Derek Brown (editor)

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.