Simon Rimmer
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Simon Rimmer is the resident chef on BBC2
's Something for the Weekend, which first aired on Sunday 8 October 2006, and is also the face of cooking video website, Eat The Chef. He is married with two children. Simon is also famed for having one leg significantly longer than the other.
Despite not being a vegetarian himself, Rimmer founded Greens, a vegetarian restaurant in West Didsbury (Manchester
) in 1990. Two years later, The Guardian
described Greens as one of the most exciting new restaurants in UK, and it has gone on to win several awards, including The Big Issue
s Restaurant of the Year, and most recently North-west Restaurant of the Year.
His television career began with Granada Breeze
, hosting shows such as Livetime and Battle of the Chefs. However, he has also appeared regularly on programmes including This Morning
, Granada Tonight
, A Taste for Travel, Lunchtime Live and The Afternoon Show
, Gloria’s Open House – Channel 5, Xchange
for CBBC
and a spot of co-presenting on UKTV
's Great Food Live
and BBC1's To Buy or Not to Buy
. Simon presented This Little Farmer for BBC One
and Making a Meal of It, also for BBC Two. Simon continues to co-present Something for the Weekend.
He was the mentor on the Channel 5 programme Breaking Into Tesco, a show where people competed to get their food products sold by Tesco
.
His first book, The Accidental (about the Gene song of the same name), was published in October 2004. His second book, The Rebel Cook, was published in October 2006. His third book came out in spring 2008, it was co-written with Tim Lovejoy
entitled Lazy Brunch, which is based on the feature in Something from the Weekend. In spring 2009, Mitchell Beazley published his fourth book, 'The Seasoned Vegetarian'.
Simon has a degree in fashion and textile design.
Simon opened his second restaurant Earle in Hale, Trafford, Greater Manchester in October 2006, this time for meat-eaters. It has been a success, named top celebrity restaurant to eat at in the Observer
Food Monthly.
Simon supports Liverpool Football Club
, but also has an in depth knowledge of the history of Tranmere Rovers
, which he chose as his specialist subject on the BBC quiz Mastermind
in January.
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
's Something for the Weekend, which first aired on Sunday 8 October 2006, and is also the face of cooking video website, Eat The Chef. He is married with two children. Simon is also famed for having one leg significantly longer than the other.
Despite not being a vegetarian himself, Rimmer founded Greens, a vegetarian restaurant in West Didsbury (Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
) in 1990. Two years later, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
described Greens as one of the most exciting new restaurants in UK, and it has gone on to win several awards, including The Big Issue
The Big Issue
The Big Issue is a street newspaper published in eight countries; it is written by professional journalists and sold by homeless individuals. It was founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991...
s Restaurant of the Year, and most recently North-west Restaurant of the Year.
His television career began with Granada Breeze
Granada Breeze
Granada Breeze was a lifestyle channel operated by Granada Sky Broadcasting, a joint venture between Granada Television and British Sky Broadcasting. The channel was launched as Granada Good Life on 1 October 1996....
, hosting shows such as Livetime and Battle of the Chefs. However, he has also appeared regularly on programmes including This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
, Granada Tonight
Granada Reports
Granada Reports is the flagship regional news programme of ITV franchisee Granada, presented by Tony Morris and Lucy Meacock, and serving the North West of England and the Isle of Man....
, A Taste for Travel, Lunchtime Live and The Afternoon Show
The Afternoon Show
The Afternoon Show was Raidió Teilifís Éireann's live flagship daytime show. It ran from 2004 until May 2010. The programme was dropped by RTÉ as part of its new season of television in 2010, to be replaced by two afternoon programmes 4 Daily presented by Maura Derrane and The Daily Show hosted by...
, Gloria’s Open House – Channel 5, Xchange
Xchange (TV series)
Xchange was a factual entertainment BBC television programme for children. It was broadcast initially on BBC Two and later the CBBC Channel. The programme was transmitted live from studio TC2 at BBC Television Centre...
for CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
and a spot of co-presenting on UKTV
UKTV
UKTV is a digital cable and satellite television network, formed through a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, a commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and Scripps Networks Interactive, spun off from The E.W Scripps Company in 2008...
's Great Food Live
Great Food Live
Great Food Live, formerly Good Food Live, was a British magazine programme hosted by Jeni Barnett and broadcast on UKTVFood part of the UKTV Network between 2001 and 2007. Jeni Barnett was joined every day by a chef co-host...
and BBC1's To Buy or Not to Buy
To Buy or Not to Buy
To Buy or Not to Buy was a British reality television series made between 2003 and 2010 for BBC One in the UK. The final series was the eleventh and contained 90 episodes, in one of two formats—either 30 or 45 minutes in length. It aired on both BBC1 and BBC2...
. Simon presented This Little Farmer for BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
and Making a Meal of It, also for BBC Two. Simon continues to co-present Something for the Weekend.
He was the mentor on the Channel 5 programme Breaking Into Tesco, a show where people competed to get their food products sold by Tesco
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
.
His first book, The Accidental (about the Gene song of the same name), was published in October 2004. His second book, The Rebel Cook, was published in October 2006. His third book came out in spring 2008, it was co-written with Tim Lovejoy
Tim Lovejoy
Timothy Paul Lovejoy is a British television presenter most famous for hosting Saturday morning football programme Soccer AM alongside Helen Chamberlain for over a decade.- Career :...
entitled Lazy Brunch, which is based on the feature in Something from the Weekend. In spring 2009, Mitchell Beazley published his fourth book, 'The Seasoned Vegetarian'.
Simon has a degree in fashion and textile design.
Simon opened his second restaurant Earle in Hale, Trafford, Greater Manchester in October 2006, this time for meat-eaters. It has been a success, named top celebrity restaurant to eat at in the Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
Food Monthly.
Simon supports Liverpool Football Club
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, but also has an in depth knowledge of the history of Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
, which he chose as his specialist subject on the BBC quiz Mastermind
Mastermind (TV series)
Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness.Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the...
in January.