James Tanner is an English chef and television personality, best known for co-owning the Tanners Restaurant in Plymouth and cooking on various TV programmes.
In 1999, Tanner and his brother Chris set up Tanners Restaurant in Plymouth. Since then, he has appeared on the BBC cookery programme Ready Steady Cook and more recently the ITV Breakfast programme Lorraine.[1]
The third of four brothers, Tanner was born in Maidstone, Kent.
Tanner began his catering career, preparing salads and starters, in "Brookers Oast" a Whitbread Brewers Fayre in Kent in the early 1990s After studying hotel management[2] he worked in the kitchens of several restaurants, often with his older brother, fellow celebrity chef Chris Tanner.[3] Tanner worked his way up through the ranks until he was invited by the Roux brothers, Michel and Albert, to move to the US[4] and work in upstate New York, where he was Chef de partie at the Lake Placid Lodge. Within four months, he was promoted to junior Sous-chef.[2]
Career
Tanners Restaurant opened in Prysten House in Plymouth in 1999
Tanner worked his way up the ranks and on returning to England took a job under Martin Blunos at the two Michelin-starred restaurant Lettonie in Bath before a Head Chef role at Right on the Green in Kent.[2]
In 1999, aged 23, Tanner and his brother opened Tanners Restaurant in Plymouth.[5][6] The restaurant closed in October 2014.[7]
In Spring 2006, the Tanner brothers opened a second restaurant in Plymouth, The Barbican Kitchen, a brasserie sited within the Plymouth Gin Distillery, a 500-year-old building in the heart of Plymouth's oldest area, The Barbican.[8]
In 2007, the Tanner brothers were awarded Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Plymouth University. In April 2011, the Tanner brothers opened The Kitchen Cafe, serving snack style foods as an offshoot from the brasserie style cuisine.[9]
In May 2014, the brothers opened a pub called The Kentish Hare in Bidborough in Kent.[10] In 2015, they opened a fish and chip restaurant, Catch, in Looe in Cornwall.
Television
Tanner's television career began in 2002 when he and his brother made their first TV appearance on a competition called Chef Stars, a promotion run by UKTV Food and broadcast predominantly on their now cancelled Great Food Live. The brothers, however, did not make it through to the final.
Tanner became a semi-regular guest on Great Food Live which was shot at the same studios as Ready Steady Cook. He was recommended to audition for the show and became a regular. At the heart of his style during his TV appearances is the repetition of his catchphrase "like so", used to make various culinary techniques seem easy, encouraging members of the public to give them a try, and also to assuage viewers' fears of unfamiliar ingredients, as well as "dig down deep".
For Chocolate Lovers – Published 5 October 2006, co-written by Chris Tanner
Ice Cream – Published 25 March 2008, co-written by Chris Tanner
James Tanner Takes 5: Delicious Dishes Using Just 5 Ingredients – Published 30 September 2010
Old Favourites, New Twists: 100 classic recipes with a difference – Published 11 July 2013
References
^Find out more about James Tanner | Presenters & Experts | Lorraine ITV1 25 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ abcd"BBC Biography". BBC. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
^"Chefs of the future cook up a storm". The Herald. 21 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
^"Brothers' fine food oasis". Europe Intelligence Wire. 19 March 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
^"Flavour fest puts top chefs to test". Europe Intelligence Wire. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
^"James Tanner at the Nottingham Food and Drink Festival". Nottingham Evening Post. 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
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This article is about the chef For other people see James Tanner disambiguation James Tanner is an English chef and television personality best known for co owning the Tanners Restaurant in Plymouth and cooking on various TV programmes James TannerBornTunbridge Wells Kent EnglandRelativesChris Tanner brother Culinary careerCurrent restaurant s The Barbican KitchenThe Kentish HareCatchPrevious restaurant s Brookers OastTanners RestaurantTelevision show s Ready Steady Cook until 2010 Saturday Kitchen regular Lorraine 2010 2017 In 1999 Tanner and his brother Chris set up Tanners Restaurant in Plymouth Since then he has appeared on the BBC cookery programme Ready Steady Cook and more recently the ITV Breakfast programme Lorraine 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Television 