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Donal Skehan is known for Cook-In (2020), All Fired Up (2022) and Donal Skehan (2012). He has been married to Sofie Larsson since 28 June 2015. They have one child.- When he was merely 12, James Martin cooked for the Queen Mother on her visit to Castle Howard in Yorkshire, where his father worked. James went to Scarborough to begin his formal training when he was 16, and became the student of the year for three consecutive years. He soon proceeded to London, working under Antony Worral Thompson. James then went to France for work, and when he returned to England at the age of 22, he opened the Hotel and Bistro du Vin in Winchester. James started to appear on "Ready, Steady, Cook" in 1996 and became a regular. His own programmes included "For Better For Worse", "Simply Fish", "Entertaining with James" and "Food for Lovers". He now owns a deli and bakery called "Cadogan & James" in Winchester.
- Rick Stein is one of England's most recognisable chefs, a restaurateur and a hugely popular television presenter. As a chef his speciality is seafood, but with his series Food Heroes, Rick has shown that he's equally passionate about the best of British produce whatever its provenance. In his most recent series French Odyssey, he also revealed a passion for the French way of life, and the way that food is intimately tied up with the culture.
He was born in Oxfordshire to Eric and Dorothy Stein, who were of German descent. He later moved to Padstow, Cornwall where he spent many childhood holidays.
He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English. He then spent several years running a disco before buying an ailing local nightclub in Padstow--a venture which would seem a million miles away from cooking. However, when Rick opened his first restaurant it specialised in freshly caught local produce, supplied by the fishermen who had once frequented his club.
He has run the Seafood Restaurant for more than 25 years, seeing it grow from a seaside bistro to an award-winning restaurant with an international reputation. Since those early days, the Steins have added guest bedrooms, a Seafood Delicatessen, a gift shop and two smaller restaurants - St Petroc's Bistro and Rick Stein's Café. The most recent addition is the Padstow Seafood School overlooking the Camel estuary and a fish and chips takeaway.
He is respected by both his peers and critics alike winning a number of awards and honours, including the Glenfiddich Trophy for his outstanding contribution to widening the understanding and appreciation of excellent food and drink in Britain through his work as a chef, teacher, presenter and author. He has also won the AA Guide Chefs' Chef of the Year for 1999-2000.
His many TV programmes and books include Rick Stein's Taste of the Sea, Fruits of the Sea, Seafood Odyssey, Fresh Food, Seafood Lovers' Guide, Food Heroes, French Odyssey and Mediterranean Escapes.
A committed humanitarian, Rick is also Patron of the charities Padstow Youth Project, South West PESCA (Duchy Fish Quota Co.), the National Mission for Deep Sea Fishermen, the National Coastwatch Institution, the Dyslexia Research Trust and The National Trust.
He is also the head chef and co-owner of "Rick Stein at Bannisters" at Mollymook, New South Wales, Australia, owns four restaurants in Padstow, and a fish and chip shop in Falmouth, Cornwall. He is represented in London, England by Useful Talent. - Make-Up Department
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Dave Myers was born on 8 September 1957 in Barrow-in-Furness, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Absolon (2003), Prime Suspect: The Last Witness (2003) and The Point Men (2001). He was married to Liliana Orzac. He died on 28 February 2024 in Staffordshire, England, UK.- Writer
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Si King is known for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Shades of Fear (1994). He has been married to Jane Dodds since 2007. They have three children.- Actress
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Sophie Dahl began her working life as a teenage fashion model and actress, but books and words were her first love. In 2003 she wrote the illustrated novella and Sunday Times bestseller, 'The Man With The Dancing Eyes' (Bloomsbury) and in 2007, published her first novel, 'Playing With The Grownups' (Bloomsbury/Nan A. Talese).
A devoted home-cook, Dahl wrote the Sunday Times bestseller 'Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights' (HarperCollins) in 2009, before writing and presenting 'The Delicious Miss Dahl', a prime time series for BBC2 which aired in Spring 2010. In 2011 she wrote and presented a BBC2 social history documentary about the Victorian domestic advisor Isabella Beeton, shortly after her own second cookbook, 'From Season To Season' (HarperCollins) was published.
Dahl served as a contributing editor at British Vogue for ten years. She has written non-fiction essays for US Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, The New York Times, The Guardian and The Sunday Times and is a contributing editor at Conde Nast Traveller.
She has been a judge for the Orange Prize for fiction, and The Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
Her first children's book, Madame Badobedah was published by Walker Books in 2019. It was a bestseller.
Dahl lives in the country with her husband, two daughters, rescue dog, cats, and tortoise, and she is currently working on her sixth book.- Mary Berry was born on 24 March 1935 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. She is a writer, known for The Great British Baking Show (2010), The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (2013) and Britain's Best Home Cook (2018). She has been married to Paul John March Hunnings since 3 April 1966. They have three children.
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Monty Don was born on 8 July 1955 in Germany. He is a writer and producer, known for Don Roaming (2001), Monty Don's Italian Gardens (2011) and This Time with Alan Partridge (2019). He has been married to Sarah Don since 1983. They have three children.- Joe Swift was born on 25 May 1965 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK.
- Carol Klein was born on 24 June 1945 in Walkden, Lancashire, England, UK.
- Gardener, writer and broadcaster. Educated at "Ilkley County Secondary School" in Ilkley, Bradford, "Shipley Art and Technology Institute" in Shipley, Bradford, "Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture" (Nat. Cert. Hort.) in St Albans, and the "Royal Botanic Gardens" (DipHort) in Kew, London. Apprentice gardener, Parks Department, Ilkley, Bradford (1964-68), Supervisor, Staff Training, Royal Botanic gardens (1972-74), Assistant Editor, gardening books, Hamlyn Publishing (1974-76), Assistant Editor and department Editor, Amateur Gardening (1976-79), freelance writer and broadcaster(1979-)
- John Torode was born on 23 July 1965 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.