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DARRYL COLLINS HEAD PASTRY CHEF

Having grown up in the Midlands, Darryl’s extraordinary and inspiring story saw him rise from kitchen porter at the Tredragon Hotel in Mawgan Porth in Cornwall, to self taught pastry chef, to one of the nation’s top patissiers, recently featuring on Channel 4 as a finalist in Bake Off: The Professionals. Darryl has worked at some renowned venues across the UK. For the last few years, Darryl has been head pastry chef at Resorts World Birmingham, leading a team of six pastry chefs. Besides competing in Bake Off: The Professionals, he has also mentored his pastry commis chef, Nicole McKenzie, who won the title of UK & Ireland’s Junior Chocolate Master 2018.