"countryside (with its black market suppliers) and the Blackstocks' home life are also backdrops for the show; the chef's long hours mean that Janice is routinely neglected in the bedroom, and their plans for a family remain delayed. Besides Gareth and Janice Blackstock, a third character, Everton Stonehead (played by Roger Griffiths), appears throughout all three series. Stonehead went to school with the chef and dreams of becoming a top chef himself. He bumbles through his early days in the kitchen, but eventually even develops a signature dish of his own. According to Lenny Henry: Lenny Henry was coached in"
"really marked out ""Chef!"", however, was Henry's development as an actor. As the kitchen tyrant Gareth Blackstock, he proved himself capable of representing a multifaceted character far beyond the caricatures of his sketch shows."" It also noted that ""Chef!"" ""managed some acute observations on food and contemporary Britain: the celebritisation of cuisine, the pathological obsession with hygiene, the near impossibility of securing genuinely excellent produce in a culture dominated by industrial farming and supermarket giants."" Some contemporary critics were less positive, however. Reviewing the second series in the ""Evening Standard"", Victor Lewis-Smith described it as ""...not funny enough to be"
"video or DVD. In the early 1990s, Henry starred in the Hollywood film ""True Identity"", in which his character pretended to be a white person (using make-up, prostheses, and a wig) to avoid the mob. The film was not commercially successful. In 1991, he starred in a BBC drama alongside Robbie Coltrane called ""Alive and Kicking"", in which he played a heroin addict, which was based on a true story. Also in 1991, he starred in the Christmas comedy Bernard and the Genie alongside Alan Cumming and Rowan Atkinson. Henry is known as the choleric chef Gareth Blackstock from the"
"in Vexed (2010–12) and BBC One's ""Lenny Henry In Pieces"" in 2003. He rejoined the cast of ""EastEnders"" in 2018 as Mitch Baker, the father of Keegan Baker. Griffiths has also had minor film roles (such as ""Batman Begins"" and ""Buffalo Soldiers""), and a minor role in a ""Doctor Who"" episode. Roger Griffiths Roger Griffiths is an English actor who has had several roles in television. He first rose to prominence opposite Lenny Henry as Gareth Blackstock's foil Everton Stonehead in BBC One 1990s sitcom ""Chef!"". Before starring in ""Chef"", Griffiths played a minor role as a news reporter in"
"Patrick Mower Patrick Mower (born Patrick Archibald Shaw; 12 September 1938) is an English actor well known for his various television and occasional film roles, often as a detective or secret agent, and more recently as Rodney Blackstock in ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"", a role he has played since 2000. Mower was born in Oxford, to a Welsh father and an English mother. In his 2007 autobiography, Mower states that he believed for years that his year of birth was 1940, but later he discovered that his birth was not registered and he was born on 12 September 1938. Several"
"Blackiston, Monica Galetti, Ching-He Huang, Nathan Outlaw, Glynn Purnell, and Bryn Williams. Also joining Martin were various celebrity guests, including Jon Culshaw, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Micky Flanagan, Dave Gorman, Alex Jones, Denise Lewis, Al Murray, Sarah Parish, and Frank Skinner. Series 3 (2016):<br> Matt Tebbutt and Andi Oliver replaced Martin in the presenting role. As well as appearances from Sabrina Ghayour, Theo Randall, and Vivek Singh, Tebbutt and Oliver were also joined by previous Great British Bake Off contestants, including former winners Candice Brown, Edd Kimber, Frances Quinn, and Jo Wheatley. There were celebrity appearances from Ronni Ancona, Helen George, David"
"subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in 1976, when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews. cracking actor Patrick Mower Patrick Mower (born Patrick Archibald Shaw; 12 September 1938) is an English actor well known for his various television and occasional film roles, often as a detective or secret agent, and more recently as Rodney Blackstock in ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"", a role he has played since 2000. Mower was born in Oxford, to a Welsh father and an English mother. In his 2007 autobiography, Mower states that he believed for years that his year of birth was 1940, but later"
"six chefs. The three remaining chefs then participate in the quarter final at the end of that week. Typically 8-10 chefs are left by this stage. The precise challenges have varied over the series. Derek Johnstone won the first series on 19 September 2008, and went on to take a job with Michel Roux Jr at Le Gavroche restaurant in London. The second series began on 14 September 2009 at 8:30 pm on BBC2 and was won by Steve Groves on 22 October 2009. On 6 June 2010 the series was awarded a BAFTA in the Features category at the"
"food, and with the kitchen staff, who demonstrate how to prepare one or more of the dishes. The show has had various stars appear in the kitchen alongside Guy Fieri, including fellow chefs Robert Irvine, Andrew Zimmern, Michael Symon, Emeril Lagasse, and Geoffrey Zakarian, as well as celebrities such as Matthew McConaughey, Gene Hackman, Rosie O'Donnell, Joe Theismann, Kid Rock, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Clint Bowyer, Gene Simmons of KISS, Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth, and Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. In May 2011, Page Productions, the original producers of the show filed a lawsuit against Food Network."
