James "Jocky" Petrie is a Scottish professional chef, best known for his work alongside chef

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as head of development of the Experimental Kitchen at

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, and as Group Executive Development Chef for Gordon Ramsay. He has regularly appeared as mentor and judge on a number of television shows including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''In Search of Perfection'', and '' Top Chef Suomi''. Petrie was a sous-chef to Gordon Ramsay on ''

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'' in the show's seventeenth season and eighteenth season first broadcast in September 2017.

Biography

Early career

Originally from

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, a village in the

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, Petrie began his formative career in Scotland in the hotels of Edinburgh and Kinnaird Estate in Perthshire. He then moved south to one Michelin star Hambleton Hall before leaving the UK for

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in the United States, to work at two Michelin Star

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The Fat Duck

In 2001, Petrie joined The Fat Duck in

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where he rose to head pastry chef role, during which time the restaurant achieved a third Michelin star and was ranked 1st on the list of

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. In 2009, Petrie was appointed head of development of The Fat Duck Experimental Kitchen, later that year the restaurant was given a top score of ten out of ten in

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. His role also included development of dishes for all of Heston's restaurants and brands, including The Hinds Head and 2 Michelin star restaurant Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in central London. Petrie resigned from his post at The Fat Duck in 2013. In 2011/12 he was included among the chefs researching for a paper 'Bittersweet Symphony' by

and Charles Spence, professor of experimental psychology at

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, exploring the manipulation of bitter and sweet tastes through the use of music.

The Ledbury

In 2014-15 he completed a specially created year-long post as head of development at two Michelin Star and award-winning London restaurant The Ledbury, winner of Best UK restaurant three years in a row and UK's best restaurant

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Gordon Ramsay

Petrie joined the Gordon Ramsay Group in 2015 in the specially created role of executive head of development. His role with Ramsay includes overseeing, creating and developing dishes for all of Ramsay's UK restaurants and working with Ramsay on his television shows.

Television and media

Petrie was the blue team sous-chef to Gordon Ramsay on ''

'' seasons 17 and 18 broadcast on Fox and later on ITV in the UK. Petrie has appeared on

, Big Chef Takes On Little Chef, Mission Impossible, Heston's Feasts,

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, and as both featured mentor and regular guest judge on BBC

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and Masterchef: The Professionals. International appearances include Top Chef Suomi Finland, Hansin Matkassa, Masterchef Australia and

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, and as the UK representative judge at World Chocolate Masters Final. Petrie regularly appeared as panel member on

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's ''The Kitchen Cabinet'' presented by

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. He has contributed to many food publications including Ramsay in 10, In Search of Perfection, The Big Fat Duck Cookbook, Patisserie and Dessert Magazine, In The Mix and Where Chefs Eat. He has been featured in

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and as the cover feature in ''Restaurant''.

Personal life

Petrie is married to Irish-born

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and singer Una Palliser. They have two daughters

References

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