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
Jun Tanaka (chef) produce, at various London locations. At the end of 2012, Jun left "Pearl" to open his own restaurant in central London. Named 'The Ninth', it opened in November 2015 in Charlotte Street. It was awarded a Michelin star in the Michelin Guide 2017. Tanaka hosted the Channel 4 programme "Cooking It" in 2006, and has made appearances in BBC One's "Saturday Kitchen", UKTV's "Great Food Live", ITV's "Saturday Cooks", and BBC Two's "Food Poker" as a resident chef in 2007. He is currently a regular fixture on UKTV's "Market Kitchen", and has made a regular appearance on ITV's "Daily Cooks