Series 1 – 2. Racing Legends: Jackie Stewart:7pm – 8pm BBC2

Chef James Martin joins Jackie Stewart on a road trip through the Alps in a classic supercar to retrace the life and career of the three-time Formula One world champion. Self-confessed motor-racing fanatic James then discovers how Jackie’s relentless safety crusade lives on in the vehicles of today and faces the challenge of driving one of his Grand Prix-winning cars around the Monza circuit in northern Italy.

Following the shock closure of the Alea Casino and the Leeds Kitchen on Monday I have been
in talks with the owners(London Clubs International) to understand in full the circumstances and the decision making process
behind this action. As this process continues I will keep everyone up to date with any news, especially my loyal and dedicated team who have worked so hard to create such a wonderful, vibrant and successful restaurant, and of course to
all of you wonderful restaurant goers who have supported us and helped us achieve all that we have over
the last couple of years.

Thank you for your support and apologies to everyone affected by this !

James

As you maybe aware the Leeds Kitchen sadly closed due to circumstances out of my control. I was assured that everyone who had made reservations would be informed, which a large percentage of people were, but sadly some people were not. I do thank you for bringing this to my attention and I can only apologise on my behalf for any inconvenience and upset caused. Please contact leedsenquiries@aleacasinos.com who will respond to your enquiry and refund any vouchers that have been purchased for Leeds Kitchen. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all again for your custom over the years, I was hugely passionate about Leeds Kitchen and its team and it is unfortunate that it has come to an end. J

United Cakes of America

Operation Hospital

I’m really excited about the next 24hrs as I’ve got two new programmes starting that are very different but that I’m equally proud of.

Tonight sees the start of United Cakes of America on the Good Food Channel. I had a challenging time driving a 1980’s Cadillac across the country stopping off along the way to meet some amazing people and to sample their best cake recipes and food. You can read more stuff about it on The Good Food blog.

Travelling a bit closer to home and revisiting a subject I’m really passionate about is Operation Hospital Food which starts at 9.15am on BBC One tomorrow. This time I’m in Birmingham tackling the issue of poor hospital food. I really believe good food can be like a medicine to patients which is why it’s so important for us to get it right. Scarborough and the team there have gone onto to do amazing things and all at no extra cost. Better still the restaurant is now a destination and Pat’s Place is on the culinary map. I recently did an interview with Good Housekeeping magazine which you can read here.

I hope you can tune in, if not set them to record, sky plus or I player stuff! J

‘Food fight against Cancer’ will be held on February 4th, 2013 at The Crucible Theatre at 7pm. Charity evening.
For one night only great friends James Martin and Brian Turner will face off, cooking live on stage and sharing tips and tricks of the trade. The first half will feature Classical cooking vs Modern, Brian doing the Classical and James the modern. The evening will conclude with a cook off competition between the two of them where they will be presented with a bag of Read more