Richard Fox is a celebrity chef, broadcaster and writer. He is known as the Beer Chef. He wrote his first book, ''The Food and Beer Cook Book'', in 2008, has led Beer and Food Masterclasses, demos and shows across Europe and hosted a gourmet beer banquet at the British Ambassador's residence in

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and writes a Beer Chef column in

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. He lives in

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. Together with his friend Neil Morrissey, he has developed a range of beers under the name

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. In 2010 they made the

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series ''Men Brewing Badly'' which documented their road journey from Dar es Salaam to

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transporting a batch of English

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destined for the English football supporters during the

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br>Men Brewing Badly: World Cup 2010
/ref> As a teenager Richard fancied being a Bruce Lee and took up Shukokai Karate.

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