Mike Reid (chef)
Mike Reid | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1982 |
| Occupation | Chef |
| Known for | Co-host of My Market Kitchen and Ten Minute Kitchen |
| Website | https://mikereidchef.com/ |
Mike Reid (born 15 August 1982) is a British chef, restaurateur and television presenter, known for his work across the UK and Australia. He is a judge on the Channel 4 and Netflix series Five Star Kitchen and appears as a chef expert on the primetime Channel 5 series Taste Test Restaurant. Reid is also a presenter on Foxtel’s travel and food series Luxury Escapes: The World’s Best Holidays. In Australia, he has co-hosted My Market Kitchen and Ten Minute Kitchen and is a presenter on Channel 10’s Good Chef Bad Chef.
Reid also appeared as a chef on the BBC revival of Ready Steady Cook in 2020.[1][2]
Career
After graduating from the University of Portsmouth, Reid moved to London, where he began his career as a chef.[3] He worked as an apprenticeship at The In & Out club in St James's and later worked in the kitchens of the Royal Air Force Club.[3] He worked in Le Gavroche and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay under the tutelage of notable chefs such as Michel Roux Jr, Simone Zanoni and Gordon Ramsay.[3]
In 2007, Reid joined the team at Gaucho restaurants and later became the head chef there.[4] He managed both the Richmond and O2 sites before he was promoted to the topmost position for the entire Gaucho Group.[4]
In 2013, Reid left London and moved to Melbourne where he worked in Attica alongside the celebrity chef Ben Shewry.[5] He also worked in Andrew McConnell’s 2 Hat restaurant Cutler and Co.[5] In 2014, Reid worked with celebrity chef Shannon Bennett and his Vue de Monde group to open Jardin Tan.[6] In 2014, he returned to the United Kingdom and opened a restaurant in London tagged M.[6] In 2015, he opened the second M restaurant in Victoria Street.[7]
Reid wrote his first cookbook titled M a 24 Hour Cookbook which was published in 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing.[8] In 2016, he started appearing on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch live TV show as guest chef.[9] He also appeared on the BBC Great British Menu representing the London and South East region against the countries best chefs.[10] He featured on Master chef on BBC One and Tricks of the Restaurant Trade on Channel 4.[11]
In 2017, Reid opened the third M restaurant in Twickenham.[12] In 2019, he started overseeing the newly formed Rare Restaurants which encompasses both Gaucho and M restaurants.[12]
Reid features as a guest alongside James Martin on Saturday’s Kitchen in the UK, and Justine Schofield on Everyday Gourmet, and Diana Chan on Asia Unplated in Australia.[13]
References
- ^ "Mike Reid". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Jenn Selby (2 February 2020). "Ready Steady Cook: when Rylan Clark-Neal's reboot is on BBC One, and how the cooking show works". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Great British Menu". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b Sophie Witts (6 November 2019). "Gaucho unveils new creative direction for restaurants". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b Liam Garrahan (23 September 2015). "Mike Reid". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b Neil Gerrard (23 September 2015). "Chef Michael Reid takes full-time position at M". thecaterer.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Liam Garrahan (8 December 2015). "M Restaurants Victoria Street Opens Six Months Early". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "M: A 24 hour cookbook". bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "M Restaurant's Mike Reid to make Sunday Brunch debut on Channel 4". hospitalityandcateringnews.com. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Great British Menu 2017 chefs from London/South East". thestaffcanteen.com. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Amar Mehta (1 October 2018). "M Bar and Grill in Twickenham continues to grow". richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b Dee Laffan (2 January 2018). "Mike Reid on why M is the magic letter". restaurant.opentable.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Janie Manzoori-Stamford (3 November 2017). "This much I know: Michael Reid". thecaterer.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.