Nick Nairn
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Nick Nairn is a Scottish celebrity chef
.
Nick has since become a regular on TV, appearing on BBC
's popular Ready Steady Cook
since the first series in 1994. He has also presented three BBC
cookery series, Wild Harvest, Wild Harvest 2 and Nick Nairn and The Dinner Ladies, all with accompanying books. Nick has now published more than 10 cookery books with sales well in excess of 500,000. He defeated Tom Lewis
in the Scottish heat of the BBC
television series Great British Menu
. and went on to cook a main course of Roe venison for Queen Elizabeth II and 300 guests at the Mansion House
for her official 80th birthday celebration. In June 2007 he became the main presenter on the BBC Scotland
programme Landward
. He handed over to Dougie Vipond
at the start of the 2009 series, but continues to present inserts for the show. He also appears regularly on Saturday Kitchen and The One Show.
In 2003, he sold Nairn's, to concentrate on Nick Nairn Cook School (www.nicknairncookschool.com), his state-of-the-art Cook School on the shores of the Lake of Menteith in the Trossachs, where he teaches and is based. From here he runs Nick Nairn Consulting, a food consultancy business and has a signature restaurant The Kailyard by Nick Nairn at Doubletree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro Hotel. The consultancy is also in partnership with ex-servicemen and women charity Erskine, and oversees the Vanishing Willows cafe at the Erskine Garden Centre, Erskine Bridge.
Nick has a range of foods available to buy, including breakfast cereals, biscuits, breads, oatcakes and crumpets, sold in Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury's, with more food products in the pipeline. All foods are made to Nick's own recipes.
Nick lives in the Trossachs and is married with 2 children.
Celebrity chef
A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known. Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television. Historically, celebrity chefs have included Antoine Carême and Martino da Como.-External...
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Work
Nick Nairn is a chef, food consultant, television personality and spokesperson on diet, healthy eating and Scottish produce. Nick started his working life in the Merchant Navy, and having tasted food from all corners of the world, returned home to Scotland and tried his own hand at cooking. He found an untapped talent and, entirely self-taught, opened his first restaurant, Braeval, near Aberfoyle in 1986. By 1991 his work at Braeval won him the accolade of being Scotland’s youngest Michelin-starred chef. He opened Nairn's restaurant in Glasgow in 1997 also to international acclaim.Nick has since become a regular on TV, appearing on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's popular Ready Steady Cook
Ready Steady Cook
Ready Steady Cook was a BBC daytime TV cooking programme it first debuted on 24 October 1994 and the last edition was broadcast on the 2 February 2010. The programme was hosted by Fern Britton from 1994 until 2000 when celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott became the new host...
since the first series in 1994. He has also presented three BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
cookery series, Wild Harvest, Wild Harvest 2 and Nick Nairn and The Dinner Ladies, all with accompanying books. Nick has now published more than 10 cookery books with sales well in excess of 500,000. He defeated Tom Lewis
Tom Lewis (chef)
Tom Lewis is a Scottish chef at the Monachyle Mhor Hotel in Perthshire.He started his career as a chef in 1995, inspired by well known chef Nico Ladenis, whom he heard enthusing about food on Desert Island Discs, and David Wilson of the Peat Inn. By the end of 1996, the Monachyle Mhor Hotel had won...
in the Scottish heat of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television series Great British Menu
Great British Menu
Great British Menu is a BBC television series in which top British chefs compete for the chance to cook one course of a four course banquet. The first series banquet was for the Queen on her 80th birthday. The second series was to cook for the British Ambassador to France at the British Embassy...
. and went on to cook a main course of Roe venison for Queen Elizabeth II and 300 guests at the Mansion House
Mansion House
Mansion House may refer to:* the official residences of the Mayor or Lord Mayor of various towns and cities in Great Britain and Ireland:** Mansion House, Dublin** Mansion House, London***See also Mansion House tube station on the London Underground...
for her official 80th birthday celebration. In June 2007 he became the main presenter on the BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...
programme Landward
Landward
Landward is a long-running television programme focusing on agricultural and rural issues, produced and broadcast by BBC Scotland. Until 2007, it aired on Sunday mornings in Scotland, replacing the similar show Countryfile which aired elsewhere in the UK; however in 2007 Landward moved to a regular...
. He handed over to Dougie Vipond
Dougie Vipond
Dougie Vipond is a Scottish musician and television personality. He studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 1985. He was one of the founding members of Scottish soft rock / pop band, Deacon Blue.Dougie Vipond is one of the busiest and most versatile broadcasters in...
at the start of the 2009 series, but continues to present inserts for the show. He also appears regularly on Saturday Kitchen and The One Show.
In 2003, he sold Nairn's, to concentrate on Nick Nairn Cook School (www.nicknairncookschool.com), his state-of-the-art Cook School on the shores of the Lake of Menteith in the Trossachs, where he teaches and is based. From here he runs Nick Nairn Consulting, a food consultancy business and has a signature restaurant The Kailyard by Nick Nairn at Doubletree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro Hotel. The consultancy is also in partnership with ex-servicemen and women charity Erskine, and oversees the Vanishing Willows cafe at the Erskine Garden Centre, Erskine Bridge.
Nick has a range of foods available to buy, including breakfast cereals, biscuits, breads, oatcakes and crumpets, sold in Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury's, with more food products in the pipeline. All foods are made to Nick's own recipes.
Nick lives in the Trossachs and is married with 2 children.