- James Martin (chef)
James Martin (born
June 30 1972 in Malton,North Yorkshire ), is an Englishcelebrity chef who first appeared ontelevision in 1996.Biography
Martin was brought up on a
farm in Yorkshire, which gave him a passion forgarden ing and homecook ing. His father wasCatering Manager atCastle Howard and Martin worked in thekitchen s from the age of 10, cooking for theQueen Mother on one occasion when only 11 years old.Whilst studying at
Yorkshire Coast College , Scarborough, Martin was named Student of the Year three years running.After college his career took him to acclaimed kitchens inLondon andEurope . He then moved to the famousChewton Glen inHampshire . In 1993 he opened theHotel du Vin and Bistro inWinchester where, as Head Chef, he changed themenu every day. It was a great success, with an eight-week waiting list for a weekend table. He also has two restaurants onOcean Village andOcean Village Two called James Martin’s Bistro, where he appears on ship where he does live demonstrations (check web site for deatils).He also owns a
Deli in Winchester, called "Cadogan & James ".Television career
He first started to appear on
television in 1996 with various programmes including "" (set in variousYorkshire locations with an emphasis on Yorkshirecuisine ) but came to wider public attention on theBBC 2 programme "Ready Steady Cook ". In 2005 Martin was partnered withCamilla Dallerup in "Strictly Come Dancing ," a celebrityballroom dancing TV show, coming fourth.Martin co-presented
BBC Food 's "Stately Suppers " withAlistair Appleton , and then appeared on theChannel 4 programmeRichard & Judy , where he would visit a member of the public in their own home who had been nominated to be cooked a 'comfort food ' meal. He is now the presenter of the new version of theBBC 1 show "Saturday Kitchen ", which is being made byCactus TV , the company behind the "Richard & Judy" show.In 2007 he starred in a
BBC 2 series named "Sweet Baby James " (named in reference to the James Taylor song) in which he focused ondessert s,pudding s andcake s while visiting places from hisculinary past that have inspired hisrecipe s. Upcoming chefWill Torrent appeared as his assistant. The book "James Martin's Desserts " which accompanied the series was abest seller .Martin appeared on
Blue Peter in April 2007 on "Can You Cook It? " being a celebrityjudge choosing the new Blue Peter "Junior Chef", who wasJake Sawyers .In June and July 2007, he appeared co-hosting the
12 Yard series "The Great British Village Show " on BBC 1. He finished off the year with a series onUKTV Food called "James Martin's Christmas Feasts ".He filmed a 30 part series for the BBC in 2007 called "
Eating with the Enemy " which was held back for a year before finally being broadcast in July and August 2008.James Martin holds the world record for
carrot chopping in which he peeled and chopped 515g of carrots in one minute, during a "Ready Steady Cook"Children in Need Special.Product range
In 2008, Martin released the "Cuisina by James Martin" range of appliances that he personally helped to design [http://www.kbb.co.uk/kbbl09/news/press_item.shtml?press_id=20261 KBBNews - News feature ] ] . The range was launched by
Premium Appliance Brands having been designed with the aid ofBigblue Product Design .Personal life
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