Matt Tebbutt | |
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Born |
Matthew Charles Tebbutt 24 December 1973 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England |
Education | Rougemont School Oxford Brooks University |
Children | Henry Tebbutt and Jessie Tebbutt |
Culinary career | |
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Matthew Charles "Matt" Tebbutt (born 24 December 1973) is a British chef and television food presenter best known for presenting shows such as Channel 4's Food Unwrapped and Drop Down Menu, the BBC's Saturday Kitchen and the Good Food channel's Market Kitchen.
He was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and moved to South Wales when he was only six months old. He was educated at Rougemont School in Newport. He studied Geography and Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University.
Tebbutt gained a diploma at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London, before working for some of London's most prestigious restaurants. This includes Marco Pierre White at the Oak Room and Criterion, and Alastair Little who he cites as the greatest influence on his cuisine.
In October and November 2009, and again in September 2010 and May 2011, he presented Saturday Kitchen on BBC One while regular host James Martin was away. He has since returned to the show as a guest presenter.
Matt currently presents Food Unwrapped on Channel 4 alongside Kate Quilton and Jimmy Doherty. He presented "Market Kitchen" with Tom Parker-Bowles and Matthew Fort and its successor "Market Kitchen: Big Adventure alongside Penny Smith. He has also been a contributor to Saturday Kitchen and appeared on the Great British Menu and "Great British Food Revival". Tebbutt also co-presented Channel 4's Drop Down Menu with Gizzi Erskine.