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'''Nick Nairn''' (born 12 January 1959 in [[Stirling]]) is a Scottish [[celebrity chef]]. He became the youngest Scottish chef to win a [[Michelin star]] in the early 1990s.<ref name="bbc28jun07" />
'''Nick Nairn''' (born 12 January 1959) is a Scottish [[celebrity chef]]. He became the youngest Scottish chef to win a [[Michelin star]] in the early 1990s.<ref name="bbc28jun07" />


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Nairn was born in January 1959 and grew up in the village of [[Port of Menteith]] in [[Stirlingshire]].<ref name="bbcprofile" /><ref name="debretts" /> He attended McLaren High School in [[Callander]]<ref name="frosts">[http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/N_mfwwi/nicholas_nairn.html Nicholas Cameron Abell Nairn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516132635/http://martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/N_mfwwi/nicholas_nairn.html |date=16 May 2012 }} Frost's Scottish who's who. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref> before joining the [[merchant navy]] at the age of 17 in 1976, serving until 1983.<ref name="debretts">[http://www.debretts.co.uk/people/biographies/browse/n/18279/Nicholas%20(Nick)+NAIRN.aspx Nick Nairn Esq.]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, DeBretts. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref><ref name="record16mar01">[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BATTLE+OF+POTS+AND+PANS%3B+Famous+chefs+to+go+head+to+head+as+Ramsay...-a071748835 Battle of pots and pans: famous chefs go head to head as Ramsay comes north], Daily Record, 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref>
Nairn was born in [[Stirling]] in January 1959 and grew up in the village of [[Port of Menteith]] in [[Stirlingshire]].<ref name="bbcprofile" /><ref name="debretts" /> He attended McLaren High School in [[Callander]]<ref name="frosts">[http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/N_mfwwi/nicholas_nairn.html Nicholas Cameron Abell Nairn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516132635/http://martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/N_mfwwi/nicholas_nairn.html |date=16 May 2012 }} Frost's Scottish who's who. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref> before joining the [[merchant navy]] at the age of 17 in 1976.<ref name="debretts">[http://www.debretts.co.uk/people/bographies/browse/n/18279/Nicholas%20(Nick)+NAIRN.aspx Nick Nairn Esq.]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, DeBretts. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref> He studied at the [[Glasgow College of Nautical Studies]] and served in the Merchant Navy until 1983.<ref name="Herald">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17447601.nautical-college-marks-50-years/ |title=Nautical college marks 50 years |date=21 February 2019 |publisher=Herald Scotland |access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="record16mar01">[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BATTLE+OF+POTS+AND+PANS%3B+Famous+chefs+to+go+head+to+head+as+Ramsay...-a071748835 Battle of pots and pans: famous chefs go head to head as Ramsay comes north], Daily Record, 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref>
He now lives in [[Buchlyvie]], Stirling.
He now lives in [[Bridge of Allan]].


== Work ==
== Work ==
Despite a lack of formal training, he opened his first restaurant, Braeval near [[Aberfoyle, Stirling|Aberfoyle]], in 1986.<ref name="bbc28jun07">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6250028.stm Chef and football legend honoured], BBC News website, 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref><ref name="debretts" /><ref name="good food">[http://goodfood.uktv.co.uk/search/?q=nick+nairn&page=1 Nick Nairn], Good Food Channel profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref> The restaurant won a Michelin star in 1991,<ref name="bbcgoodfood">[http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/knowhow/ourexperts/nicknairn/ Nick Nairn], BBC Good Food profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref> making Nairn the youngest Scottish chef to win a star.<ref name="bbc28jun07" /><ref name="bbcprofile">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chefs/nick_nairn Nick Nairn], BBC Food profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref>
Despite a lack of formal training, he opened his first restaurant, Braeval near [[Aberfoyle, Stirling|Aberfoyle]], in 1986.<ref name="bbc28jun07">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6250028.stm Chef and football legend honoured], BBC News website, 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref><ref name="debretts" /><ref name="good food">[http://goodfood.uktv.co.uk/search/?q=nick+nairn&page=1 Nick Nairn], Good Food Channel profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref> The restaurant won a Michelin star in 1991,<ref name="bbcgoodfood">[http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/knowhow/ourexperts/nicknairn/ Nick Nairn], BBC Good Food profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref> making Nairn the second youngest Scottish chef to win a star behind Ross Miller who held one Michelin Star at the Champany Inn at the age of 25.<ref name="bbc28jun07" /><ref name="bbcprofile">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chefs/nick_nairn Nick Nairn], BBC Food profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref>


