Andrew Fairlie (chef)

Fairlie was born in Perth, Scotland, and grew up in the city's Letham area. At age 15, he began his training in Perth under chef Keith Podmore, having become interested in food after starting a job polishing glasses at a hotel. At age 20, he was awarded the first Roux Scholarship,[http://www.rouxscholarship.co.uk/scholar_andrew_fairlie.html Andrew's Roux Scholarship 1984] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412025117/http://www.rouxscholarship.co.uk/scholar_andrew_fairlie.html |date=12 April 2009 }} giving him the chance to train with French chef Michel Guérard at Les Pres d'Eugenie in Les Landes. Fairlie also spent time working at the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris.

After returning to the UK, he held a number of positions before returning home to Scotland. At One Devonshire Gardens—where he was appointed head chef in 1994—he won his first Michelin star, the only one in Glasgow at the time.{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Sean |title=Andrew Fairlie: How he became Scotland's most celebrated chef |url=https://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/food/andrew-fairlie-how-he-became-scotlands-most-celebrated-chef/ |access-date=22 January 2019 |work=Scotsman Food and Drink |date=22 January 2019}} Fairlie opened his own restaurant at the Gleneagles Hotel in 2001 and received a Michelin star within eight months.{{cite news |title=Gleneagles chef Andrew Fairlie dies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-46958875 |work=BBC News |access-date=22 January 2019 |date=22 January 2019}} At Gleneagles he created his signature dish, a locally sourced lobster smoked over whisky barrel chips. He also began growing rare fruits and vegetables for use in his dishes. In 2005, Fairlie catered the 31st G8 summit. The restaurant was awarded a second Michelin star in 2006. In 2017, Restaurant Andrew Fairlie became the first Scottish establishment included in Les Grandes Tables du Monde, a guide listing the most distinguished restaurants in the world.

On 6 November 2018, Fairlie announced he would step down from his Gleneagles restaurant after revealing he had a terminal brain tumour, and would leave the operation of the restaurant to his head chef and business partner effective February 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-46110875|title=Gleneagles chef Andrew Fairlie stands down after cancer diagnosis|date=6 November 2018|website=BBC.com}}

In 2002, Hotels magazine voted Restaurant Andrew Fairlie one of the world's top ten hotel restaurants.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hotelsmag.com/article/CA6485125.html?industryid=47563&q=restaurant+andrew+fairlie|title=Hotels magazine article |date=1 Aug 2002}} {{dead link|date=January 2019}} In the same year he became the inaugural Scottish Chef of the Year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishchefawards.com/?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=27|title=İskoç CHEF Ödülleri – 2016}} During the G8 Summit 2005 he cooked for the Queen and 44 of the world's leaders. In 2006, he was AA Chef's Chef of the Year.{{Cite web |url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2006/09/21/308975/fairlie-to-be-top-chef-in-2006-aa-awards.html |title=Catersearch article 21 Sept 2006 |access-date=18 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622163118/http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2006/09/21/308975/fairlie-to-be-top-chef-in-2006-aa-awards.html |archive-date=22 June 2008 |url-status=dead }} He was named a Relais & Chateaux Grand Chef du Monde in 2011, one of just seven in the UK.{{cite web |title=Andrew Fairlie awarded Grand Chef status by Relais & Châteaux |url=https://www.andrewfairlie.co.uk/media/1484/Andrew%20Fairlie%20awarded%20Grand%20Chef%20status%20by%20Relais%20%26%20Ch%C3%A2teaux.pdf |publisher=Andrewfairlie.co.uk |access-date=22 January 2019 |archive-date=22 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122195625/https://www.andrewfairlie.co.uk/media/1484/Andrew%20Fairlie%20awarded%20Grand%20Chef%20status%20by%20Relais%20%26%20Ch%C3%A2teaux.pdf |url-status=dead }} In 2012 Restaurant Andrew Fairlie topped the Sunday Times Food List of the top 100 UK restaurants.{{cite news |title=Restaurant Andrew Fairlie tops Sunday Times Food List |url=https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/345936/restaurant-andrew-fairlie-tops-sunday-times-food-lis |access-date=22 January 2019 |work=The Caterer}}

During the Scottish independence referendum in 2014, Fairlie declared his support for Scottish independence. He was a member of the Yes Scotland's campaign advisory board.{{cite news |title=Scottish independence: 'Yes' stance costs Andrew Fairlie restaurant customers |url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/scottish-independence-yes-stance-costs-andrew-fairlie-restaurant-customers-1-2575514 |work=www.scotsman.com |language=en}}

Fairlie was first diagnosed with cancer in 2005. He was first married to Ashley, with whom he had two daughters, but the marriage ended in divorce. After receiving his terminal diagnosis, he married his partner, Kate, in November 2018.

His father Jim Sr. and brothers Philip Fairlie and Jim Jr. are both involved in politics with the Scottish National Party. Philip is a councillor while Jim Jr. is an MSP.{{cite news |last=Richards |first=Xander |date=13 September 2020 |title=Jim Fairlie bids to become Perthshire South and Kinross-shire's next SNP MSP |work=The National |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/18717702.jim-fairlie-bids-become-perthshire-south-kinross-shires-next-snp-msp/ |accessdate=8 May 2021}}

Fairlie died on 22 January 2019 from a brain tumour.{{cite news |date=22 January 2019 |title=Andrew Fairlie obituary |newspaper=The Times |publisher=Times Newspapers Limited |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/andrew-fairlie-obituary-nrh7mkhr8 |access-date=25 January 2019}}{{cite web |title=Obituary: Andrew Fairlie, renowned Scottish chef |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17376346.obituary-andrew-fairlie-renowned-scottish-chef/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123121342/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17376346.obituary-andrew-fairlie-renowned-scottish-chef/ |archive-date=2019-01-23 |website=Heraldscotland|date=22 January 2019 }} His family announced his death.{{cite news |title=Gleneagles chef Andrew Fairlie dies after long-term brain tumour battle |language=en |work=The Herald |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17375218.gleneagles-chef-andrew-fairlie-dies-aged-55/ |access-date=22 January 2019}}

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