Name John Burton-Race | Role Chef | |
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Education Saint Mary's College, Southampton Spouse(s) Christine Burton-Race (divorced); 2 childrenKim Burton-Race (divorced); 2 children; Susan Burton-Race ; 1 child Website www.johnburtonrace.co.uk Books French Leave: A Wonderful Year of Escape and Discovery Similar People Ed Baines, Jilly Goolden, Marc Bannerman, Paul Rankin, Antony Worrall Thompson | ||
John Burton Race and Michael Caines plate up - Meat Courses - Great British Menu | Southwest
John William Burton-Race (born 1 May 1957) is a British Michelin starred chef, television personality and celebrity chef, made famous by the Channel 4 series French Leave and its sequel Return of the Chef and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.
Contents
- John Burton Race and Michael Caines plate up Meat Courses Great British Menu Southwest
- John Burton Race and Michael Caines assess Fish Courses Great British Menu Southwest
- Early life
- Career
- Im a Celebrity
- Personal life
- References
John Burton Race and Michael Caines assess Fish Courses - Great British Menu | Southwest
Early life
Burton-Race was born in Singapore, where his father was a United Nations official. He spent his early years travelling, allowing him to experience food from all round the world. He attended St Mary's College, Southampton.
Career
Between 1983 and 2002, he held positions at various restaurants in the South of England, including: Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, Oxford; the L'Ortolan restaurant in Berkshire; and in 2000, he took over The Landmark London hotel, winning two Michelin stars. In 1995 Burton Race joined an elite group of chefs as the winner of a coveted Catey Award – the Oscar of the UK hospitality industry.
After a 1990 television debut in Masterchef, Burton Race served as food consultant for the BBC Lenny Henry series Chef!. French Leave saw Burton Race move to France in 2002. He returned to the UK to purchase and run the restaurant/hotel The New Angel in Dartmouth, a seaside town in Devon. It was awarded a Michelin star in 2005.
In 2006, Burton Race lost to Michael Caines when the pair were challenged to represent the South West of England in the BBC television series Great British Menu. Following the collapse of his second marriage, in 2007 Burton-Race became a mentor on BBC cooking show Kitchen Criminals, and a judge of ITV cooking show Britain's Best Dish. He was one of three judges on the daytime food show Britain's Best Dish (2007–2011), alongside Jilly Goolden and Ed Baines.
In spring 2009, he appeared as a mentor on the ITV show Taste The Nation, a contestant on the BBC Two show Put Your Menu Where Your Mouth Is, and a contestant on Let's Dance for Comic Relief, dancing to Michael Jackson's Thriller. In summer 2009, Burton-Race appeared on the ITV daytime food show Daily Cooks Challenge.
Burton-Race left The New Angel in 2010, Burton Race joined Unitas, and has since consulted for various restaurants a, hotels and food chains. In 2012 Burton-Race joined Adams Foods as Brand Ambassador and Executive Development Chef for Kerrygold and Pilgrims Choice, and also entered the retail market with his CookedBy John Burton-Race brand.
In 2013, he competed in the new edition of BBC One series Put your Menu where your Mouth is, and filmed reality series Celebrity Super Spa for Channel 5.
I'm a Celebrity
In November 2007, he appeared in ITV's I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! During the series, he had a number of severe falling outs with fellow contestant Lynne Franks, as the two of them had such opposite and extreme personalities. He was also the camp's main cook, and disliked fellow contestant Janice Dickinson's refusal to eat certain types of meat, such as kangaroo, crocodile and possum. Burton-Race was voted out of I'm a Celebrity by the public on 24 November, the fifth person to leave the 2007 series. During his final chat with presenters Ant & Dec, he explained that as a chef, he had a very open mind with trying new types of food, and that was why he disliked Dickinson's refusal to eat the food he had prepared.
Personal life
Burton-Race has been married three times, and has five children:
As part of a divorce settlement with Kim, Burton-Race was required to liquidate his assets, including the family home and The New Angel. Kim closed The New Angel on 27 November 2007 whilst Burton-Race was in the Australian Outback on ITV programme I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here. The New Angel reopened a year later, after being bought by a friend, with Burton-Race back in charge. Despite previous press reports of assets over £3 million, Kim and John Burton-Race each declared themselves bankrupt in 2009.