Matt Tebbutt
{{Short description|English chef and television food presenter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
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| birth_name = Matthew Charles Tebbutt
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|12|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
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| education = Rougemont School
Oxford Brookes University
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| television = Saturday Kitchen
Food Unwrapped
Drop Down Menu
Market Kitchen
Great British Food Revival
Christmas Kitchen
Save Money: Good Food
Go Veggie and Vegan with Matt Tebbutt
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Matthew Charles Tebbutt (born 24 December 1973) is a British chef and television food presenter best known for presenting shows such as Channel 4's Food Unwrapped and Drop Down Menu, the BBC's Saturday Kitchen and the Good Food channel's Market Kitchen. Tebbutt ran The Foxhunter in Nant-y-derry for many years with his wife, but gave it up to focus on his TV career.
Early life
Matthew Charles Tebbutt was born on 24 December 1973 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and moved to South Wales when he was only six months old. He was educated at Rougemont School in Newport. He studied Geography and Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
Training
Tebbutt gained a diploma at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London, before working for some of London's most prestigious restaurants.[https://www.thestaffcanteen.com/post/entries-are-open-for-the-craft-guild-of-chef-s-national-chef-of-the-year-competition-1679910760#/], The Staff Canteen, UK, 24 March 2023. This includes Marco Pierre White at the Oak Room and Criterion, and Alastair Little whom he cites as the greatest influence on his cuisine.[http://www.thefoxhunter.com/chef.php The Foxhunter, Nantyderry, Monmouthshire]. Thefoxhunter.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
Career
=Television roles=
Tebbutt often presented Saturday Kitchen on BBC One while regular host James Martin was away.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006v5y2 One Programmes – Saturday Kitchen]. BBC (21 May 2011). Retrieved 2011-05-28. He has since returned to the show as a guest presenter and now regular host of the show following Martin’s departure.
Tebbutt currently presents Food Unwrapped on Channel 4 alongside Kate Quilton and Jimmy Doherty. He also presented "Market Kitchen" with Tom Parker-Bowles and Matthew Fort and its successor "Market Kitchen: Big Adventure" alongside Penny Smith. He has also appeared on the Great British Menu and "Great British Food Revival". Tebbutt also co-presented Channel 4's Drop Down Menu with Gizzi Erskine.
In December 2016, he co-presented Christmas Kitchen, a daytime series for BBC One. His co-host was Andi Oliver. He has also co-presented two series of Save Money: Good Food for ITV alongside Susanna Reid.{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-rolls-out-new-save-money-brand-announcing-new-susanna-reid-prime-time-series|title=ITV rolls out new 'Save Money' brand, announcing new Susanna Reid prime time series|publisher=itv.com}}
In April 2020 it was announced that Tebbutt would co-host Daily Kitchen Live on BBC One alongside Jack Monroe. The show is made by Cactus TV who also created Saturday Kitchen. The programme, made in response to issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, offers tips and guidance to families struggling with limited resources for a two-week period commencing 14 April 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/daily-kitchen-live|title=BBC - BBC One daytime announces Daily Kitchen Live, to help viewers through lockdown - Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=2020-04-05}}
=Restaurants=
He owned and ran the Foxhunter restaurant in Nant-y-derry near Usk in South Wales for 15 years. The restaurant has won a number of awards including the AA[https://www.thestaffcanteen.com/Editorials-and-Advertorials/there-was-this-big-name-chef-who-sadly-is-still-alive-today-he-was-a-vile-monster-and-he-was-berating-his-kitchen#/], https://www.thestaffcanteen.com/Editorials-and-Advertorials/there-was-this-big-name-chef-who-sadly-is-still-alive-today-he-was-a-vile-monster-and-he-was-berating-his-kitchen The Staff Canteen, UK, 24 March 2023 It is now leased as a pub while Tebbutt concentrates on his TV career.
=Books=
In 2008, Tebbutt published Cooks Country: Modern British Rural Cooking ({{ISBN|1845333713}}). Tebbutt published Matt Tebbutt's Pub Food ({{ISBN|1837831246}}) in August 2024. He is also the author of Guilty Pleasures.
Personal life
Tebbutt is married with two children, and lives in Llantilio Crossenny, Monmouthshire.[https://www.thestaffcanteen.com/Editorials-and-Advertorials/there-was-this-big-name-chef-who-sadly-is-still-alive-today-he-was-a-vile-monster-and-he-was-berating-his-kitchen#/], The Staff Canteen, UK, 24 March 2023Alison James, The fast-food secret that tickles TV chef Matt's tastebuds, Daily Express, London, 13 January 2022, page 23.{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Insider |title=TV Chef’s studio and cookery school plans set for approval {{!}} Wales Property News |url=https://www.insidermedia.com/news/wales/tv-chefs-studio-and-cookery-school-plans-set-for-approval |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Insider Media Ltd |language=en}}
In January 2022, Tebbutt had an emergency appendicectomy.[https://www.thestaffcanteen.com/Editorials-and-Advertorials/there-was-this-big-name-chef-who-sadly-is-still-alive-today-he-was-a-vile-monster-and-he-was-berating-his-kitchen#/], The Staff Canteen, UK, 24 March 2023.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=3044982|name=Matt Tebbutt}}
- [http://uktv.co.uk/food/chef/aid/585473/ profile on UKTV Food]
- [http://www.biogs.com/famous/tebbutt.html biography on biogs.com]
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Category:English television chefs