Tony Tobin is a

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who has been a regular on the

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food show ''

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'' since 1995. His other notable British TV appearances were as the presenter of the 13-part series ''Spice World'' and ''The Green Gourmet'' on the Carlton Food Channel. He has also made guest appearances on shows including BBC's ''Food and Drink'' and ''

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'' ''

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'' and '' James Martin's Saturday Morning'' as well many others. He was brought up in the

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village of

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and attended

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in Leamington, before training at Stratford College. He graduated to the Grosvenor Hotel in

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then moved on to

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's Capital Hotel. He started his TV career in 1991 with an appearance on

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's ''This Morning'' before moving onto ''Ready Steady Cook'' and ''Can't Cook Won't Cook'' with guest appearances on shows such as ''Food and Drink'' and ''The Generation Game''. Tobin took part in a celebrity version of TV show ''

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'' which aired on 18 September 2010.

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His BBC Website BiographyHis UKTV BiographyAnother local BBC biographyRead Tony's monthly column in Surrey Life magazineMatthew's Friends Patron
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