ''Mamma Mia!'', a collection of his traditional recipes, was published by

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External links

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