Englishman Michael Leathley, head chef of The Wee Hotel Company’s Pierhouse Hotel & Seafood Restaurant at Port Appin in Argyll. has been named Scotland’s ‘Chef of the Year’ and The Three Chimneys on the Isle of Skye won the prestigious ‘Scottish Restaurant of the Year’ title. Hotels of the Year Scotland Awards honour achievement and distinction across Scotland’s hotel and hospitality industry. Born and growing up in North Shields and Newcastle, Michael now lives on the Argyll coast with his wife Ieva, and their son, Jonas. “It’s a huge honour to have been named Scotland’s Chef of the Year, to represent the wonderful community here in Port Appin, and do my bit to showcase the very best of Argyll to an even wider audience.

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