Jonathan Corbett is a British TV food channel presenter, food commentator, and

buyer Procurement is the method of discovering and agreeing to terms and purchasing goods, services, or other works from an external source, often with the use of a tendering or competitive bidding process. When a government agency buys goods or serv ...

working for

Tesco Tesco plc () is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. In 2011 it was the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest in th ...

plc. Born and raised in

Telford Telford () is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, about east of Shrewsbury, south west of Stafford, north west of Wolverhampton and from Birmingham in t ...

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...

. 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

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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

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– from there Corbett worked for Robert De Niro's

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, and London's Met Bar at the Metropolitan Hotel in similar positions. Corbett joined

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.

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*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 {{england-tv-actor-stub