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
2008- Honorary Doctorate, Sheffield Hallam University
2009- Honorary Apprenticeship Award, Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network
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
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)
2009- Great British Grub (September 2009, Headline)
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.