John Torode

Australian and British celebrity chef (born 1965)

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John Douglas Torode is an Australian and British celebrity chef and TV presenter. He moved to the UK in the 1990s and began working at Conran Group's restaurants. After first appearing on television on ITV's This Morning, he started presenting a revamped MasterChef on BBC One in 2005 until 2025. He is a restaurateur; former owner of the Luxe and a second restaurant, Smiths of Smithfield. He has also written a number of cookbooks, including Sydney to Seoul, My Kind of Food and John and Lisa's Kitchen with his wife Lisa Faulkner. Torode was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to food and charity.

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Culture secretary says she ‘won’t be watching’ MasterChef Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says she “won’t be watching” the TV show MasterChef which airs on BBC One on Wednesday evening, adding she is “appalled about the revelations” around presenters.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:31Published 3 weeks ago

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