"for Bath chef of the year 2007. In September 2008 he moved to ""The Landau's"" kitchens and in October 2009 became Head Chef. Giles Coren, restaurant critic of The Times, described him in 2005 as being ""...a young chef of mercurial genius..."". Carter featured on the BBC television programme ""Indian Food Made Easy"", and appeared in the BBC television series ""Great British Menu"" in 2008, where he lost to Chris Horridge, head chef at The Bath Priory hotel, in the South West region final. Elisha Carter Elisha Carter (born 6 October 1969) is a British chef who appeared in the"
"brief appearance on 7 May 2015 via webcam, and then made her full-time return on 11 November 2015, when she was kicked out of Dubai for an incident that happened to her there. Nicola came to the village to meet her older half-sister, Bernice Blackstock (Samantha Giles) and stayed with her father, Rodney (Patrick Mower). She met and became friends with Emily Kirk (Kate McGregor). Within months, Nicola became interested in chef Carlos Diaz (Gary Turner), unaware that he was involved with Bernice. She chased him for a while before they ended up in bed after Bernice dumped him, wanting"
"run by Italian celebrity chef Franco Taruschio) and gained a Michelin star there. However, they decided to go their separate ways and Stephen left the business in Francesco Mattioli's hands. However, with the loss of the Michelin-starred chef, the business began to collapse, which led to an episode of ""Gordon Ramsays Kitchen Nightmares"" being filmed there. Terry is mostly known for stints on the BBC programme representing Wales in ""Great British Menu"". He won in the first round in 2008 against Angela Hartnett, and cooked the fish course at the final banquet. In the 2009 series, he was beaten by"
"old I set up a market stall in Rye selling home made cakes, biscuits and preserves. The range became known by the locals as ‘Galton’s Goodies’, was constantly sold out and I realised cooking was my future! Blackiston represented the Midlands and East of England in the BBC's Great British Menu, knocking out celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson to gain a place in the final. As of 2008, he is working on the television programme ""Food Poker"". Blackiston has published three books on cookery, with the third arriving in May 2009. Galton Blackiston Galton Blackiston is an English chef, born"
"Bernice Blackstock Bernice Blackstock (also Thomas and White) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Emmerdale"", played by Samantha Giles. She made her first on screen appearance on 25 November 1998. In September 2012, it was announced Giles had reprised her role and Bernice returned on 20 November 2012, after over eight years away from the programme. Bernice arrives in the village and finds work as a barmaid at The Woolpack. Initially she does not like Tricia Stokes (Sheree Murphy), but after they discover their partners – Gavin and Jason Kirk (James Carlton) – are having an"
"Toby Stephens Toby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is an English stage, television, and film actor who has appeared in films in both Hollywood and Bollywood. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 James Bond film ""Die Another Day"" (for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor), Edward Fairfax Rochester in a BBC television adaptation of ""Jane Eyre"" and in his role as Captain Flint in the Starz television series ""Black Sails"". Stephens is a lead in the science fiction series ""Lost in Space"" released on Netflix 13"
"Matt Tebbutt Matthew Charles ""Matt"" Tebbutt (born 24 December 1973) is a British chef and television food presenter best known for presenting shows such as Channel 4's ""Food Unwrapped"" and ""Drop Down Menu"", the BBC's ""Saturday Kitchen"" and the Good Food channel's ""Market Kitchen"". Matt ran The Foxhunter in Nant-y-derry for many years with his wife, Lisa, but gave it up to focus on his TV career. He does, however, have a restaurant called Shpoons & Forx at the Hilton in Bournemouth. He was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and moved to South Wales when he was only six months"
"Dean McDermott Dean McDermott (born November 16, 1966) is a Canadian-American actor best known as a reality television personality with his wife, actress Tori Spelling, and as the host of the cooking competition ""Chopped Canada"". He played the role of Constable Renfield Turnbull on the TV series ""Due South"". McDermott was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to David and Doreen McDermott. He has three sisters, Dale, Dawn, and Dana. McDermott has performed in films ""Open Range"", ""Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy"" and ""Against the Ropes"" McDermott has appeared in several TV movies including ""Always and Forever""., """" and ""A Christmas Visitor"" McDermott"
"the show. The show was hosted by Richard Arnold, known as GMTV's TV critic, and Nicki Chapman, an English television presenter who also worked in the British pop music industry. Mathew Bose and Hayley Tamaddon were crowned ""Soapstar Superchefs"" on Friday 13 April 2007. Soapstar Superchef Soapstar Superchef was a cooking show on the ITV Network, where soap stars from ""Coronation Street"", ""EastEnders"", ""Emmerdale"", ""Hollyoaks"" (and """") and ""Neighbours"" competed to be crowned ""kings"" or ""queens"" of the kitchen. Their culinary efforts were judged by an expert panel of three judges. Each judge gave a mark out of ten, and"
