Natalie Coleman

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Natalie Coleman

Born
Natalie Coleman

(1983-08-20) 20 August 1983 (age 40)
Hackney, London, England
OccupationChef
Years active2014–present

Natalie Coleman is a British chef and winner of the 2013 series of MasterChef . [1] [2] She is now the head chef of The Lamb in London [3] and won Best Pub Chef at the 2022 Great British Pub Awards. [4]

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Early life

Coleman grew up in Hackney, east London, [5] and went to Chingford Foundation School, the same school that David Beckham, Harry Kane and Dwight Gayle attended. [6]

Before appearing on series 9 of the BBC cooking show MasterChef she worked as a credit controller and a part-time techno DJ. [7]

Career

Since winning MasterChef, [8] Natalie has worked stages at some of the most well known restaurants in the UK including Le Gavroche (Michel Roux Jr), Viajante (Nuno Mendes), St Johns (Fergus Henderson), The Kitchin (Tom Kitchin), L’enclume (Simon Rogan), The Berkeley Hotel (Marcus Wareing), Midsummer House (Daniel Clifford) and The Hand & Flowers (Tom Kerridge). [9] [10]

In 2014 she published her first cookbook titled Winning Recipes: For Every Day. [11]

In May 2019 she was appointed to oversee the menu of a new restaurant Hello Darling which opened next to the Old Vic Theatre in London. [12]

She has been Head Chef at The Oyster Shed in the City of London since November 2021. [13] In 2022 she won Best Pub Chef at the Great British Pub Awards. [14]

In 2023 she won her first AA Rossette for the Oyster Shed followed by Young's Best Food Pub of the year 2023.

Publications

Coleman has also co-authored:

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References

  1. ↑ "MasterChef: Natalie Coleman wins with scotch egg dish, 2 May 2013". BBC.
  2. ↑ "Hackney DJ Natalie Coleman on winning Masterchef, 3 May 2013". BBC News.
  3. ↑ Communications, Propeller. "The Oyster Shed". The Oyster Shed. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  4. ↑ morningadvertiser.co.uk. "Meet the winner: Best Pub Chef sponsored by Booker/Makro – Natalie Coleman, the Oyster Shed, City of London". morningadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  5. ↑ BenLOTI (2014-10-25). "LDNER #89 NATALIE COLEMAN". London On The Inside. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  6. ↑ "MasterChef winner says Chingford is 'fantastic'". This Is Local London. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  7. ↑ "The girl from Hackney done good: DJ Natalie Coleman crowned winner of". The Independent. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  8. ↑ "Jane Devonshire was winner of MasterChef in 2013". BBC.
  9. ↑ "BBC One - MasterChef - Natalie Coleman". BBC. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  10. ↑ Gaspar, Clara (2020-03-11). "Masterchef winner Natalie Coleman on food, life and music in Hackney". Hackney Post. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  11. ↑ Banks, Scott (2021-03-02). "From Michelin stars to TV stardom: What happened to all the MasterChef winners". KentLive. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  12. ↑ "MasterChef-winner-Natalie-Coleman-to-oversee-Hello-Darling-restaurant, 18 April 2019". Big Hospitality.
  13. ↑ Communications, Propeller (2022-02-18). "Rochecomm". Rochecomm. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  14. ↑ Communications, Propeller; ollieg (2022-10-13). "Sit Down With Natalie Coleman". Young & Co's Brewery, P.L.C. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  15. ↑ Coleman, Natalie (17 January 2019). WINNING RECIPES by Natalie Coleman, 2 October 2014. ISBN   9781848666214.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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