Tom Kerridge
Tom Kerridge is a British chef, cookbook author and presenter sharing pub classics, barbecue recipes and the stories behind good ingredients through TV, videos and his restaurants.
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ITV1Overview
- From
- Gloucestershire, England
- Work
- Chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and television presenter
- Started
- Culinary school in Cheltenham at 18
- Breakout
- Great British Menu main-course winner, 2010
- Home base
- The Hand and Flowers, Marlow
Mini bio
How it started.
Raised in Gloucestershire, Tom went to culinary school in Cheltenham at 18. He began in local country-house and hotel kitchens, then moved to London in his early twenties to work with chefs including Gary Rhodes and Steven Bull. He later became head chef at Adlards.
A pub of his own.
In 2005, Tom and his wife Beth opened The Hand and Flowers in Marlow. It became the first pub awarded two Michelin stars in the 2012 guide, announced in October 2011. His food kept the comfort of a pub meal while bringing a restaurant chef’s care to the cooking.
From the kitchen to the screen.
His slow-cooked Aylesbury duck won the main-course round of Great British Menu in 2010. He went on to write cookbooks and present food programmes, and now also judges Great British Menu. His recipes range from pub favourites to lighter home cooking and food cooked over coals.
Creditschronological, newest first
Television
- 2026Tom Kerridge Cooks ItalyPresenter; series announced by ITV
- 2025Tom Kerridge Cooks SpainPresenter
- 2010Great British MenuContestant and main-course winner
Cookbooks
- 2025The BBQ BookAuthor
- 2023Pub KitchenAuthor
- 2013Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub FoodAuthor
Awards
Quotes
I think pub food genuinely has to have a sense of familiarity about it, and comfort and warmth.Tom Kerridge, The MICHELIN Guide
Reflecting on what makes pub cooking special in an interview marking The Hand and Flowers’ twentieth anniversary.
Trivia
- He affectionately calls his team “pirates”.
- His dream meal at The Hand and Flowers starts with smoked haddock and parmesan omelette, followed by steak and chips, then crème brûlée.
- Beth Cullen-Kerridge, his wife and business partner, is also a sculptor.
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