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Simon Wood (chef)
Simon Wood is a British cook and winner of the 2015 edition of ''MasterChef'' competition. Career After winning ''MasterChef'' in 2015, Wood was appointed executive chef of the Oldham Event Centre (part of Oldham Athletic Football Club) where he worked across fine dining events in the club and masterclasses. He subsequently opened a pop-up restaurant called The Boardroom in Oldham Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent .... In September 2017, he opened his first major restaurant called WOOD Manchester. Following the success of his Manchester restaurant, he opened WOOD Chester in March 2018. his latest offering is WOODKRAFT Cheltenham which opened in November 2018 His debut cookbook ''At Home with Simon Wood – Fine Dining Made Simple'' was published on the 11 April 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chadderton
Chadderton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk and Rochdale Canal. It is located in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Oldham, south of Rochdale and north-east of Manchester. The town is near the A627(M) motorway. Historically part of Lancashire, Chadderton's early history is marked by its status as a manorial township, with its own lords, who included the Asshetons, Chethams, Radclyffes and Traffords. Chadderton in the Middle Ages was chiefly distinguished by two mansions, Foxdenton Hall and Chadderton Hall, and by the families who occupied them. Farming was the main industry of the area, with locals supplementing their incomes by hand-loom woollen weaving in the domestic system. Chadderton's urbanisation coincided largely with developments in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution. A late-19th century factory-building boom transformed Chadderton from a rural township into a major mill town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldham
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 242,003 in 2021. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, and with little Early modern Britain, early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century as an international centre of Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, textile manufacture. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and among the first ever Industrialisation, industrialised towns, rapidly becoming "one of the most important centres of cotton and textile industries in England." At its zenith, it was the most productive Spinning (textiles), cotton spinning mill town in the world,. producing more cotton than France and Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MasterChef (British TV Series)
''MasterChef'' is a British competitive cooking reality show produced by Endemol Shine UK and Banijay and broadcast in 60 countries around the world. The show initially ran from 1990 to 2001 and was revived in 2005 as ''MasterChef Goes Large''. The revival featured a new format devised by Franc Roddam and John Silver, with Karen Ross producing. In 2008, the name was changed back to ''MasterChef'' but the format remained unchanged. The series currently appears in four versions: the main ''MasterChef'' series; ''Celebrity MasterChef''; '' MasterChef: The Professionals'', with working chefs; and '' Junior MasterChef'', with children between the ages of nine and twelve. The format and style of the show have been reproduced around the world in various international versions. It was revealed in November 2024, that following allegations against Wallace he had decided to temporarily step away from the show. In December 2024, it was revealed that Wallace has temporarily been replaced w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldham Athletic A
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 242,003 in 2021. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, and with little early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century as an international centre of textile manufacture. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and among the first ever industrialised towns, rapidly becoming "one of the most important centres of cotton and textile industries in England." At its zenith, it was the most productive cotton spinning mill town in the world,. producing more cotton than France and Germany combined. Oldham's textile industry fell into decline in the mid-20th century; the town's last mill closed in 1998. The demise of textile processing in Oldham de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ping Coombes
Ping Coombes is a British cook and winner of 2014's MasterChef competition broadcast on BBC One. Early life Coombes is of Malaysian Chinese heritage and was raised in Ipoh, Malaysia. Although she was surrounded and influenced by wonderful food around her, she drew her inspiration from her mother. She moved to the UK to study at Oxford in 2000. Only after arriving in the UK did she begin to experiment with Malaysian food. She lives just outside Bath with her husband Andrew and their daughters Alexa and Luna and divides her time between Bath and London. MasterChef Before joining MasterChef, Coombes worked as an assistant hotel manager for a private hospital. After being made redundant, Coombes entered MasterChef to do something fun. Her final menu was to prepare a three-course meal for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Coombes' winning menu consisted of: * First course: ''a Chicken and Shitake Mushroom Broth, with Pork and Crab Dumplings wrapped with Egg Noodles topped with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MasterChef (UK TV Series)
''MasterChef'' is a British competitive cooking reality show produced by Endemol Shine UK and Banijay and broadcast in 60 countries around the world. The show initially ran from 1990 to 2001 and was revived in 2005 as ''MasterChef Goes Large''. The revival featured a new format devised by Franc Roddam and John Silver, with Karen Ross producing. In 2008, the name was changed back to ''MasterChef'' but the format remained unchanged. The series currently appears in four versions: the main ''MasterChef'' series; ''Celebrity MasterChef''; ''MasterChef: The Professionals'', with working chefs; and ''Junior MasterChef'', with children between the ages of nine and twelve. The format and style of the show have been reproduced around the world in various MasterChef, international versions. It was revealed in November 2024, that following allegations against Wallace he had decided to temporarily step away from the show. In December 2024, it was revealed that Wallace has temporarily been r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Devonshire
Jane Devonshire (born 15 April 1966) is a British chef and winner of ''MasterChef'' in 2016. Career Devonshire grew up in London. From an early age food and cooking were a fundamental part of family life. Her childhood influences came from her mother and especially her nanny Pearce who baked beautiful cakes and dishes. She has presented at numerous food and drink shows around the UK, including the BBC Good Food show and made several television appearances including ''BBC Breakfast ''BBC Breakfast'' is a British television breakfast news programme, produced by BBC News and broadcast on BBC One every morning from 6:00am. It is also broadcast on the UK feed of BBC News channel on weekends. The simulcast is presented live, ...'' and '' Woman’s Hour''. Personal life Devonshire is married to Mark, and they have four children, Sam, Rebecca, Harry, and Ben. Her son Ben was diagnosed with Coeliac disease aged two. Because of her son's diagnosis she devoted herself to cooking an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Births
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 – 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 23 – Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Chefs
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English Television Chefs
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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