A TOP Scottish chef who was mentored by Gordon Ramsay has died at the age of 37.
It is understood that Alex Thain, from Coatbridge, died from an undetected heart condition.
Hundreds of mourners attended his funeral in the Lanarkshire town’s St Monica’s Church on Friday.
He died on August 24 and is survived by his wife Claire, and four children Joshua, 15, Jacob, 12, Olivia, 10 and Lucy, 8.
In an interview, his wife Claire described her husband as her “world”.
She spoke of how he enjoyed taking young chefs under his wing and teaching them.
Claire also said that this would be the reason his legacy lives on within the industry.
She said: “He was a family man – an unbelievably talented chef – but more importantly his talent was as a loving father and husband.”
The popular chef’s career took off after he won the Gordon Ramsay scholarship in 2005.
He then went on to star in the 2015 series of BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals.
He also worked at some of the country’s top venues including Cameron House on the banks of Loch Lomond, Ramsay’s Amaryllis restaurant and Andy Murray’s Cromlix House.
It is understood that Alex started his career as an apprentice chef at a hotel near his hometown of Fochabers in Moray.
In Glasgow, he spent three years working at celebrity haunt One Devonshire Gardens in the city’s West End. He worked under head chef Andrew Fairlie in the 90s.
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