Tracey MacLeod

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Tracey MacLeod
Born (1960-10-30) 30 October 1960 (age 63)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
EducationIpswich High School
Occupation(s)Journalist, MasterChef: The Professionals Food Critic, The Independent Restaurant Critic, Broadcaster, Talent Agency Director
Employer(s)The Independent, BBC, The Mail on Sunday

Tracey MacLeod (born 30 October 1960 in

GLR from 1990 for several years and was one of the launch DJs on BBC Radio 6 Music
.

Biography

MacLeod attended

.

MacLeod worked as a researcher for the

interviewer in Sean Hughes' 1992 comedy series Sean's Show. Her friend Helen Fielding partly based the Jude character in Bridget Jones's Diary on her, and she appeared as an extra in the literary party scene of the film, directed by Sharon Maguire
.

She was a team captain on the Radio 4 music quiz All the Way from Memphis, with Andrew Collins, and a regular contestant on the Radio 4 books quiz, The Write Stuff.

She was the restaurant critic of

Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award for "Restaurant Writer of the Year" in 2003,[2] and being awarded "Restaurant Writer of the Year" by the Guild of Food Writers in 2008[3] and 2010.[4] She has also been literary editor of Marie Claire, and radio critic of The Mail on Sunday
.

She is a director of the talent agency KBJ Management,[5] where she manages TV presenters including Simon Amstell and Kevin McCloud.

She is a regular guest critic on Masterchef.

References

  1. ^ "MacLeod wins top Guild Award again". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. ^ Vaughan, Tom (16 October 2008). "Restaurant critics answer your questions". The Caterer. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. ^ "2008 Awards Winners have been announced". Guild of Food Writers. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  4. ^ Sturgess, Emma (18 June 2010). "Stop Press! Awards 2010". Guild of Food Writers. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  5. ^ "KBJ: Company". KBJ Management. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

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