Simon Charles Hopkinson (born 5 June 1954) is an English food writer, critic and former chef. He published his first cookbook, Roast Chicken and Other Stories, in 1994.
Hopkinson started his career at the age of 17 in the kitchens of Le Normandie in Birtle, near Bury, Lancashire, under the supervision of Yves Champeau. Following on from this, in 1978 he became the youngest chef to acquire an Egon Ronay Guide star with his restaurant the Shed in Dinas in Pembrokeshire, West Wales.
He spent the next two and a half years as an Egon Ronay inspector. He returned to London, and, after a three-year stint as a private chef, he was installed at Hilaire, which opened in Old Brompton Road in 1983. A friendship with the Conrans led to the establishment of Bibendum in 1987, where he worked as the chef and joint proprietor with Sir Terence Conran and the late Lord Paul Hamlyn.[4]
BibendumEdit
Bibendum was created out of the abandoned Michelin House on Fulham Road, which served as Michelin's UK headquarters from 1911 to 1985. Inside the restaurant, Hopkinson continued his philosophy of well-judged simple cooking which he garnered from his influences Richard Olney, Jane Grigson and Elizabeth David.[5]
He also began a cookery column in The Independent and in 1994 his first book, Roast Chicken and Other Stories (co-authored with Lindsey Bareham), was published. It later won a Glenfiddich Food and Drink Award.[6] In 2005, it was voted "Most Useful Cookbook of All Time" by WaitroseFood Illustrated magazine.[7]
Also in 1994, Hopkinson suffered what he termed a "mini-breakdown" during restaurant service one evening. He left Bibendum early in 1995 to devote his time to cookery writing. He was replaced as the head chef by Matthew Harris.[7]
TelevisionEdit
In June 2011, Hopkinson presented his cooking show The Good Cook, every Friday after The One Show on BBC. The series consisted of 6 episodes, being frequently repeated on BBC Two and some excerpts used on BBC One's Saturday Kitchen. From June 2013, Hopkinson has presented a new show called Simon Hopkinson Cooks on Channel 4's digital channel More4.
BibliographyEdit
BooksEdit
Roast Chicken and Other Stories, 1994
Sweetbreads, Liver and Kidneys, 1997
Gammon and Spinach, Macmillan, 1998
The Prawn Cocktail Years (with Lindsey Bareham), 1997
Second Helpings of Roast Chicken, Random House, 2006
Week In Week Out, Quadrille, 2007
The Bibendum Cookbook (with Terence Conran and Matthew Harris), Octopus Books, 2008
The Vegetarian, Option, Abrams, 2009
The Good Cook, Ebury Publishing, 2012
Simon Hopkinson Cooks, Random House, 2013
ArticlesEdit
Hopkinson, Simon (10 September 2014). "Autumn treasures". Simon's Kitchen. Country Life. 208 (37): 128–129.[8]
ReferencesEdit
^ abBrian Viner (12 August 2005). "Simon Hopkinson: The reluctant chef". The Independent.
^ abcPaul Taylor (16 August 2005). "Simon's keeping it simple". Manchester Evening News.
^Rachel Cooke. "Simon Hopkinson on roasts, chickens and other stories". The Guardian.
^"Michelin men: Claude Bosi, Terence Conran and the return of Bibendum". The Guardian. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
^Viner, Brian (13 August 2005). "Simon Hopkinson: The reluctant chef – Profiles, People". The Independent. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
^"Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards". TheRagens Wine Pages. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^ abMoir, Jan (9 August 2005). "This man is the best cook in Britain". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
^Published online under title "Simon Hopkinson’s raspberry recipes".
