John Burton-Race
John William Burton-Race (born 1 May 1957) is a British Michelin starred chef, television personality and celebrity chef, made famous by the Channel 4 series French Leave and its sequel Return of the Chef and I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.
Early life
Burton-Race was born in Singapore, where his father was a United Nations official. He spent his early years travelling, allowing him to experience food from all round the world. He attended Saint Mary's College, Southampton.
Career
Between 1983 and 2002, he held positions at various restaurants in the South of England, including: Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, Oxford; the L'Ortolan restaurant in Berkshire; and in 2000, he took over The Landmark London hotel, winning two Michelin stars. In 1995 Burton Race joined an elite group of chefs as the winner of a coveted Catey Award – the Oscar of the UK hospitality industry.
After a 1990 television debut in Masterchef, Burton Race served as food consultant for the BBC Lenny Henry series Chef!.French Leave saw Burton Race move to France in 2002. He returned to the UK to purchase and run the restaurant/hotel The New Angel in Dartmouth, a seaside town in Devon. It was awarded a Michelin star in 2005.
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John Burton (actor)
John Burton is an English stage and television actor. He is no relation to the actors Richard Burton or Amanda Burton.
John has appeared in numerous productions throughout the UK, including West Side Story, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, An Inspector Calls, Outside Edge, They Don’t Grow on Trees, Confusions, Bells Are Ringing, Cabaret, Me and My Girl, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, a national tour of Peter Nichols’ award-winning play Blue Murder, a national tour of Four Nights in Knaresborough, a residency for Hull Truck Theatre prior to a national number one tour of The Glee Club playing Walt Hemmings and most recently The Midnight Hop by Soweto Kinch for Birmingham Rep playing Sir Percival Henshaw.
John C. Burton
John Cotton Burton (March 12, 1923 – December 5, 2014) was an American cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 67th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Burton was a Harvard University graduate, playing ice hockey while a student. After serving in the United States Navy, he enrolled in law school at the University of Minnesota. While at Minnesota, Burton picked up cross country skiing and made the US Ski Team for the 1952 games in Oslo. He later became a financial investor and later an educator.
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