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| Galton Blackiston | |
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 Galton Blackiston in May 2010 | |
| Born | 13 August 1962 Norfolk, England |
| Education | Hainford School Norfolk |
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| Website | http://www.galtonblackiston.co.uk/ |
Galton Blackiston is an English chef, born in Norfolk. The restaurant of his hotel, Morston Hall, Holt in Morston, is Michelin starred and has 4 AA Rosettes. It is on the north Norfolk coast, two miles from Blakeney. His unusual first name is a tribute to his relative Sir Francis Galton.
Blackiston has never trained formally as a chef. After leaving school at 16 to play cricket, he was encouraged by his mother to set up a market stall selling homemade baked goods, "Galton's Goodies". His first job in a restaurant was at John Tovey's Miller Howe country hotel in Windermere, the Lake District.
In 2013, Blackiston started No 1 Cromer, a fish and chip shop in Cromer.
Television
Blackiston represented the Midlands and East of England in the BBC's Great British Menu, knocking out celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson to gain a place in the final. In 2007, he appeared on the television programme Food Poker.
Personal life
Blackiston supports Norwich City F.C.
Bibliography
Blackiston has published four books on cookery, with the fourth arriving in October 2017.
- Blackiston, Galton (2002). Cooking at Morston Hall. Navigator Guides. ISBN 1-903872-04-9.
- Blackiston, Galton (2006). A Return to Real Cooking. Navigator Guides. ISBN 1-903872-19-7.
- Blackiston, Galton (2009). Summertime. Virgin Books. ISBN 978-1-905264-63-6.
- Blackiston, Galton (2017). Hook Line and Sinker: A Seafood Cook Book. Face. ISBN 978-0-955893-05-6.
References
- ^ Coleman, Alison. "The Norfolk Food Hero With The Key To Success In The Restaurant Business". Forbes. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Lynes, Andy (1 August 2021). "Britain's 30 best restaurants by the sea". The Times. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Rayner, Jay (17 July 2022). "Beside the seaside: Jay Rayner's 10 best value places to eat around the British coastline". The Observer. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Horne, Marc (22 January 2006). "BBC serves up Queen as prize in chef contest". The Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "North Norfolk 04: Galton Blackiston". The Out. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "1 Michelin Star Chefs: Galton Blackiston, chef patron, Morston Hall". www.thestaffcanteen.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "My Favourite Game: Galton Blackiston on a destruction derby". Norwich Evening News. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
External links
- Bio at BBC Food
- Galton Blackiston's official site
- Morston Hall Hotel
- Bio info at Waitrose.com review