John Torode Biography
John Torode (born: John Douglas Torode) is an Australian celebrity chef from London, England. He is also a restaurateur; former owner of the Luxe and a second restaurant, Smiths of Smithfield.
Torode moved to the United Kingdom in the 1990s and he began working at Conran Group’s restaurants. He first appeared on ITV’s This Morning. He then started presenting a revamped MasterChef on BBC One in 2005.
John Torode Age
John Douglas Torode was born on 23 July 1965 in Melbourne, Australia. He is 54 years old as of 2019.
John Torode Family
Torode’s mother died when he was four years old. After his mother’s death until the age of ten, Torode lived in Maitland, New South Wales, with his brother Andrew, and his grandmother who taught him to cook.
He afterward lived in Edithvale, Melbourne, with his father and his brothers. At this time, his father was frequently away from home because of work.
John Torode Wife
Torode got married to Jessica in 2000 bu they separated in 2001. The couple officially got divorced in 2014. The couple has two children together, a son and a daughter. Torode also has two other children from his previous relationships.
John Torode Partner
He has been in a romantic relationship with food writer and Celebrity Masterchef winner Lisa Faulkner since 2015. The couple also gets engaged. They announced in March 2019 that they were teaming up for a new ITV cookery series, called John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen.
The couple hosts the show on Sunday mornings on ITV. Lisa has shared about her heartbreaking journey to motherhood, which saw her spend £35,000 on four rounds of failed IVF treatment. She has also suffered miscarriages and ectopic pregnancy. She later adopted her beloved daughter Billie.
John Torode Lisa Faulkner Married
The couple is not yet married but they are engaged.
John Torode Chef
Torode had an early cooking career which started at Le Coq Au Vin restaurant in Aspendale. Later, his apprenticeship was at several establishments in Beaumaris, both in Melbourne.
Torode also said that the food in his childhood was fairly normal, and roast chicken remains one of his favorite dishes because of the connection to his childhood. At that time, his favorite meal was crumbed lamb cutlets. He has also said that one of the first books he enjoyed at school was To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
This Morning John Torode | This Morning Food John Torode
In 1996, Torode cooked on ITV’s This Morning. He continued that role until 2000.
This Morning airs live on weekdays from 10:30 am until 12:30 pm featuring news, topical items, showbiz, style and beauty, home and garden, food, health, real life, and more similar features.
Masterchef John Torode
Torode is the straight-talking co-host and judge of MasterChef, Celebrity MasterChef, and Junior MasterChef. MasterChef, a BBC television show was re-launched with an updated format and with Torode and Wallace as presenters replacing Gary Rhodes. He was chosen instead of food critic AA Gill.
John has said in interviews that he enjoys that the show is unscripted and that the cameras are just there to capture the genuine interactions between the judges and the contestants.
The show later spawned a spin-off, also hosted by Torode and Wallace, called Celebrity MasterChef. Torode also co-presented Junior MasterChef, initially along with Nadia Sawalha and more recently alongside Donal Skehan. Nadia is the former winner of Celebrity MasterChef.
John Torode Net Worth
The celebrity chef has earned big from his cooking career. However, his net worth is not yet disclosed to the public.
John Torode Restaurant
Torode opened a restaurant near New Spitalfields Market in London, called the Luxe in October 2009. He then sold his shares and moved on from the two restaurants. Under his leadership, turnover at the Luxe and Smiths of Smithfield reached £9.2 million.
John Torode Gregg Wallace
Torode met Gregg Wallace while he was working at Quaglino’s. Gregg’s company supplied vegetables for the restaurant. The duo joined MasterChef when it was given a revamp in 2005. Gregg revealed that he and his Torode still fall out over a celebrity winner from over a decade on the show.
John Torode Korean Food | John Torode Korean Food Tour
Torode had The Korean Food Tour (2017, Good Food Channel). It sees him travel around South Korea, to the mountains, the cities, the countryside and the coast and work his way through some of the nation’s top 100 dishes then creating his own version of Korean classics with a modern twist.
John Torode My Kind Of Food
Torode says that My Kind Of Food is a book all about how he cooks at home and also the chapters reflect him and the things in life he love – how he eat and how he cooks.
John Torode Michelin Star | John Torode Michelin
There is no information disclosing whether Torode has a Michelin star.
John Torode Height
Torode stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inch.
John Torode Books
The Mezzo Cookbook.
Relax – It’s Only Food.
Torode’s Thai Trip.
MasterChef Goes Large.
Good Mood Food.
John Torode’s Beef.
John Torode’s Chicken and Other Birds.
Torode, John (2011). Everyday MasterChef.
Torode, John; Wallace, Gregg (2011). MasterChef Kitchen Bible. Torode, John (2015). My Kind of Food.
Torode, John (2019) Sydney To Seoul.
John Torode Recipes
Popcorn with banana ice cream and chocolate sauce
Preparation time:
less than 30 mins
Cooking time:
10 to 30 mins
Serves 4
Dietary:
Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the popcorn
1 tbsp vegetable oil
120g/4¼oz popcorn kernels
salt
For the coating
40g/1½oz butter
90g/3¼oz honey
50g/1¾oz soft brown sugar
80g/2¾oz caster sugar
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
For the ice cream
4 bananas, sliced and frozen
1 tbsp maple syrup
200g/7oz dairy-free coconut yoghurt
1 tbsp almond milk (optional)
1 tsp vanilla paste
For the chocolate sauce
50ml/2fl oz single cream
200g/7oz chocolate, broken into chunks
popping candy, to serve
Method
For the popcorn, heat a lidded saucepan over high heat. Add the oil, when it’s warm, add the popcorn and cover.
Shake the pan when it starts to pop, don’t open it, it will take about 5 minutes for it all to pop but do keep shaking the pan. Remove from the heat and sprinkle with the salt.
For the coating, put all the ingredients except the bicarbonate of soda in a saucepan and bring to the boil. After 3 minutes it should be thick and golden, turn off the heat and now you have to work quickly, add the bicarbonate of soda and stir, it will puff up like honeycomb. Immediately pour over the hot popcorn and mix it through.
For the ice cream, put all the ingredients in and blender and blitz until you have a creamy paste. Keep cold until serving.
For the chocolate sauce, warm the cream in a pot then add the chocolate. Bring to the boil then remove from the heat. Give it a good stir.
Serve two scoops of the ice cream in a large cup or mug, scatter with the popcorn and pour over the hot chocolate sauce and spinkle on the popping candy.
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