Nairn went on to open Nairns restaurant in [[Glasgow]] in 1998 and a cook school in 2000 at Lake of Menteith.<ref name="bbc28jun07" /><ref name="debretts" /> In 2003, he sold his restaurant in Glasgow to concentrate on the cookery school, although he also undertakes a range of corporate work.<ref name="debretts" /><ref name="good food" /> In 2012 he opened his second cook school, which is located in [[Aberdeen]].<ref name="stvnews09may2012">[http://news.stv.tv/north/98820-celebrity-chef-nick-nairn-opens-new-cookery-school-in-scotland/ Celebrity chef Nick Nairn opens new cookery school in Scotland], STV News. Retrieved 2013-02-20.</ref>
Nairn went on to open Nairns restaurant in [[Glasgow]] in 1998 and a cook school in 2000 at Lake of Menteith.<ref name="bbc28jun07" /><ref name="debretts" /> In 2003, he sold his restaurant in Glasgow to concentrate on the cookery school, although he also undertakes a range of corporate work.<ref name="debretts" /><ref name="good food" /> In 2012 he opened his second cook school, which is located in [[Aberdeen]].<ref name="stvnews09may2012">[http://news.stv.tv/north/98820-celebrity-chef-nick-nairn-opens-new-cookery-school-in-scotland/ Celebrity chef Nick Nairn opens new cookery school in Scotland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101042802/http://news.stv.tv/north/98820-celebrity-chef-nick-nairn-opens-new-cookery-school-in-scotland/ |date=2013-01-01 }}, STV News. Retrieved 2013-02-20.</ref>


Nairn was a regular chef on [[BBC]]'s popular ''[[Ready Steady Cook]]'' from 1995 and presented the Wild Harvest and Island Harvest television programmes in the 1996 and 1997.<ref name="good food" /> He has written a number of books and columns for newspapers and magazines and has appeared on a range of television programmes, including a stint as the main presenter on the [[BBC Scotland]] programme ''[[Landward]]'' from 2007 to 2009.<ref name="debretts" /><ref name="landward">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_may/08/landward.shtml Press Office – Nick Nairn serves up new-look Landward], BBC, 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2011-04-28.</ref> In 2008 he defeated [[Tom Lewis (chef)|Tom Lewis]] in the Scottish heat of the [[BBC]] television series [[Great British Menu]]. He went on to cook a main course of [[roe deer|roe]] venison for [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and 250 guests at the [[Mansion House, London|Mansion House]] for her official 80th birthday celebration.
Nairn was a regular chef on [[BBC]]'s popular ''[[Ready Steady Cook]]'' from 1995 and presented the Wild Harvest and Island Harvest television programmes in 1996 and 1997.<ref name="good food" /> He co-hosted the BBC show "The Great Food Guys" showcasing Scottish food and produce with [[Dougie Vipond]]. He has written a number of books and columns for newspapers and magazines and has appeared on a range of television programmes, including a stint as the main presenter on the [[BBC Scotland]] programme ''[[Landward]]'' from 2007 to 2009.<ref name="debretts" /><ref name="landward">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/05_may/08/landward.shtml Press Office – Nick Nairn serves up new-look Landward], BBC, 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2011-04-28.</ref> In 2008 he defeated [[Tom Lewis (chef)|Tom Lewis]] in the Scottish heat of the [[BBC]] television series [[Great British Menu]]. He went on to cook a main course of [[roe deer|roe]] venison for [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and 250 guests at the [[Mansion House, London|Mansion House]] for her official 80th birthday celebration.


Nairn was awarded an honorary doctorate by the [[University of Stirling]] in 2007 for his contributions to Scottish cooking and healthy eating campaigns.<ref name="bbc28jun07" /><ref name="stirling">[http://www.externalrelations.stir.ac.uk/news/news_archive/2007/jun-07.php#chef TV chef Nick Nairn and Footballer Alan Hansen among Stirling summer honours], University of Stirling, June 2007. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref> He was awarded a second honorary doctorate from [[Abertay University]] in June 2016. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abertay.ac.uk/news/2016/abertay-announces-honorary-degree-recipients-for-summer-ceremonies/|title=Abertay announces honorary degree recipients for Summer Ceremonies|date=12 January 2017|publisher=}}</ref>
Nairn was awarded an honorary doctorate by the [[University of Stirling]] in 2007 for his contributions to Scottish cooking and healthy eating campaigns.<ref name="bbc28jun07" /><ref name="stirling">[http://www.externalrelations.stir.ac.uk/news/news_archive/2007/jun-07.php#chef TV chef Nick Nairn and Footballer Alan Hansen among Stirling summer honours], University of Stirling, June 2007. Retrieved 2012-04-09.</ref> He was awarded a second honorary doctorate from [[Abertay University]] in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abertay.ac.uk/news/2016/abertay-announces-honorary-degree-recipients-for-summer-ceremonies/|title=Abertay announces honorary degree recipients for Summer Ceremonies|date=2017-01-12|publisher=}}</ref>


In December 2017 Nairn was the victim of an assault in Aberdeen.<ref name="BBC News 2017">{{cite web | title=Celebrity chef Nick Nairn assaulted | website=BBC News | date=2017-12-22 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-42454646 | access-date=2017-12-23}}</ref>
In December 2017 Nairn was the victim of an assault in Aberdeen.<ref name="BBC News 2017">{{cite web | title=Celebrity chef Nick Nairn assaulted | website=BBC News | date=2017-12-22 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-42454646 | access-date=2017-12-23}}</ref>

