John Burton-Race
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Born | John William Burton-Race 1 May 1957[1] |
Education | Saint Mary's College, Southampton |
Spouse(s) | Christine Burton-Race (divorced); 2 children Kim Burton-Race (divorced); 2 children; Susan Burton-Race ; 1 child |
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Website | www |
John William Burton-Race (born 1 May 1957) is a British former
Early life
Burton-Race was born in
Career
Between 1983 and 2002, he held positions at various restaurants in the
After a 1990 television debut in
In 2006, Burton-Race lost to
In spring 2009, he appeared as a mentor on the ITV show
Burton-Race left The New Angel in 2010 to join Unitas,
He entered the retail market with the brand 'Cooked by John Burton-Race' which launched in August 2013.[10]
In 2013, he competed in the new edition of BBC One series Put your Menu where your Mouth is, and filmed reality series Celebrity Super Spa for Channel 5.
As of 2017, Burton-Race is heading the brasserie and terrace restaurant team at the refurbished Grosvenor Hotel in Torquay Devon, recently renamed John Burton-Race Restaurant with Rooms, which has been awarded two AA Rosettes. In August 2018, Burton-Race announced via his Twitter account that he was leaving the Richardson Hotel Group and would be departing from the John Burton-Race Restaurant with Rooms[11] and was seeking new adventures.
I'm a Celebrity
In November 2007, he appeared in ITV's
Personal life
Burton-Race has been married three times, and has five children:
- Marie-Christine (1978-1997): two children, Naomi Burton-Race and Maximillian Burton-Race.
- Kim (1996-2007): started an affair, after meeting at a friend's wedding in the Caribbean.[4] They have two children together, and lived in a Georgian rectory in the village of Ashprington, near Totnes, with Kim's four children from her previous marriage.[12]
- Susan (2005–present)
As part of a divorce settlement with Kim, Burton-Race was required to liquidate his assets, including the family home and The New Angel.
References
- ^ Researcha [dead link]
- ^ TheGuardian.com. 13 February 2005.
- ^ "John Burton-Race". Profile. Gordon Poole Agency. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ a b Jay Rayner (27 April 2008). "'I could have slit my own throat but I didn't have the guts to do it'". The Observer. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ St Mary's College, Southampton
- ^ TV Chef in £3.6Million divorce[permanent dead link] ThisisDevon.co.uk, 8 October 2007
- IMDb
- ^ Great British Menu, BBC
- ^ Unitas-uk.com
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ @JohnBurtonRace (9 August 2018). "Following from recent developments regarding my resignation, I would like to add that I have decided to leave the R…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c TV chef Burton Race must sell seafront restaurant in £3.6m divorce, Evening Standard, 6 October 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ TV Chef's Restaurant Closes[permanent dead link] Western Morning News, 27 November 2007
- ^ John Burton Race on TV when wife closed restaurant Archived 30 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine caterersearch.com, 28 November 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ New Angel to re-open Archived 30 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine caterersearch.com, 21 February 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Celebrity chef John Burton Race goes bankrupt". The Daily Telegraph. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2013.