Paul Askew is a North West food champion. Chef Patron of the multi award winning The Art School Restaurant, The Visit England Excellence Taste of England Award Winner 2017 and listed in The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants 2017.

Paul is Joint Chair of the Northern Branch of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and Chair of the Liverpool Restaurant Association. Committed to developing local talent and the culinary culture, Paul was influential in bringing the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts qualification to the City, the only one in the North of England.

Paul has appeared on Saturday Morning Kitchen and the 2017 series of the Great British Menu before launching his debut book in December 2017