Mike Reid (chef) explained

Mike Reid
Birth Date:15 August 1982
Nationality:British
Known For:Co-host of My Market Kitchen and Ten Minute Kitchen
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Website:https://mikereidchef.com/

Mike Reid (born 15 August 1982), is a British chef known as a co-host of two Australian cooking television series, My Market Kitchen[1] and Ten Minute Kitchen.[2] He is also starring as a judge on Five Star Kitchen on Channel 4 in the UK and Netflix globally.

In March 2020, Reid starred alongside other notable chefs at the popular BBC cooking show, Ready Steady Cook".[3] [4]

Career

After graduating from the University of Portsmouth, Reid moved to London, where he began his career as a chef.[5] 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.[5] 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.[5]

In 2007, Reid joined the team at Gaucho restaurants and later became the head chef there.[6] He managed both the Richmond and O2 sites before he was promoted to the topmost position for the entire Gaucho Group.[6]

In 2013, Reid left London and moved to Melbourne where he worked in Attica alongside the celebrity chef Ben Shewry.[7] He also worked in Andrew McConnell’s 2 Hat restaurant Cutler and Co.[7] In 2014, Reid worked with celebrity chef Shannon Bennett and his Vue de Monde group to open Jardin Tan.[8] In 2014, he returned to the United Kingdom and opened a restaurant in London tagged M.[8] In 2015, he opened the second M restaurant in Victoria Street.[9]

Reid wrote his first cookbook titled M a 24 Hour Cookbook which was published in 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing.[10] In 2016, he started appearing on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch live TV show as guest chef.[11] He also appeared on the BBC Great British Menu representing the London and South East region against the countries best chefs.[12] He featured on Master chef on BBC One and Tricks of the Restaurant Trade on Channel 4.[13]

In 2017, Reid opened the third M restaurant in Twickenham.[14] In 2019, he started overseeing the newly formed Rare Restaurants which encompasses both Gaucho and M restaurants.[14]

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.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mike Reid Recipes. December 10, 2021. mymarketkitchen.tv.
  2. Web site: 10 Minute Kitchen. July 14, 2023. 10minutekitchen.com.
  3. Web site: Mike Reid. December 10, 2021. bbc.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Ready Steady Cook: when Rylan Clark Neal's reboot is on BBC One today, and how the cooking show works. February 2, 2020. December 10, 2021. inews.co.uk. Jenn Selby.
  5. Web site: Great British Menu. December 10, 2021. bbc.co.uk.
  6. Web site: Gaucho unveils new creative direction for restaurants. 6 November 2019. December 10, 2021 . bighospitality.co.uk. Sophie Witts.
  7. Web site: Mike Reid. 23 September 2015. December 10, 2021 . bighospitality.co.uk. Liam Garrahan.
  8. Web site: Chef Michael Reid takes full-time position at M. 23 September 2015 . December 10, 2021. thecaterer.com. Neil Gerrard.
  9. Web site: M Restaurants Victoria Street Opens Six Months Early. 8 December 2015 . December 10, 2021. bighospitality.co.uk. Liam Garrahan.
  10. Web site: M: A 24 hour cookbook. December 10, 2021. bloomsbury.com.
  11. Web site: M Restaurant's Mike Reid to make Sunday Brunch debut on Channel 4. November 14, 2016 . December 10, 2021. hospitalityandcateringnews.com.
  12. Web site: Meet the Great British Menu 2017 chefs from London/South East. November 14, 2016 . December 10, 2021. thestaffcanteen.com.
  13. Web site: M Bar and Grill in Twickenham continues to grow. 1 October 2018 . December 10, 2021. richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk. Amar Mehta.
  14. Web site: Mike Reid on why M is the magic letter. January 2, 2018 . December 10, 2021. restaurant.opentable.co.uk. Dee Laffan.
  15. Web site: This much I know: Michael Reid. 3 November 2017. December 10, 2021. thecaterer.com. Janie Manzoori-Stamford.