Derek Brown (editor)

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Derek Brown (born 1944 or 1945 [1] ) is a British food writer and was editor of the Michelin Red Guides; the first non-French person to do so. [1]

Brown attended a hotel school then worked hotel front desks and in restaurants, then became a Michelin Guide reviewer in his early 30s. [1]

He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 25 May 2003. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Delves Broughton, Philip (22 February 2003). "The new Michelin star in an Englishman - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Derek Brown". BBC Online . BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2014.