Fred Sirieix
| Fred Sirieix | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971/1972 (age 45–46) |
| Residence | Peckham, London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Maître d' |
| Employer | Channel 4 |
| Known for | First Dates |
| Home town | Limoges, France |
| Children | 2 |
Fred Sirieix is a French Maître d' best known for appearing on Channel 4's First Dates. Sirieux grew up in Limoges, France and trained to work in front of house in a Michelin-starred restaurant in France before working at La Tante Claire in London. He is currently the general manager of Michelin-starred restaurant Galvin at Windows at the London Hilton.
Sirieix is the founder of National Waiters Day, the training tool the Art of Service as well as the Galvin Cup and Galvin's Chance charities. Sirieix also helped to launch the Right Course which teaches prisoners about the service industry. He has also released a book called First Dates: The Art of Love and a music track, La Vie Continue.
Sirieix was brought up in Limoges, France. His parents both worked in healthcare and says they inspired him to work in the service industry: "The conversation around the dinner table was all about patient care. It was about making sure people had a good experience.” Sirieix began his career in the food industry at catering college, receiving some training as a chef, before quickly deciding to focus on front of house and trained at a Michelin-starred restaurant in France before moving to London restaurant La Tante Claire where he worked as Chef de Rang. Following this, he worked at Le Gavroche, Sartoria and Brasserie Roux. He is currently general manager at Galvin at Windows, a Michelin-starred restaurant on the 28th floor of the London Hilton hotel on Park Lane.
On Christmas day in 2012, Sirieix launched National Waiters Day to celebrate the work of front of house staff and attract people into the profession. In 2011, he launched The Art of Service - a board game for teaching customer service in hotels and restaurants. Sirieix is also involved in charity work, creating a cocktail competition called the Galvin Cup, which awards young bartenders. He also created the charity Galvin's Chance, which supports underprivileged young front of house staff in London and Scotland's best hotels, restaurants and bars. In 2017, Sirieix, along with Novus, launched the Right Course, which remodels prison staff restaurants to operate as high street restaurants to teach prisoners cooking and about other aspects of service industry.
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