Jonathan Corbett is a British TV food channel presenter, food commentator, and
buyer
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working for
Tesco
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plc.
Born and raised in
Telford
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,
Shropshire
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. Corbett was educated at the
Charlton School
Charlton School is a coeducational secondary school located in Telford, Shropshire, England.
In May 2015 the school was placed in special measures after being graded "Inadequate" by Ofsted.
Charlton School works in partnership with Dothill ...
, before training as a Chef at
Radbrook Catering College,
Shrewsbury. His then lecturer was the wife of former British Prime Minister,
John Major,
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After graduating, Corbett went on to work at the Duke of Westminster's,
The Chester Grosvenor Hotel, before taking up a position with
Marco Pierre White
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at the 3 Michelin Star ‘The Restaurant’ in London's Hyde Park Hotel.
After working as a Chef, Corbett was given the opportunity to work in food development and buying at the
Sultan of Brunei's
Dorchester Hotel in
London
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– from there Corbett worked for
Robert De Niro's
Nobu restaurant
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Background
In 1987, Nobu Matsuhisa moved to Los Angeles ...
, and London's Met Bar at the Metropolitan Hotel in similar positions.
Corbett joined
Tesco
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in February 2007 – and is working on the key development of Ethnic and Exotic food into the retailer's stores worldwide.
In January 2010 Corbett formed
The Little Big Voice, a Marketing and Innovation company based in London.
Corbett married Antonia Jones from
American Express in July 2007, in the bride's hometown of
Leyland, Lancashire
Leyland () is a town in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, six miles (10 km) south of Preston. The population was 35,578 at the 2011 Census.
The name of the town is Anglo-Saxon, meaning "untilled land".
History
English Leyland was an a ...
, UK.
References
*http://www.thelittlebigvoice.com/
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110720080907/http://www.take3management.co.uk/jonathan_corbett.htm
*http://www.freshinfo.com/index.php?s=n&ss=nd&sid=52033&s_txt=&s_date=0&ms40&ntype=nws
The Daily Telegraph*http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/latestnews/Jersey-celebrates-record-as-it.5096636.jp
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7890537.stm
*http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12792719
*http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Spudzilla-Giant-Sweet-Potatoes-Hit-Supermarket-Shelves/Article/20080211303713?lpos=UK%2BNews_2&lid=ARTICLE_1303713_Spudzilla%253A%2BGiant%2BSweet%2BPotatoes%2BHit%2BSupermarket%2BShelves
*http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=153264&in_page_id=34
*http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_headline=beware-chillicon-carnage&method=full&objectid=20157789&siteid=93463-name_page.html
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English male television actors
People from Telford
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