John Burton Race
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John Burton Race 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.
He came up through the ranks of kitchen life, learning and honing his craft for many years starting as an apprentice at the Wessex Hotel in Winchester and working his way through the tough hierarchy of a kitchen brigade at restaurants such as Quaglino’s - Hotel Meurice London, Chewton Glen , La Sorbonne Oxford (1*Michelin) ending up at one the true edifices of Michelin cuisine in 1983 under the wing of super chef Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons where he was promoted to Sous Chef. When Raymond wanted to open another restaurant in Oxford, Le Petit Blanc he turned to JBR to head both the restaurant and the kitchen and it was here that he won his first Michelin Star.
In 1986 he fulfilled his lifelong dream of opening his own restaurant, L’Ortolan in Berkshire where he achieved his own two Michelin Stars and then went on to mirror this achievement in 2000 at JBR Restaurant at the Landmark Hotel.
In 2002 John moved to France for a year to relearn and discover ingredients and his love of cooking after many years in the fast lane, it was time to take a step back, spend time with his wife and family and reconnect with a slower pace of life, Channel 4 jumped at the opportunity of a TV show based around his sabbatical which inspired the hugely successful television show "French Leave" which made John and his family a household names. After a year of living and breathing all things French and much inspired by all he had seen and learnt, John moved to Devon in 2004 and opened "The New Angel" in Dartmouth, Devon which was awarded a Michelin Star in 2005 and retained it until his departure in 2010.
Since leaving the New Angel, John has joined Unitas his new management team official website and is currently consulting for ‘The Sanctum on the Green’ in Berkshire and My Dining Room in Fulham and he was heading the celebrity kitchen at ‘Grand Design Live in 2011.
John’s media and television career was secured when he entered the jungle as a contestant in I’m Celebrity Get Me Out Here, a controversial but highly watchable figure where he will best be remembered for his cool calm demeanour whilst eating various ‘sushi’ delicacies such as crocodile tongue, fish eyes and dried crocodile penis.
JBR is now a household name and almost constantly on television in shows such as Market Kitchen, Daily Cooks Challenge, Kitchen Criminals, Britain’s Best Dish and Country House Cooking.
John is filming the new series of ‘Best Dish – The Chefs’ and the programme will go Live, ITV 1, on the 31st of October leading to the Final on Christmas Eve. The show will be on every weekday (Monday to Friday), with TV coverage of more than 45hrs
Since leaving the New Angel, John has joined Unitas his new management team (Unitas-uk.com) is currently consulting for ‘The Sanctum on the Green’ in Berkshire and 'My Dining Room' in Fulham and was heading the celebrity kitchen at ‘Grand Design Live' in 2011.
, 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
. John was voted out of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
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 Janice Dickinson's refusal to eat the food he had prepared.
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
and celebrity chef
Celebrity chef
A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known. Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television. Historically, celebrity chefs have included Antoine Carême and Martino da Como.-External...
, made famous by the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
series French Leave and its sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
Return of the Chef and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.
Biography
John Burton Race, Official website successful Michelin Star chef, television personality, restaurateur and sometimes controversial media personality was born in Singapore in 1957 to a British diplomat father and spent his formative years travelling the globe, experiencing a multitude of cuisines. His earliest memories of cooking involve watching and helping the family Chef which is where he discovered both his innate talent and profound passion for food and cooking.He came up through the ranks of kitchen life, learning and honing his craft for many years starting as an apprentice at the Wessex Hotel in Winchester and working his way through the tough hierarchy of a kitchen brigade at restaurants such as Quaglino’s - Hotel Meurice London, Chewton Glen , La Sorbonne Oxford (1*Michelin) ending up at one the true edifices of Michelin cuisine in 1983 under the wing of super chef Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons where he was promoted to Sous Chef. When Raymond wanted to open another restaurant in Oxford, Le Petit Blanc he turned to JBR to head both the restaurant and the kitchen and it was here that he won his first Michelin Star.
In 1986 he fulfilled his lifelong dream of opening his own restaurant, L’Ortolan in Berkshire where he achieved his own two Michelin Stars and then went on to mirror this achievement in 2000 at JBR Restaurant at the Landmark Hotel.
In 2002 John moved to France for a year to relearn and discover ingredients and his love of cooking after many years in the fast lane, it was time to take a step back, spend time with his wife and family and reconnect with a slower pace of life, Channel 4 jumped at the opportunity of a TV show based around his sabbatical which inspired the hugely successful television show "French Leave" which made John and his family a household names. After a year of living and breathing all things French and much inspired by all he had seen and learnt, John moved to Devon in 2004 and opened "The New Angel" in Dartmouth, Devon which was awarded a Michelin Star in 2005 and retained it until his departure in 2010.
Since leaving the New Angel, John has joined Unitas his new management team official website and is currently consulting for ‘The Sanctum on the Green’ in Berkshire and My Dining Room in Fulham and he was heading the celebrity kitchen at ‘Grand Design Live in 2011.
John’s media and television career was secured when he entered the jungle as a contestant in I’m Celebrity Get Me Out Here, a controversial but highly watchable figure where he will best be remembered for his cool calm demeanour whilst eating various ‘sushi’ delicacies such as crocodile tongue, fish eyes and dried crocodile penis.
JBR is now a household name and almost constantly on television in shows such as Market Kitchen, Daily Cooks Challenge, Kitchen Criminals, Britain’s Best Dish and Country House Cooking.
John is filming the new series of ‘Best Dish – The Chefs’ and the programme will go Live, ITV 1, on the 31st of October leading to the Final on Christmas Eve. The show will be on every weekday (Monday to Friday), with TV coverage of more than 45hrs
Since leaving the New Angel, John has joined Unitas his new management team (Unitas-uk.com) is currently consulting for ‘The Sanctum on the Green’ in Berkshire and 'My Dining Room' in Fulham and was heading the celebrity kitchen at ‘Grand Design Live' in 2011.
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 FranksLynne Franks
Lynne Franks founded one of the UK’s best-known public relations consultancies in the early 1970s and is currently an advocate, communications strategist, writer and spokeswoman on women’s issues, sustainability and consumer lifestyles....
, 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
Janice Dickinson
Janice Doreen Dickinson is an American actress, author, fashion photographer, model and talent agent.Initially notable as a model, she has described herself as the first supermodel. One of the most successful models throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she expanded her profession to reality television...
's refusal to eat certain types of meat, such as kangaroo
Kangaroo
A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
, crocodile
Crocodile
A crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae . The term can also be used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia: i.e...
and possum
Possum
A possum is any of about 70 small to medium-sized arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi .Possums are quadrupedal diprotodont marsupials with long tails...
. John was voted out of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here is a reality television game show series in which 8 to 15 celebrities live together in a jungle environment for a few weeks. They have no luxuries, and compete to win a cash prize...
by the public on 24 November, the fifth person to leave the 2007 series. During his final chat with presenters Ant & Dec
Ant & Dec
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , known collectively as Ant & Dec, are an English comedy and TV presenting duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, England...
, he explained that as a chef, he had a very open mind with trying new types of food, and that was why he disliked Janice Dickinson's refusal to eat the food he had prepared.