James Nathan

James Nathan is a barrister best known as the winner of the BBC's MasterChef 2008, having beaten Emily Ludolf and Jonny Stevenson in the grand final.[1][2]

Early life

Nathan was educated at Millfield in Somerset and Tockington Manor School in Bristol. He trained as a barrister and has a passion for food and cooking from an early age.

Career

Along with his wife Linsey Stroud, James was co-author of The Trailrider Guide - Spain: Single Track Mountain Biking in Spain. Nathan practised criminal law in Bristol for two years before moving to Spain with the intention of opening a restaurant.

Since getting Fifth in the 2013 MasterChef Competition he has worked at Richard Corrigan’s restaurant, Bentleys Oyster Bar in Piccadilly, Michael Caines’ Michelin-starred Bath Priory in Bath and at Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall.[3]

From 2013-2016 he ran his own restaurant, The Green Room, at The Retallack Resort near Padstow, Cornwall.

In March 2016, James took over as Head Chef at The St Enodoc Hotel in Rock, Cornwall. Currently James is the Head Chef at the Clifton Lido Restaurant, Clifton, Bristol

References
  1. "James Nathan was winner of MasterChef in 2008". BBC.
  2. "Interview with James Nathan, 2008 MasterChef winner, 6 March 2008". The Caterer.
  3. Masterchef winner James Nathan | Bristol news Archived 2010-02-28 at the Wayback Machine. This is Bristol (2009-11-03). Retrieved on 2011-09-05.
Preceded by
Steven Wallis		 MasterChef UK champion
2008		 Succeeded by
Mat Follas


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