Our Opinion on James Tanner
James Tanner talks using his expertise in food, his ideas on what makes food different as well as uses facts to show the public how food evolves. He is a credible and professional spokesperson with a touch of personality and of course, a little sense of humour. Below is an example of an interview he recorded with BBC about the facts and figures behind food in Britain. If you're interested in a chef for any radio or TV interviews please get in contact with us.
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About James Tanner
James Tanner (born 28 November 1976) is an English chef and television personality, best known for co-owning the Tanners Restaurant in Plymouth and cooking on various TV programmes.
In 1999, Tanner and his brother Chris set up Tanners Restaurant in Plymouth. Since then, he has appeared on the BBC cookery programme Ready Steady Cook and more recently the ITV Breakfast programme Lorraine.
Tanner worked his way up the ranks and on returning to England took a job under Martin Blunos at the two Michelin-starred restaurant Lettonie in Bath before a Head Chef role at Right on the Green in Kent.
In 1999, aged 23, Tanner and his brother opened Tanners Restaurant in Plymouth. The restaurant closed in October 2014. In Spring 2006, the Tanner brothers opened a second restaurant in Plymouth, The Barbican Kitchen, a brasserie sited within the Plymouth Gin Distillery, a 500-year-old building in the heart of Plymouth's oldest area, The Barbican.
In April 2011, the Tanner brothers opened The Kitchen Cafe, serving snack style foods as an offshoot from the brasserie style cuisine.
In early 2014, the brothers bought a pub in Bidborough in Kent for £1.5m which opened in May 2014.
Tanner's television career began in 2002 when he and his brother made their first TV appearance on a competition called 'Chef Stars', a promotion run by UK TV Food and broadcast predominantly on their now cancelled Great Food Live. The brothers, however, did not make it through to the final.
Tanner became a semi-regular guest on Great Food Live which was shot at the same studios as Ready Steady Cook. He was recommended to audition for the show and became a regular. At the heart of his style during his TV appearances is the repetition of his catchphrase "Like so", used to make various culinary techniques seem easy, encouraging members of the public to give them a try, and also to assuage viewers' fears of unfamiliar ingredients, as well as "dig down deep".
Since 2010, Tanner has been a regular chef on the ITV Breakfast programme Lorraine. Tanner has occasionally appeared on Saturday Kitchen. He made regular appearances in Country House Sunday as well as a few appearances on ITV's Saturday Cookbook and The Munch Box.
In 1999, Tanner and his brother Chris set up Tanners Restaurant in Plymouth. Since then, he has appeared on the BBC cookery programme Ready Steady Cook and more recently the ITV Breakfast programme Lorraine.
Tanner worked his way up the ranks and on returning to England took a job under Martin Blunos at the two Michelin-starred restaurant Lettonie in Bath before a Head Chef role at Right on the Green in Kent.
In 1999, aged 23, Tanner and his brother opened Tanners Restaurant in Plymouth. The restaurant closed in October 2014. In Spring 2006, the Tanner brothers opened a second restaurant in Plymouth, The Barbican Kitchen, a brasserie sited within the Plymouth Gin Distillery, a 500-year-old building in the heart of Plymouth's oldest area, The Barbican.
In April 2011, the Tanner brothers opened The Kitchen Cafe, serving snack style foods as an offshoot from the brasserie style cuisine.
In early 2014, the brothers bought a pub in Bidborough in Kent for £1.5m which opened in May 2014.
Tanner's television career began in 2002 when he and his brother made their first TV appearance on a competition called 'Chef Stars', a promotion run by UK TV Food and broadcast predominantly on their now cancelled Great Food Live. The brothers, however, did not make it through to the final.
Tanner became a semi-regular guest on Great Food Live which was shot at the same studios as Ready Steady Cook. He was recommended to audition for the show and became a regular. At the heart of his style during his TV appearances is the repetition of his catchphrase "Like so", used to make various culinary techniques seem easy, encouraging members of the public to give them a try, and also to assuage viewers' fears of unfamiliar ingredients, as well as "dig down deep".
Since 2010, Tanner has been a regular chef on the ITV Breakfast programme Lorraine. Tanner has occasionally appeared on Saturday Kitchen. He made regular appearances in Country House Sunday as well as a few appearances on ITV's Saturday Cookbook and The Munch Box.