Nick Nairn
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Born | Stirling, Scotland | 12 January 1959
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Website | http://www.nicknairn.tv |
Nick Nairn (born 12 January 1959) is a Scottish
Early life
Nairn was born in Stirling in January 1959 and grew up in the village of Port of Menteith in Stirlingshire.[2][3] He attended McLaren High School in Callander[4] before joining the merchant navy at the age of 17 in 1976.[3] He studied at the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies and served in the Merchant Navy until 1983.[5][6] He now lives in Bridge of Allan.
Work
Despite a lack of formal training, he opened his first restaurant, Braeval near Aberfoyle, in 1986.[1][3][7] The restaurant won a Michelin star in 1991,[8] making Nairn the second youngest Scottish chef to win a star behind Ross Miller who held one Michelin Star at the Champany Inn at the age of 25.[1][2]
Nairn went on to open Nairns restaurant in Glasgow in 1998 and a cook school in 2000 at Lake of Menteith.[1][3] In 2003, he sold his restaurant in Glasgow to concentrate on the cookery school, although he also undertakes a range of corporate work.[3][7] In 2012 he opened his second cook school, which is located in Aberdeen.[9]
Nairn was a regular chef on
Nairn was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Stirling in 2007 for his contributions to Scottish cooking and healthy eating campaigns.[1][11] He was awarded a second honorary doctorate from Abertay University in June 2016. [12]
In December 2017 Nairn was the victim of an assault in Aberdeen.[13]
On 28 August 2021, a huge fire on a Saturday evening damaged his restaurant, Nick's, in Stirling. No casualties were reported.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d e Chef and football legend honoured, BBC News website, 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ a b Nick Nairn, BBC Food profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ a b c d e f Nick Nairn Esq.[permanent dead link], DeBretts. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ Nicholas Cameron Abell Nairn Archived 16 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Frost's Scottish who's who. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "Nautical college marks 50 years". Herald Scotland. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Battle of pots and pans: famous chefs go head to head as Ramsay comes north, Daily Record, 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ a b c Nick Nairn, Good Food Channel profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ Nick Nairn, BBC Good Food profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ Celebrity chef Nick Nairn opens new cookery school in Scotland Archived 2013-01-01 at the Wayback Machine, STV News. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ^ Press Office – Nick Nairn serves up new-look Landward, BBC, 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ TV chef Nick Nairn and Footballer Alan Hansen among Stirling summer honours, University of Stirling, June 2007. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
- ^ "Abertay announces honorary degree recipients for Summer Ceremonies". 2017-01-12.
- ^ "Celebrity chef Nick Nairn assaulted". BBC News. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ Jackson, Siba (29 August 2021). "Nick Nairn's restaurant badly damaged after fire tears through kitchen with diners present". Sky News. Retrieved 20 March 2022.