Galton Blackiston | |
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 Galton Blackiston in May 2010 | |
| Born | 13 August 1962 Norfolk, England |
| Education | Hainford School Norfolk |
| Culinary career | |
Current restaurant(s)
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Television show(s) | |
Award(s) won
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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.[citation needed]
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.[1]
In 2013, Blackiston started No 1 Cromer, a fish and chip shop in Cromer.[1][2][3]
Television[edit]
Blackiston represented the Midlands and East of England in the BBC's Great British Menu,[4] knocking out celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson to gain a place in the final.[5] In 2007, he appeared on the television programme Food Poker.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Blackiston supports Norwich City F.C.[7]
Bibliography[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b 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.