30 Facts About Tom Kerridge

Thomas Kerridge was born on 27 July 1973 and is an English chef.

Tom Kerridge has since worked at a variety of British restaurants, including the Rhodes in the Square and Adlards.

Tom Kerridge opened a second pub, the Coach, in Marlow, which has won a Michelin star.

Tom Kerridge opened a pub and butcher, the Butcher's Tap, and opened his first London restaurant in 2018 at Corinthia Hotel London.

Tom Kerridge has appeared on the Great British Menu, MasterChef, and Saturday Kitchen and presented How to Lose Weight For Good and Top of the Shop, both for the BBC.

Tom Kerridge presented Bake Off: Creme de la Creme and presents Food and Drink, both for BBC Two.

Tom Kerridge's mother held a number of jobs while moving the single-parent family around several housing estates in Gloucester.

Tom Kerridge attended Saintbridge Secondary School in the city, and began cooking for himself and his younger brother after school while his mother was at work.

Tom Kerridge attended a youth theatre for three weeks when he was spotted and cast in the 1991 Christmas special of the BBC1 television show Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors.

Tom Kerridge found Marco Pierre White's White Heat cookbook inspiring, and states that it encouraged him to pursue a career as a chef by attending catering college in Cheltenham.

Tom Kerridge went to work under Philip Britten at the Capital Hotel, Knightsbridge.

Tom Kerridge moved around several restaurants as a chef de partie before joining Rhodes in the Square as sous chef under Gary Rhodes in 1999.

Tom Kerridge spent a further two years as sous chef at Odettes in London.

Tom Kerridge moved back to London to become senior sous chef at Monsieur Max until 2003, before moving to Adlards in Norwich as head chef once more.

Tom Kerridge describes himself as "not a Michelin-star kind of guy", which influenced his choice to open his gastropub.

Tom Kerridge has appeared on television in series five and six of the Great British Menu, supplying main courses to the final banquet on both occasions, and has subsequently appeared as a judge on the programme every year since competing and has appeared on Saturday Kitchen.

Tom Kerridge later became the co-presenter of the show in 2015.

In 2016, Tom Kerridge presented Bake Off: Creme de la Creme for BBC Two.

Tom Kerridge was replaced by Angus Deayton for the second series in 2017.

Tom Kerridge co-presented the 2016 BBC Two series The Food Detectives with Sean Fletcher and Alice Roberts.

In 2017, Tom Kerridge launched Pub in the Park in Marlow and continued the festival in 2018 in Marlow, Bath, Tunbridge Wells and Knutsford.

In 2017, Tom Kerridge won the Chef Award at the Catey Awards.

Tom Kerridge has launched his own catering business, LUSH by The Hand and Flowers, which launched in April 2018.

On 8 January 2020, the first episode of Kerridge's new 6-part TV series called Lose Weight and Get Fit with Tom Kerridge was screened on BBC2.

On 30 July 2020, Kerridge's 12-part TV series called Tom Kerridge Barbecues premiered on Food Network UK.

In January 2021, Tom Kerridge announced that he was teaming up with British Airways to create a new range of short haul economy food; part of the airline's Speedbird Cafe menu.

On 6 September 2021, the BBC announced that Tom Kerridge would be joining the judging panel for the next series of Great British Menu.

Tom Kerridge credited Kerridge for supporting him and his family through his recovery.

On 7 November 2012, Kerridge was among a number of chefs who joined in the criticism of a customer at his associate Claude Bosi's restaurant Hibiscus.

Tom Kerridge is a lifelong Manchester United supporter and has a number 7 tattoo in honour of his favourite player, Bryan Robson.