Matt Tebbutt
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1973 High Wycombe, England |
| Education | Rougemont school |
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Matt Tebbutt (born 1973) is a British chef and television food presenter best known for presenting shows such as Channel 4's Drop Down Menu with Gizzi Erskine and Market Kitchen: Big Adventure with Penny Smith.
Early life
He was born in High Wycombe in 1973 and moved to South Wales when he was only six months old. He was educated at Rougemont School in Newport.
Training
Tebbutt gained a diploma at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London, before working for some of London's most prestigious restaurants. This includes Marco Pierre White at the Oak Room and Criterion, and Alastair Little who he cites as the greatest influence on his cuisine.[1]
Career
Television roles
In October and November 2009, and again in September 2010 and May 2011, he presented Saturday Kitchen on BBC One while regular host James Martin was away.[2]
Tebbutt currently presents Market Kitchen: Big Adventure alongside Penny Smith (weeknights at 7pm on 'Good Food Channel') since 18 October 2010. He has also been a contributor to Saturday Kitchen and appeared on the Great British Menu. Tebbutt also co-presents Channel 4's Drop Down Menu with Gizzi Erskine and Food Unwrapped alongside Kate Quilton and Jimmy Doherty.
Restaurants
He owns and runs the Foxhunter restaurant in Nant-y-derry near Usk in South Wales. The restaurant has won a number of awards including the AA Restaurant of the Year for Wales.
Books
In 2008, Matt wrote a book Cooks Country: Modern British Rural Cooking (ISBN 1845333713).
References
- ↑ The Foxhunter, Nantyderry, Monmouthshire. Thefoxhunter.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-28.
- ↑ One Programmes – Saturday Kitchen. BBC (2011-05-21). Retrieved on 2011-05-28.