10 Facts About Michael Bukht

Mirza Michael John Bukht was a British commercial radio executive.

Under the pseudonym Michael Barry, he was a chef and television personality who was a regular co-presenter on the BBC2 television show Food and Drink.

Michael Bukht's father was a Pakistani diplomat while his Welsh mother was from Resolven in Southern Wales.

Michael Bukht spent time during the early 1980s on the Wild Coast of the now defunct Republic of Transkei, setting up the now defunct Capital Radio 604, where he moonlighted as the Capital Crafty Cook.

Michael Bukht was regarded by those South African broadcasters who worked under his tutelage as having mentored a generation of highly professional radio presenters.

Michael Bukht was perhaps best known by the general public as a regular co-presenter on the BBC2 television show Food and Drink in the late 1980s and 1990s, where he was the series' regular chef.

Michael Bukht was sometimes known as 'The Crafty Cook' for his frequent use of the adjective 'crafty' to describe his cooking technique.

Michael Bukht wrote several books on cooking, including Michael Barry's Food and Drink Cookbook.

Michael Bukht was a Fellow of The Radio Academy, and lived in Kent.

Michael Bukht died on 4 August 2011, after suffering for some time from ill health, survived by his partner Jennie Jones, his son and his three daughters.