On 28 August 2021, a huge fire on a Saturday evening damaged his restaurant, Nick's, in Stirling. No casualties were reported.<ref>{{cite news |first=Siba |last=Jackson |date=29 August 2021 |title=Nick Nairn's restaurant badly damaged after fire tears through kitchen with diners present |url=https://news.sky.com/story/nick-nairns-restaurant-badly-damaged-after-fire-tears-through-kitchen-with-diners-present-12394045 |work=[[Sky News]] |access-date=20 March 2022 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://nicknairncookschool.com/ Link to Nick Nairn's cookery school website]
* [https://nicknairncookschool.com/ Link to Nick Nairn's cookery school website]
* [http://copac.ac.uk/wzgw?fs=Search&form=A%2FT&id=6188347&au=Nick+Nairn&cau=&ti=&pub=&isn=&date=&lang= Copac listing of all of his publications]
* [https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?q=author%3A+Nick+Nairn Jisc listing of all of his publications]
* [http://www.aboutaberdeen.com/nick-nairn-inchmarlo-banchory.php Nick Nairn plans to open his 2nd cookery school in Inchmarlo, Aberdeenshire]
* [http://www.aboutaberdeen.com/nick-nairn-inchmarlo-banchory.php Nick Nairn plans to open his 2nd cookery school in Inchmarlo, Aberdeenshire]


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Nick Nairn
Born (1959-01-12) 12 January 1959 (age 65)
Stirling, Scotland
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
  • Braeval near Aberfoyle
Television show(s)
Websitehttps://www.nairns.co.uk

Nick Nairn (born 12 January 1959) is a Scottish celebrity chef. He became the youngest Scottish chef to win a Michelin star in the early 1990s.[1]

Early life

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Nairn was born in Stirling in January 1959 and grew up in the village of Port of Menteith in Stirlingshire.[2][3] He attended McLaren High School in Callander[4] before joining the merchant navy at the age of 17 in 1976.[3] He studied at the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies and served in the Merchant Navy until 1983.[5][6] He now lives in Bridge of Allan.

Work

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Despite a lack of formal training, he opened his first restaurant, Braeval near Aberfoyle, in 1986.[1][3][7] The restaurant won a Michelin star in 1991,[8] making Nairn the second youngest Scottish chef to win a star behind Ross Miller who held one Michelin Star at the Champany Inn at the age of 25.[1][2]

Nairn went on to open Nairns restaurant in Glasgow in 1998 and a cook school in 2000 at Lake of Menteith.[1][3] In 2003, he sold his restaurant in Glasgow to concentrate on the cookery school, although he also undertakes a range of corporate work.[3][7] In 2012 he opened his second cook school, which is located in Aberdeen.[9]

Nairn was a regular chef on BBC's popular Ready Steady Cook from 1995 and presented the Wild Harvest and Island Harvest television programmes in 1996 and 1997.[7] He co-hosted the BBC show "The Great Food Guys" showcasing Scottish food and produce with Dougie Vipond. He has written a number of books and columns for newspapers and magazines and has appeared on a range of television programmes, including a stint as the main presenter on the BBC Scotland programme Landward from 2007 to 2009.[3][10] In 2008 he defeated Tom Lewis in the Scottish heat of the BBC television series Great British Menu. He went on to cook a main course of roe venison for Queen Elizabeth II and 250 guests at the Mansion House for her official 80th birthday celebration.

Nairn was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Stirling in 2007 for his contributions to Scottish cooking and healthy eating campaigns.[1][11] He was awarded a second honorary doctorate from Abertay University in June 2016.[12]

In December 2017 Nairn was the victim of an assault in Aberdeen.[13]

On 28 August 2021, a huge fire on a Saturday evening damaged his restaurant, Nick's, in Stirling. No casualties were reported.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Chef and football legend honoured, BBC News website, 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  2. ^ a b Nick Nairn, BBC Food profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Nick Nairn Esq.[permanent dead link‍], DeBretts. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  4. ^ Nicholas Cameron Abell Nairn Archived 16 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Frost's Scottish who's who. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  5. ^ "Nautical college marks 50 years". Herald Scotland. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. ^ Battle of pots and pans: famous chefs go head to head as Ramsay comes north, Daily Record, 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  7. ^ a b c Nick Nairn, Good Food Channel profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  8. ^ Nick Nairn, BBC Good Food profile. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  9. ^ Celebrity chef Nick Nairn opens new cookery school in Scotland Archived 2013-01-01 at the Wayback Machine, STV News. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  10. ^ Press Office – Nick Nairn serves up new-look Landward, BBC, 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
  11. ^ TV chef Nick Nairn and Footballer Alan Hansen among Stirling summer honours, University of Stirling, June 2007. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  12. ^ "Abertay announces honorary degree recipients for Summer Ceremonies". 2017-01-12.
  13. ^ "Celebrity chef Nick Nairn assaulted". BBC News. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  14. ^ Jackson, Siba (29 August 2021). "Nick Nairn's restaurant badly damaged after fire tears through kitchen with diners present". Sky News. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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