Tony Tobin
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Tony Tobin is a celebrity chef
who has been a regular on the BBC
food show Ready Steady Cook
since 1995. His other notable British TV appearances were as the presenter of the 13-part series Spice World and The Green Gourmet on the Carlton Food Channel. He has also made guest appearances on shows including BBC's Food and Drink and The Generation Game
.
He was brought up in the Warwickshire
Village of Priors Marston and attended Trinity School in Leamington, before training at Stratford College. He graduated to the Grosvenor Hotel
in Chester
then moved on to London
's Capital Hotel.
He started his TV
career in 1991 with an appearance on Granada TV's This Morning before moving onto Ready Steady Cook and Can't Cook Won't Cook with guest appearances on shows such as Food and Drink and The Generation Game.
Tobin took part in a celebrity version of TV show Total Wipeout
which aired on 18 September 2010.
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...
who has been a regular on 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...
food show 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 1995. His other notable British TV appearances were as the presenter of the 13-part series Spice World and The Green Gourmet on the Carlton Food Channel. He has also made guest appearances on shows including BBC's Food and Drink and The Generation Game
The Generation Game
The Generation Game was a British gameshow produced by the BBC in which four teams of two competed to win prizes...
.
He was brought up in the Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
Village of Priors Marston and attended Trinity School in Leamington, before training at Stratford College. He graduated to the Grosvenor Hotel
Chester Grosvenor and Spa
Chester Grosvenor and Spa is an hotel in Chester, England. The Grade II listed building was built between 1863 and 1866 and is owned by the Duke of Westminster...
in Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
then moved on to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
's Capital Hotel.
He started his TV
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
career in 1991 with an appearance on Granada TV's This Morning before moving onto Ready Steady Cook and Can't Cook Won't Cook with guest appearances on shows such as Food and Drink and The Generation Game.
Tobin took part in a celebrity version of TV show Total Wipeout
Total Wipeout
Total Wipeout is a British game show, hosted by Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram, which first aired on 3 January 2009. Each week 20 contestants compete in a series of challenges in an attempt to win £10,000. These challenges are based in large pools of water or mud and generally involve large...
which aired on 18 September 2010.