Doug McMaster Keynote Speaker

Doug McMaster is a Michelin Starred chef who is leading the way towards a zero waste food system.

In 2014, he opened the world’s first zero waste restaurant, Silo, which serves food that would otherwise have been wasted in the name of fine dining. Later in 2019, he outlined the concept behind Silo in a book titled Silo: The Zero Waste Blueprint which promoted his hopes for the future of the food system.

The Zero Waste Cooking School is his latest project where he shares his vision towards a more sustainable food system and what people can do to help.

Doug has won various awards throughout his career including ‘BBC Young Chef of the Year’ and ‘Britain’s Most Innovative Chef’ at the Young British Foodie Awards. His restaurant, Silo, has also won the prestigious Observer Food Monthly Award for ‘Britain’s Most Ethical Restaurant’ along with ‘Britain’s Most Innovative Restaurant’ award at the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards. In 2019, Silo was shortlisted in the ‘World Restaurant Awards’ for innovation and ethical practice.

Doug began his career working in Michelin-starred restaurants and has since worked across the world from Australia to Denmark.