Nathan Outlaw
{{short description|English chef}}
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|prevrests = {{Unbulleted list| The Black Pig }}
|television = {{Unbulleted list| Great British Menu | Saturday Kitchen }}
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Nathan Outlaw (born March 1978) is an English professional chef who has worked previously with television chef Rick Stein. He now runs his two Michelin star restaurant, Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, in Port Isaac, Cornwall. He has appeared on television shows such as BBC's Great British Menu and Saturday Kitchen.
Early life
At the age of fourteen, he began working with his father, who was a chef.{{cite web |title=NATHAN OUTLAW: WHY I'LL NEVER LEAVE CORNWALL |url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/nathan-outlaw-why-i-ll-never-leave-cornwall-6975050 |website=Great British Life |date=2 September 2015 |access-date=12 October 2021}} Outlaw's first job was buttering toast at his father's restaurant at age eight.{{cite web |title=Interview with Nathan Outlaw |date=12 May 2020 |url=https://britishtraveljournal.com/interview-with-nathan-outlaw/ |publisher=British Travel Journal |access-date=13 October 2021}} He trained as a chef for two years at Thanet College in Broadstairs, doing a National Vocational Qualification level 2 in Food Preparation.{{cite news|title=An Interview with Nathan Outlaw|url=http://www.thanet.ac.uk/calmain/event/366/|accessdate=1 March 2012|newspaper=Thanet College|date=13 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121223072610/http://www.thanet.ac.uk/calmain/event/366/|archivedate=23 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}
Career
Outlaw's first job as a chef was with Peter Kromberg at the InterContinental London Park Lane in London. Positions alongside chefs Gary Rhodes and Eric Chavot followed. Between 1998 and 2000, he worked with chefs Rick Stein and Paul Ripley in Padstow, Cornwall.{{cite web |title=Nathan Outlaw |url=https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/chefs/nathan-outlaw |website=Great British Chefs |access-date=12 October 2021}} Stein and Outlaw have remained friends ever since. He went on to work at the two Michelin starred restaurant Lords of the Manor with head chef John Campbell.
In May 2003, he opened his first restaurant Black Pig, with his philosophy of cooking with quality ingredients from small producers and farmers around Britain, and developing them into dishes with modern and contemporary style.{{cite web |url=http://www.blackpigrestaurant.co.uk/#:~:text=Welcome%20to%20Black%20Pig%20Restaurant,Nathan's%20philosophy%20is%20simple. |title=Welcome Page |website=Black Pig Restaurant |access-date=12 October 2021}} He was awarded his first Michelin star in the following January at the age of 28. In 2006, he took over the restaurant at the Marina Villa in Fowey, Cornwall, opening his Restaurant Nathan Outlaw in 2007.
In 2009, The Good Food Guide included Outlaw's restaurant at the eleventh position, and described the chef as making "discreet but powerful waves" in the industry.{{cite news|title=Restaurants' recipe for success|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7597535.stm|accessdate=1 March 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=4 September 2008}} He opened his second restaurant, the Nathan Outlaw Seafood Bar and Grill, at the St Enodoc hotel in Rock, Cornwall, in May during the same year.{{cite news|last=Kühn|first=Kerstin|title=Michelin-starred Nathan Outlaw to launch new restaurant|url=http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/07/04/2009/327083/Michelin-starred-Nathan-Outlaw-to-launch-new-restaurant.htm|accessdate=1 March 2012|newspaper=Caterer and Hotelkeeper|date=7 April 2009}}
The 2010 Good Food Guide saw his restaurant move up one place and into the top ten for the first time, with Outlaw described as a "wizard".{{cite news|title=Restaurants' recipe for success|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8243059.stm|accessdate=1 March 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=7 September 2009}} During the same year, he also competed in BBC's Great British Menu.{{cite news|last=Gerrie|first=Anthea|title=Knotweed soufflé, anyone?|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/knotweed-souffl-anyone-1994941.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/knotweed-souffl-anyone-1994941.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|accessdate=1 March 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=9 June 2010}} Outlaw supported the Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service's campaign to prevent cooking related fires at Christmas.{{cite news|title=Cornish chef backs fire service Christmas menu warning|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-11981590|accessdate=1 March 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=13 December 2010}} The 2011 Michelin Guide awarded Nathan his second star at his restaurant.{{cite news|last=Hickman|first=Martin|title=The one that got away from Rick Stein|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/the-one-that-got-away-from-rick-stein-2188038.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/the-one-that-got-away-from-rick-stein-2188038.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|accessdate=1 March 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=19 January 2011}} It remains the only specialised fish restaurant in the UK to hold any Michelin stars. Outlaw has also appeared on the television show Saturday Kitchen.{{cite news|last=Webb|first=Andrew|title=Nathan Outlaw on Christmas and Cornwall|url=http://www.lovefood.com/guide/chefs/13663/nathan-outlaw-on-christmas-and-cornwall|accessdate=1 March 2012|newspaper=Lovefood|date=2 December 2011}}
Personal life
Outlaw met his wife Rachel while he was working with Rick Stein. She was one of the front of house staff. They have two children together, one of whom is called Jacob.{{cite news|title=Interview with Nathan Outlaw|url=http://www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/news/chef-interviews|accessdate=1 March 2012|newspaper=Good Food Guide|date=15 November 2010}}{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=Hugh|title=Nathan Outlaw: 'I can't sit in a dining-room with a hush-hush atmosphere'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/nathan-outlaw-i-cant-sit-in-a-diningroom-with-a-hushhush-atmosphere-2209510.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/nathan-outlaw-i-cant-sit-in-a-diningroom-with-a-hushhush-atmosphere-2209510.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|accessdate=1 March 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=13 February 2011}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name |3486101|Nathan Outlaw}}
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Category:English television chefs