John William Burton-Race (born 1 May 1957) is a British
Michelin starred chef,
television personality
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and
celebrity chef
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, made famous by the
Channel 4
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series ''French Leave'' and its
sequel
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''Return of the Chef'' and ''
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''.
Early life
Burton-Race was born in
Singapore
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, raised by his mother and stepfather,
who was a United Nations official.
[ Burton-Race's biological father, whom he contacted as an adult, was a geologist.]
Career
Between 1983 and 2002, he held positions at various restaurants in the South of England
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, including Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, Oxford
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; the L'Ortolan
L'Ortolan is a gourmet restaurant in the village of Shinfield, south of the centre of Reading, Berkshire, England. It is located in the village's old vicarage building, which is a Grade-II listed building
The restaurant has one star in the Mic ...
restaurant in Berkshire; and in 2000, he took over The Landmark London
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hotel, winning two Michelin stars.[TV Chef in £3.6Million divorce](_blank)
ThisisDevon.co.uk, 8 October 2007 In 1995 Burton Race won a Catey Award.
After a 1990 television debut in ''Masterchef
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'', Burton Race served as food consultant for the BBC Lenny Henry
Sir Lenworth George Henry (born 29 August 1958) is a British actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and writer.
Henry gained success as a stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in '' The Le ...
series ''Chef!
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''. ''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
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. It was awarded a Michelin star in 2005.
In 2006, Burton Race lost to Michael Caines
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He was head chef of Gidleigh Park in Devon until January 2016. He is currently the executive chef of the Lympstone Manor hotel between Exeter and Exmo ...
when the pair were challenged to represent the South West of England
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in the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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''. Following the collapse of his second marriage, in 2007 Burton-Race became a mentor on
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