Born
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, 1946
School
Morley Grammar School
College
1961-1963 Leeds College of Food Technology
Work
1963-65 - Simpson’s in the Strand, London
1965-68 - Savoy Grill, London
1969-69 - Beau Rivage Palace, Lausanne, Switzerland
1970-71 - Claridge’s, London
1971-86 Capital Hotel/Restaurant, London
1986-01 - Turner’s Restaurant, London
2002-05-Brian Turner’s Restaurant, Crowne Plaza Hotel, NEC Birmingham (a 3 year contract 2002 - 2005)
2002 -03 - Foxtrot Oscar (director)
2003-08 Brian Turner Mayfair, London
2005-08 Turner's Grill, Slough-Windsor, Copthorne Hotel
2006-08 Turner's Grill, Birmingham, Copthorne Hotel
Awards & Accolades
1997 - Caterer & Hotelkeeper ‘Chef of the Year Catey'
1997 - Craft Guild of Chefs Special Award
1997 - Wedgwood Award (for outstanding services to hospitality industry)
2001 - Honorary Professor, Thames Valley University
2002 - CBE (for services to tourism and to training in the catering industry)
2003- Nestle Toque d’Or (commitment & dedication to the advancement of young culinary talent)
2004- Caterer & Hotelkeeper 'Special Award Catey'
2004- The Springbaord Special Award, Awards for Excellence 2004
2004- Yorkshire Life Food & Wine Awards, Ambassadorial Award (in recognition of his tireless promotion of Yorkshire)
2005- Fellowship of the City and Guilds of London Institute (FCGI)
2005- Lifetime Achievement Award, Yorkshire TV Awards
2006- British Hospitality Award (for services to the training and development of young people)
2006- Fellowship of the Royal Society for the encouragement of arts
2006- Honorary Doctorate, Leeds Metropolitan University
2007- The National Association of Catering Butchers Award for Outstanding Contribution to the British Food Industry
Associations
Academy of Culinary Arts (member since 1987; Chairman 1993-2004; now President 2004-)
Hospitality Skills (since 2001)
UK Skills (main board member since 2002)
Prince’s Trust (and in partnership with UK Skills)
Products
Brian Turner Sandwich
Brian Turner Coffee
TV
2007- The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 - Daily Cooks!
2006 - Saturday Cooks!
2005 - Saturday Kitchen
2003-2006 Great Food Live
1992 - This Morning
1992 - 2000 - Food and Drink
1994 - Ready Steady Cook
Anglia – Out to Lunch, A Yorkshire Pudding, Recipe for Disaster
Carlton Food Network - Turner’s Travels, Chef on a Shoestring
Books
1990 - Campaign for Great British Food (BBC)
1995 - Sunday Best, This Morning (Granada)
1996/7 & 1997/8 - Out to Lunch (Anglia)
1997 - Ready Steady Cook Book #1, with Antony Worrall Thompson (BBC)
1997 - The Big Ready Steady Cookbook (BBC)
1997 - Grills & Barbecues (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
2000 - A Yorkshire Lad - My Life with Recipes (Hodder Headline)
2003 - Brian Turner’s Favourite British Recipes, Classic Dishes from Yorkshire Pudding to Spotted Dick (October 2003/Hodder Headline)
2003- Ready Steady Cook, The Top 100 recipes by your favourite TV chefs (October 2003/ BBC)
Personal Interests
Sport (horse racing, football, rugby, cricket and supporting any English team in competition).
Brass band music and opera.
Travel, including guest cooking in leading international hotels.