2 2 Books 3 References 4 External linksEarly life EditThe third of four brothers Tanner was born in Maidstone Kent Tanner began his catering career preparing salads and starters in Brookers Oast a Whitbread Brewers Fayre in Kent in the early 1990s After studying hotel management 2 he worked in the kitchens of several restaurants often with his older brother fellow celebrity chef Chris Tanner 3 Tanner worked his way up through the ranks until he was invited by the Roux brothers Michel and Albert to move to the US 4 and work in upstate New York where he was Chef de partie at the Lake Placid Lodge Within four months he was promoted to junior Sous chef 2 Career Edit Tanners Restaurant opened in Prysten House in Plymouth in 1999Tanner worked his way up the ranks and on returning to England took a job under Martin Blunos at the two Michelin starred restaurant Lettonie in Bath before a Head Chef role at Right on the Green in Kent 2 In 1999 aged 23 Tanner and his brother opened Tanners Restaurant in Plymouth 5 6 The restaurant closed in October 2014 7 The Barbican Kitchen opened in the Plymouth Gin Distillery in 2006In Spring 2006 the Tanner brothers opened a second restaurant in Plymouth The Barbican Kitchen a brasserie sited within the Plymouth Gin Distillery a 500 year old building in the heart of Plymouth s oldest area The Barbican 8 In 2007 the Tanner brothers were awarded Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Plymouth University In April 2011 the Tanner brothers opened The Kitchen Cafe serving snack style foods as an offshoot from the brasserie style cuisine 9 In May 2014 the brothers opened a pub called The Kentish Hare in Bidborough in Kent 10 In 2015 they opened a fish and chip restaurant Catch in Looe in Cornwall Television Edit Tanner s television career began in 2002 when he and his brother made their first TV appearance on a competition called Chef Stars a promotion run by UKTV Food and broadcast predominantly on their now cancelled Great Food Live The brothers however did not make it through to the final James Tanner right with Ainsley Harriott and Lesley Waters on set of Ready Steady Cook in 2004Tanner became a semi regular guest on Great Food Live which was shot at the same studios as Ready Steady Cook He was recommended to audition for the show and became a regular At the heart of his style during his TV appearances is the repetition of his catchphrase like so used to make various culinary techniques seem easy encouraging members of the public to give them a try and also to assuage viewers fears of unfamiliar ingredients as well as dig down deep He appeared in the 2009 series Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Food From 2010 until 2017 Tanner was a regular chef on the ITV Breakfast programme Lorraine Tanner has occasionally appeared on Saturday Kitchen 2 He made regular appearances in Country House Sunday as well as a few appearances on ITV s Saturday Cookbook and The Munch Box In 2019 Tanner appeared as a chef on Channel 4 s Beat the Chef Books Edit For Chocolate Lovers Published 5 October 2006 co written by Chris Tanner Ice Cream Published 25 March 2008 co written by Chris Tanner James Tanner Takes 5 Delicious Dishes Using Just 5 Ingredients Published 30 September 2010 Old Favourites New Twists 100 classic recipes with a difference Published 11 July 2013References Edit Find out more about James Tanner Presenters amp Experts Lorraine ITV1 Archived 25 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine a b c d BBC Biography BBC Retrieved 29 October 2009 Chefs of the future cook up a storm The Herald 21 June 2008 Archived from the original on 5 May 2013 Retrieved 29 October 2009 Brothers fine food oasis Europe Intelligence Wire 19 March 2005 Retrieved 29 October 2009 Flavour fest puts top chefs to test Europe Intelligence Wire 19 August 2004 Retrieved 29 October 2009 James Tanner at the Nottingham Food and Drink Festival Nottingham Evening Post 11 September 2009 Archived from the original on 5 May 2013 Retrieved 29 October 2009 Tanners in Plymouth sold 20 October 2014 Plymouth Young Chamber Sponsor James Tanner of Tanners Restaurant and the Barbican Kitchen Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Tanners Plymouth The staff Canteen Chris and James Tanner acquire Kent pub Caterer and Hotelkeeper Archived from the original on 5 April 2014 Retrieved 5 April 2014 External links EditJames Tanner on Twitter James Tanner on Lorraine UKTV biography 5 Minute Interview with James Tanner The Independent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Tanner amp oldid 1167240532, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
