Galton Blackiston

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Galton Blackiston

Born	Birth date missing Norfolk, England
Current Restaurant(s) Morston Hall
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Galton Blackiston is an English chef, born in Norfolk. The restaurant of his north Norfolk hotel, Morston Hall, is Michelin starred and has 3 AA Rosettes.

Galton has never trained formally as a chef, instead gleaning experience on the job as he worked his way to head chef at his first job at the Miller Howe country hotel in the Lake District. Of his beginnings, Galton says:

"As a cash strapped 17 year old I set up a market stall in Rye selling home made cakes, biscuits and preserves. The range became known by the locals as ‘Galton’s Goodies’, was constantly sold out and I realised cooking was my future!"

He recently represented the Midlands and East of England in the BBC's Great British Menu, knocking out celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson to gain a place in the final [1].

Like his friend, the cookery writer Delia Smith, Galton supports Norwich City Football Club. Galton is married, with two children. His restaurant, Morston Hall, is two miles from Blakeney on Norfolk's north coast.