Dan Lepard Explained

Dan Lepard
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Spouse:David Whitehouse

Dan Lepard (born 1964) is an Australian baker, food writer, photographer, television presenter and celebrity chef. He was previously a fashion photographer working for Italian Vogue[1] before changing careers age 27, and is today known for reconciling historical methods with innovation in baking.[2]

Biography

In 1992 Dan became a pastry chef for Alastair Little[3] in Soho, London even though he had no formal training.[4] He then worked for David Hockney as a chef in both London and Los Angeles.[5]

He started working as a baker and consultant at Baker & Spice Bakery in 1997.[6] At his time at Baker & Spice he worked with Sami Tamimi (chef), Yotam Ottolenghi (head pastry chef), and Jim Webb (head viennoiserie chef). Tamimi, Ottolenghi and Webb along with Noam Bar later teamed up to start Ottolenghi's deli's and restaurants, and Dan helped advise the team on the bread for their bakeries.[7]

He has founded bakeries for Fergus Henderson at St John,[8] John Torode at Mezzo,[9] Tony Kitous at Levant[10] and Giorgio Locatelli at Locanda Locatelli[11] and Zafferano.[12]

In 2003, he was the winner of the Outstanding Contribution to London Restaurants at the London Restaurant Awards.[13] In 2012, he created the pop-up bakery The Loaf in a Box in San Sebastián, Spain.[14] It ran from July to September and served as an arena for all those who love bread to debate and eat fantastic produce.[15] In 2012 UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's launched a baking website with Dan where he has a regular Q&A slot.[16]

Writing career

From September 2005[17] through to September 2013[18] he wrote a weekly baking column in The Guardian called How to Bake.[19] His column has been very popular drawing a broad fanbase of eager home bakers. Dan's recipes can also be found on the BBC Food website[20] and he is the baking guru for Mumsnet.com.[21]

He also writes for Waitrose Magazine,[22] Sainsburys Magazine,[23] and Delicious Magazine[24] (UK). In Australia Dan writes for Gourmet Traveller Magazine.[25]

In April 2014 Dan started to write a cookery column for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in Melbourne[26]

Television career

In 2013 Dan featured as a judge alongside Kerry Vincent on The Great Australian Bake Off, a cooking television series aired on Nine Network in Australia.[27] This was the first series and is based on the popular British format The Great British Bake Off. In the UK he appears as a guest chef on Channel Four's Sunday Brunch.[28] [29]

Teaching

Dan teaches sourdough masterclasses for the Cookery School at Little Portland Street, London.[30] He frequently gives baking demonstrations, talks and masterclasses throughout the country at a wide range of events and festivals.

Personal life

He has lived in London since his late teens. In 2012 Dan Lepard entered into a civil partnership with his long-term partner and business manager David Whitehouse.[31]

