Lecturer & World Master Chef

Email: george.smith@tudublin.ie

Tel: +353 1 220 6021

George has over 35 years experience in the hospitality industry. He started his career as a chef in British Transport Hotels and became Senior Sous Chef in The Glasgow Central Hotel. He then held the position of executive chef in Stakis Hotels, UK.  After this George attended James Watt College and Glasgow Food of Technology. George also worked at the Dorchestor Hotel in London and The St George in Paris.

George moved to Ireland in the 80’s to take a position as executive chef in Kilkee Castle, Kildare. During his 15 years at Kilkee Castle he became General Manager and opened Chateau Mirabeau in Bordeaux, France, one of the leading hotels of the world.

He then became a lecturer in Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland now TU Dublin.

George has won 72 gold medals in total for Ireland, in 16 different countries in the last 16 years. He currently manages the junior Irish culinary team and has done so for the past 8 years. George won the world master chef in Quebec, Canada in 2000. He was secretary of the Panel of Chefs of Ireland in 1997 and Chairman in 1999 and is currently Director of the Panel of Chefs of Ireland.  He has also captained the Irish senior team for many international culinary competitions.

George was also chief expert for world skills in cookery for Ireland for 6 years.  He also holds the position as chief expert in cookery for Ireland in training the Young Chef Olympiad held in India every year.

George is also an honorary member of the Indian Federation of Chefs since 2015. George is an international World Association of Chefs' Societies (WACS) judge. In June 2019 George received his Masters in Food Science, Entrepreneurship and Food Product Development.  He received his first publication, on food competitions around the world, on his thesis.