"Lives"" for the 2012 Chichester Festival, reprised at the Gielgud Theatre in 2013. Toby Stephens Toby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is an English stage, television, and film actor who has appeared in films in both Hollywood and Bollywood. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 James Bond film ""Die Another Day"" (for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor), Edward Fairfax Rochester in a BBC television adaptation of ""Jane Eyre"" and in his role as Captain Flint in the Starz television series ""Black Sails"". Stephens is a"
"Marco Pierre White Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is a British chef, restaurateur, and television personality from Leeds. White has been dubbed the first celebrity chef, and the ""enfant terrible"" of the UK restaurant scene. He was called the godfather of modern cooking by Australian ""MasterChef"" (Season 4, Episode 53). White was the youngest chef ever to have been awarded three Michelin stars. He has trained notable chefs such as Mario Batali, Gordon Ramsay, Curtis Stone and Shannon Bennett. White was the third of four boys born to English chef Frank White and Maria-Rosa Gallina, an Italian emigrant"
"Marco Pierre White Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is a British chef, restaurateur, and television personality from Leeds. White has been dubbed the first celebrity chef, and the ""enfant terrible"" of the UK restaurant scene. He was called the godfather of modern cooking by Australian ""MasterChef"" (Season 4, Episode 53). White was the youngest chef ever to have been awarded three Michelin stars. He has trained notable chefs such as Mario Batali, Gordon Ramsay, Curtis Stone and Shannon Bennett. White was the third of four boys born to English chef Frank White and Maria-Rosa Gallina, an Italian emigrant"
"film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde. The film is based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Also in 2011, Beach returned to Canada to star in the TV series ""Arctic Air"", which premiered on January 12, 2012. In 2015, Beach appeared on several episodes of ""Backstrom"" as Sheriff Jesse Rocha. In 2018 he played Black Hawk in ""Hostiles"", starring Christian Bale and Wes Studi. Adam Beach has been married three times and has three children. He had two sons, Noah (born 1996) and Luke"
"aims"", and that the end product was a ""self-indulgent vanity project"". Chef (2014 film) Chef is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Jon Favreau. Favreau plays a chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, quits his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant to operate a food truck with his young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Downey Jr. albeit in a cameo role. Favreau wrote the script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go ""back to basics"" and to"
"in episode 5 of the third series. Blanc has two sons, Olivier and Sebastien. Raymond Blanc Raymond Blanc OBE (born 19 November 1949) is a French chef. He is one of Britain's most respected chefs. Blanc is the owner and chef at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, a hotel-restaurant in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England. The restaurant has two Michelin stars and scored 9/10 in the ""Good Food Guide"". He is entirely self-taught, but has himself taught or employed other chefs including (for a week's probation) Heston Blumenthal, John Burton-Race, Michael Caines, Paul Liebrandt, and Marco Pierre White. Blanc was born"
"During the filming of Week 7, Mehigan injured his leg, and consequently was unable to film episodes. During the time in which he was injured, Matt Moran acted as a fill-in judge starting from Celebrity Chef Challenge 6 and continuing until Mehigan returned during Week 8. Airing from 20 June, the remaining eight MasterChef contestants travelled to London for the first stop in ""Euro Week"". Later in the week they went to Paris, where they competed in what has been called the ""ultimate super-challenge"". Celebrity Cooks who have appeared include Jamie Oliver, Heston Blumenthal, Martin Blunos and Brett Graham. The"
"Chef (2014 film) Chef is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Jon Favreau. Favreau plays a chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, quits his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant to operate a food truck with his young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Downey Jr. albeit in a cameo role. Favreau wrote the script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go ""back to basics"" and to create a film about cooking. Food truck owner and chef Roy"
"Mario Rosenstock Mario Rosenstock (born 31 August 1971) is an Irish actor, comedian, impressionist and musician. Rosenstock first came to the attention of the Irish public playing the role of Dr. David Hanlon in the soap ""Glenroe"" in the 1990s. However, he is now best known for the popular ""Gift Grub"" segments which have featured on the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on Today FM since May 1999 which Rosenstock created alongside Paul McLoone, a radio presenter with Today FM and also frontman of the Northern Irish pop-punk/new-wave band, The Undertones which occurred in 1999 and when McLoone served as a"
"broadcast on 19 February 2015). Around this time, Vincent meets Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) in the queue at a kebab shop, and after a whirlwind romance, they marry. Kim departs on a cruise for several months and when she returns she visits Vincent to inform him that she is pregnant. However, she sees him covered in blood and flees the scene, scared, eventually returning to Walford alone in December 2014. Richard Blackwood's casting was announced on 17 January 2015, where it was revealed that Blackwood would make his debut in the show during a live scene on 17 February 2015."
