Mark Gilchrist is the head chef and director of ‘Game For Everything’. He specialises in cooking game and only uses wild meat and seasonal produce to make his signature game pies and cater for events and dinner parties. He’s not afraid to experiment either and will confidently add an unusual twist, safe in the knowledge that ‘it just works’.
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Game cooking with the next generation: the future?
March 12, 2009
I have spent a great deal of my working life trying to stimulate people who are older than I am, whether it has been in order to start some game-related business venture or simply to get a member of the last generation to try some woodpigeon. I have to confess I am somewhat tired of trying to get my elders to take a risk, look to the future and invest in the next generation.
I am sure that all industries maintain an element of concern about today, not tomorrow. However I feel instead of spending time telling people to focus on the next generation, I am implementing this advice my own way.
This spring, I am returning to my old school, the Kings School Canterbury, where I will teach 11 students to skin, hang and cook game. I have 5 six-hour sessions to teach them to cook a summer menu I have put together, with their input.
We are then going to open a restaurant during their school arts festival (King’s
week) on 27th and 28th of June. We will offer a main meal for around £8, with all the food sourced locally and cooked fresh on the premises by the students.
I am excited at the prospect of teaching a group of people who have no preconceived ideas about game and are willing to learn. Although I am sure that not all of them will become game chefs, what does excite me is that they may well make game part of their everyday diet. This change could overcome one of game’s biggest problems: that it is seen as a luxury that cannot be afforded or that is only eaten on special occasions.
The restaurant I am opening for this weekend is open to the public and if you have any interest in trying our cooking and booking a table then please don’t hesitate to contact me, Mark Gilchrist, at theheadchef@gameforeverything.com
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