Mike Reid (chef)

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Mike Reid
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Born (1982-08-15) 15 August 1982 (age 43)
Occupation Chef
Known forCo-host of My Market Kitchen and Ten Minute Kitchen
Website https://mikereidchef.com/

Mike Reid (born 15 August 1982) is a British chef, restaurateur and television presenter, known for his work across the UK and Australia. He is a judge on the Channel 4 and Netflix series Five Star Kitchen and appears as a chef expert on the primetime Channel 5 series Taste Test Restaurant. Reid is also a presenter on Foxtel’s travel and food series Luxury Escapes: The World’s Best Holidays. In Australia, he has co-hosted My Market Kitchen and Ten Minute Kitchen and is a presenter on Channel 10’s Good Chef Bad Chef.

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Reid also appeared as a chef on the BBC revival of Ready Steady Cook in 2020. [1] [2]

Career

After graduating from the University of Portsmouth, Reid moved to London, where he began his career as a chef. [3] He worked as an apprenticeship at The In & Out club in St James's and later worked in the kitchens of the Royal Air Force Club. [3] He worked in Le Gavroche and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay under the tutelage of notable chefs such as Michel Roux Jr, Simone Zanoni and Gordon Ramsay. [3]

In 2007, Reid joined the team at Gaucho restaurants and later became the head chef there. [4] He managed both the Richmond and O2 sites before he was promoted to the topmost position for the entire Gaucho Group. [4]

In 2013, Reid left London and moved to Melbourne where he worked in Attica alongside the celebrity chef Ben Shewry. [5] He also worked in Andrew McConnell’s 2 Hat restaurant Cutler and Co. [5] In 2014, Reid worked with celebrity chef Shannon Bennett and his Vue de Monde group to open Jardin Tan. [6] In 2014, he returned to the United Kingdom and opened a restaurant in London tagged M. [6] In 2015, he opened the second M restaurant in Victoria Street. [7]

Reid wrote his first cookbook titled M a 24 Hour Cookbook which was published in 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing. [8] In 2016, he started appearing on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch live TV show as guest chef. [9] He also appeared on the BBC Great British Menu representing the London and South East region against the countries best chefs. [10] He featured on Master chef on BBC One and Tricks of the Restaurant Trade on Channel 4. [11]

In 2017, Reid opened the third M restaurant in Twickenham. [12] In 2019, he started overseeing the newly formed Rare Restaurants which encompasses both Gaucho and M restaurants. [12]

Reid features as a guest alongside James Martin on Saturday’s Kitchen in the UK, and Justine Schofield on Everyday Gourmet , and Diana Chan on Asia Unplated in Australia. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Reid". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Jenn Selby (2 February 2020). "Ready Steady Cook: when Rylan Clark-Neal's reboot is on BBC One, and how the cooking show works". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Great British Menu". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 Sophie Witts (6 November 2019). "Gaucho unveils new creative direction for restaurants". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 Liam Garrahan (23 September 2015). "Mike Reid". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. 1 2 Neil Gerrard (23 September 2015). "Chef Michael Reid takes full-time position at M". thecaterer.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Liam Garrahan (8 December 2015). "M Restaurants Victoria Street Opens Six Months Early". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "M: A 24 hour cookbook". bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "M Restaurant's Mike Reid to make Sunday Brunch debut on Channel 4". hospitalityandcateringnews.com. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Meet the Great British Menu 2017 chefs from London/South East". thestaffcanteen.com. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  11. ↑ Amar Mehta (1 October 2018). "M Bar and Grill in Twickenham continues to grow". richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  12. 1 2 Dee Laffan (2 January 2018). "Mike Reid on why M is the magic letter". restaurant.opentable.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  13. ↑ Janie Manzoori-Stamford (3 November 2017). "This much I know: Michael Reid". thecaterer.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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