BBC One - The Good Cook, Episode 1 The Good Cook, programme 1
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Simon Hopkinson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Simon Charles Hopkinson born 5 June 1954 is an English food writer critic and former chef He published his first cookbook Roast Chicken and Other Stories in 1994 Simon HopkinsonBornSimon Charles Hopkinson 1954 06 05 5 June 1954 age 69 1 Bury Lancashire England 1 OccupationsCheffood writer Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career 3 Bibendum 4 Television 5 Bibliography 5 1 Books 5 2 Articles 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditHopkinson was born in Greenmount Bury in 1954 the son of a dentist father and a mother who taught art at Bury Grammar School 2 At the age of eight he was awarded a chorister s scholarship to St John s College School in Cambridge 2 At 13 he moved to Trent College near Nottingham 2 3 Early career EditHopkinson started his career at the age of 17 in the kitchens of Le Normandie in Birtle near Bury Lancashire under the supervision of Yves Champeau Following on from this in 1978 he became the youngest chef to acquire an Egon Ronay Guide star with his restaurant the Shed in Dinas in Pembrokeshire West Wales He spent the next two and a half years as an Egon Ronay inspector He returned to London and after a three year stint as a private chef he was installed at Hilaire which opened in Old Brompton Road in 1983 A friendship with the Conrans led to the establishment of Bibendum in 1987 where he worked as the chef and joint proprietor with Sir Terence Conran and the late Lord Paul Hamlyn 4 Bibendum EditBibendum was created out of the abandoned Michelin House on Fulham Road which served as Michelin s UK headquarters from 1911 to 1985 Inside the restaurant Hopkinson continued his philosophy of well judged simple cooking which he garnered from his influences Richard Olney Jane Grigson and Elizabeth David 5 He also began a cookery column in The Independent and in 1994 his first book Roast Chicken and Other Stories co authored with Lindsey Bareham was published It later won a Glenfiddich Food and Drink Award 6 In 2005 it was voted Most Useful Cookbook of All Time by Waitrose Food Illustrated magazine 7 Also in 1994 Hopkinson suffered what he termed a mini breakdown during restaurant service one evening He left Bibendum early in 1995 to devote his time to cookery writing He was replaced as the head chef by Matthew Harris 7 Television EditIn June 2011 Hopkinson presented his cooking show The Good Cook every Friday after The One Show on BBC The series consisted of 6 episodes being frequently repeated on BBC Two and some excerpts used on BBC One s Saturday Kitchen From June 2013 Hopkinson has presented a new show called Simon Hopkinson Cooks on Channel 4 s digital channel More4 Bibliography EditBooks Edit Roast Chicken and Other Stories 1994 Sweetbreads Liver and Kidneys 1997 Gammon and Spinach Macmillan 1998 The Prawn Cocktail Years with Lindsey Bareham 1997 Second Helpings of Roast Chicken Random House 2006 Week In Week Out Quadrille 2007 The Bibendum Cookbook with Terence Conran and Matthew Harris Octopus Books 2008 The Vegetarian Option Abrams 2009 The Good Cook Ebury Publishing 2012 Simon Hopkinson Cooks Random House 2013Articles Edit Hopkinson Simon 10 September 2014 Autumn treasures Simon s Kitchen Country Life 208 37 128 129 8 References Edit a b Brian Viner 12 August 2005 Simon Hopkinson The reluctant chef The Independent a b c Paul Taylor 16 August 2005 Simon s keeping it simple Manchester Evening News Rachel Cooke Simon Hopkinson on roasts chickens and other stories The Guardian Michelin men Claude Bosi Terence Conran and the return of Bibendum The Guardian 19 February 2017 Retrieved 10 August 2018 Viner Brian 13 August 2005 Simon Hopkinson The reluctant chef Profiles People The Independent Retrieved 14 November 2010 Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards TheRagens Wine Pages Retrieved 18 November 2010 a b Moir Jan 9 August 2005 This man is the best cook in Britain The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 14 November 2010 Published online under title Simon Hopkinson s raspberry recipes External links EditSimon Hopkinson at IMDb Simon Hopkinson Website Official Site The Good Cook with Simon Hopkinson BBC One The Good Cook Episode 1 The Good Cook programme 1 nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Simon Hopkinson Claude Bosi Bibendum Biography from Bibendum s website This man is the best cook in Britain This man is the best cook in Britain Jan Moir 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simon Hopkinson amp oldid 1169447324, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