Bibliography

Photographer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Satisfying kneads – Features – Food & Drink . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717092011/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/satisfying-kneads-743678.html . dead . 17 July 2014 . The Independent . 5 September 1999 . 10 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Tamasin Day-Lewis . Greatest knead. The Telegraph UK . 26 April 2003 . 12 April 2014.
  3. Alastair Little. 12 December 2004. The Food Programme. Food Books of 2004. Radio broadcast. 12 April 2014. Real Audio. 21:40 minutes in. BBC.
  4. Web site: The accidental baker – Epicure . The Age . 8 February 2005 . 10 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Dan Lepard's love for cars is not half baked . Sunshine Coast Daily . 27 August 2013 . 10 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Dan Lepard and his book: Short & Sweet | Azelia's Kitchen . Azeliaskitchen.net . 28 September 2011 . 10 April 2014 . 13 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413130106/http://www.azeliaskitchen.net/dan-lepard-and-his-new-book-short-sweet/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Durack . Terry . Ottolenghi, London N1 – Reviews – Food & Drink . https://web.archive.org/web/20100522030451/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/reviews/ottolenghi-london-n1-547387.html . dead . 22 May 2010 . The Independent . 26 September 2004 . 10 April 2014.
  8. Web site: Green . Emily . Food & Drink:: Bare-bones chic in Smithfield: Looks good enough to eat in? . The Independent . 29 October 1994 . 10 April 2014.
  9. Web site: Britain's top 50 foodies – Features – Food & Drink . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413133139/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/britains-top-50-foodies-6167686.html . dead . 13 April 2014 . The Independent . 13 June 2004 . 10 April 2014.
  10. Web site: Fay Maschler . Feast of the east at Levant. Evening Standard UK . 16 May 2000 . 12 April 2014.
  11. Web site: Charles Campion . Locanda Locatelli – Restaurants – Going Out. London Evening Standard . 28 March 2002 . 10 April 2014.
  12. Web site: Raffael . Micheal . Dan Lepard's bread roll masterclass . Caterer and Hotelkeeper . 8 January 2009 . 10 April 2014.
  13. Web site: Harriet Arkell . Ramsay conquers at awards. Evening Standard UK . 11 March 2003 . 12 April 2014.
  14. Web site: interview with Dan Lepard . Culturespain.com . 24 September 2012 . 10 April 2014 . 10 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130310054946/http://www.culturespain.com/2012/09/20/an-interview-with-dan-lepard-at-san-sebastian-first-for-foodies/ . dead .
  15. Web site: The Loaf in a Box . La Salsera . 25 May 2012 . 21 April 2014 . 17 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140417030153/http://lasalsera.net/en/the-loaf/ . dead .
  16. Web site: J Sainsbury plc / Sainsbury's launches home baking website . J-sainsbury.co.uk . 10 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413123852/http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/latest-stories/2012/20120403-sainsburys-launches-home-baking-website/ . 13 April 2014 . dead .
  17. Web site: Dan Lepard . Cobnut and plum tart. The Guardian UK . 17 September 2005 . 12 April 2014.
  18. Web site: Dan Lepard . Dan Lepard's triple-coated fried chicken recipe. The Guardian UK . 27 September 2013 . 12 April 2014.
  19. Web site: Emily Mann . Baking Guide: Meet the baker | Life and style . The Guardian . 24 November 2007. 10 April 2014.
  20. Web site: Food – Chefs : Dan Lepard recipes . BBC . 1 January 1970 . 10 April 2014.
  21. Web site: Hot cross buns recipe | Dan Lepard . Mumsnet . 18 November 2013 . 10 April 2014.
  22. Web site: Dan Lepard . Mother's Day Treats . Waitrose UK . 1 March 2012 . 12 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124641/http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/inspiration/waitrose_kitchen_may/archive/waitrose_kitchen_2012/march_2012/mothers_day_treats.html . 13 April 2014 .
  23. Web site: Dan Lepard . Dan Lepard on Great British Buns . Sainsburys Magazine UK . 1 September 2012 . 12 April 2014 . 13 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125804/http://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/blog/item/dan-lepard-on . dead .
  24. Web site: Dan Lepard . Step by step golden saffron hot cross buns recipe . Delicious Magazine UK . 1 September 2012 . 12 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413141948/http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/saffron-hot-cross-buns-dan-lepard . 13 April 2014 .
  25. Web site: Dan Lepard . Dan Lepard talks unrefined sugar. Gourmet Traveller Australia . 10 April 2014 . 12 April 2014.
  26. Web site: Top chefs reveal their cooking secrets. 29 April 2014.
  27. Web site: The Great Australian Bake Off . Channelnine.ninemsn.com.au . 10 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142212/http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8550663 . 13 April 2014 . dead .
  28. Web site: Sunday Brunch – Articles – The Great British Fruit Bun Recipe . Channel 4 . 21 April 2014.
  29. Web site: Sunday Brunch – Articles – Carrot, Orange and Pistachio Cake Recipe . Channel 4 . 21 April 2014.
  30. Web site: Classes – Book Cooking Lessons – Cookery School London . Cookeryschool.co.uk . 10 April 2014.
  31. Web site: Dan Lepard . Celebration baking: coconut mascarpone cake with mascarpone buttercream recipe | Life and style . The Guardian . 22 June 2012. 10 April 2014.
  32. Web site: Guild of Food. Guild of Food Writers Awards Winners 2000 . gfw.co.uk . 12 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131736/http://www.gfw.co.uk/past-recipients.cfm#Guild_of_Food_Writers_Awards_Winners_2000 . 13 April 2014 . dead .
  33. Web site: Joanna Wood . Nominations for Guild of Food Writers Awards. catererandhotelkeeper.co.uk . 9 May 2005 . 12 April 2014.
  34. Web site: Nicholas Lander. Baking hot . Financial Times UK . 3 December 2010 . 13 April 2014.
  35. Web site: Dan Lepard. Barmy days for bread . British Baker Magazine UK . 22 October 2010 . 13 April 2014.

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