"en cuisine"" on French channel M6 in 2011. The show is the French language equivalent of Gordon Ramsay's British and American television shows ""Kitchen Nightmares"". Etchebest prefers to know as little as possible in advance about each restaurant visited in the show in order to keep his reactions spontaneous. Since 2015, he had also become to be member of the jury in Top Chef's French adaptation, aired on M6 . He has a son named Louis Oscar, and is married to Dominique. Philippe Etchebest Philippe Etchebest (born 2 December 1966) is a French chef. He was awarded two Michelin stars"
"Chef Alex Guarnaschelli. On October 15, 2014, Vigneron appeared on Food Network's ""Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage"" where he won over $7,000 for charity. On Season 07/Episode02 of ""Guy's Grocery Games: All-Stars and A-Lister Dinners"" in 2015, Vigneron went on to beat Eric Greenspan, Jet Tila and Anne Burrell. He won $20,000 for his charity, L.A. Kitchen. In 2017, Vigneron appeared in Bong Appétit on VICELAND. Season 1, episode 1. Vigneron currently resides in the Los Angeles area. He is the owner of the restaurant ""Wolf"" on Melrose Ave. His most recent restaurant Beefsteak opened in August 2016. Marcel Vigneron Marcel"
"James Sutton (actor) James Cook (born 31 January 1983), better known as James Sutton, is an English actor, best known for playing John Paul McQueen in the British Channel 4 soap opera ""Hollyoaks"" from 2006 to 2017, and Ryan Lamb in the ITV soap opera ""Emmerdale"" from 2009 to 2011. Sutton was born James Cook on 31 January 1983 in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, the son of Jeanette and Stephen Cook. It is from his hometown that he derived the stage name ""Sutton"". He has a younger brother and two younger sisters. He grew up in Haughton, Staffordshire, and attended"
"Charles Dale Charles Dale (born 4 February 1963, in Tenby, Pembrokeshire) is an actor who is well known for playing Dennis Stringer in ""Coronation Street"", Gary ""Chef"" Alcock in ""The Lakes"", Clive Eustace in ""The Eustace Bros."" & Big Mac in ""Casualty"". From November 2007 until June 2016, Dale portrayed a porter (later Emergency Care Assistant and then Healthcare Assistant), called Big Mac in the long-running BBC TV series ""Casualty"". In June 2016 it was announced that Dale had quit Casualty after over eight years. He has also made appearances in ""Lovejoy"", ""Soldier Soldier"", ""Bramwell"", ""A Touch of Frost"", ""Touching"
"Singh, Vanessa Feltz, Michael Ball, Sara Cox, Nigel Havers, Lisa Snowdon, Mollie King, Mark Wright and Matt Edmondson alternated. When the show's new series began on 3 September 2018, several changes were made including a new title sequence showing their new home at Television Centre and a new cooking segment starring Gordon Ramsay titled ""Big Chef Little Chef"" with his daughter Matilda. Gok Wan and Rylan Clark-Neal presented a new segment called 'Life of Luxury'. As of 23 September, a special edition entitled ""This Morning, This Week,"" featuring the highlights of each week, edited into one program, is available every"