James Martin (chef) James Martin (chef) James Martin (born 30 June 1972) is a British chef and television presenter, best known for his television work with the BBC and ITV. Martin presented the BBC cookery series "Saturday Kitchen" from 2006 until 2016, before leaving the BBC. More recently, Martin has presented "James Martin's French Adventure" (2017), "Saturday Morning with James Martin" (2017–present) and "James Martin's American Adventure" (2018) for ITV. Martin's family were farmers on the Castle Howard estate and he helped his mother in the kitchen, which started his interest in cuisine. He lived in Welburn, attended Amotherby School in Malton and
Saturday Kitchen hell. Formerly, only the viewers who phoned in to the show were able to vote, along with the guest chefs. The selection is also drinks' matched. Among those to have faced "Heaven or Hell" include: The programme attracts many highly acclaimed, award-winning, and popular chefs. These have included: In June 2006, it was revealed that host Antony Worrall Thompson was to defect to ITV to host a similar cooking show in the same slot, "Saturday Cooks!", though later rescheduled to noon. In addition to his defecting, the new show was to be made by the "Saturday Kitchen" producer, Prospect Pictures.