Phil Vickery (chef)
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| Phil Vickery | |
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| Born | Philip Vickery 2 May 1961 (age 50) Folkestone, Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Celebrity chef, television personality, food writer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Employer | BBC/ITV |
| Known for | Ready, Steady, Cook, This Morning |
| Home town | Folkestone, Kent, England |
| Spouse | Fern Britton (m. 2000) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents | Teresa and Robert Vickery |
Philip Vickery (born 2 May 1961) is an English celebrity chef.
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[edit] Biography
Vickery followed Gary Rhodes as Head Chef of the Castle Hotel, Taunton, which at the time held a Michelin Star.[1] It lost its Michelin status under Vickery, but retained its 4 AA rosettes, while he gained the AA Chef of the Year. Vickery regained the Michelin star, re-awarded for four consecutive years from 1994-1997.[2] Vickery has written ten books. The first, "Just Food", was published by Headline in 1999.
He currently appears on the television programmes Ready Steady Cook and This Morning.
In September 2008, Vickery began advertising food products and promoting special offers for supermarket chain Aldi, after signing a two year deal with the chain. He is also the current spokesperson for Unilever's Stork brand margarine.[3] He was appointed Food Ambassador in March 2010 by Coeliac UK.
[edit] Family
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Parents Teresa Vickery and father Robert Vickery initially brought him and his brothers up in Folkestone which is where they were all born. They later moved to Densole in Hawkinge near Folkestone. He has two brothers: Michael (a Blacksmith) and Christopher (a doctor working in Cambodia) Phil being the middle brother, with Christopher the oldest and Michael the youngest. He is married to Fern Britton, has one daughter Winifred (2001) and is stepfather to Fern's three children from her first marriage.
[edit] Books
- Seriously good! Gluten-free Baking:(2010)
- Phil Vickery's Puddings (2009)
- Seriously Good Gluten Free Cooking (2009)
- The Little Book of Great British Turkey Recipes (2008)
- Britain: The Cookbook (with Lee Steve) (2007)
- Ready Steady Cook: The Ten-minute Cookbook(with Ross Burden, Gino D'Acampo, James Martin, and Nick Nairn (2006)
- A Passion for Puddings (2006)
- The Complete Gammon Cookbook (2006)
- Proof of the Pudding (2003)
- Phil & Ferns Family Food (2002)
- Just Food (1999)
[edit] References
- ^ Wells, John (1994-03-27). "EATING OUT / Fortress of new English food: The Castle Hotel, Taunton, Somerset". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/eating-out--fortress-of-new-english-food-the-castle-hotel-taunton-somerset-1431926.html. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ http://www.vickery.tv/vtv01/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=45
- ^ "Bake with Stork". Unilever. http://www.bakewithstork.co.uk/. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
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