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• Born Legend
• Background Information
• How did he become interested in food/cooking
• Where does he work?
• Interesting facts
Meet Mr. Ainsley
Born Legend
Ainsley Harriot was born on February 28,
1957 (age 57) in Balham, London, United
Kingdom. He is married to Claire Fellows and has two beautiful children named Maddie
Harriott and Jimmy Harriott. He has been in the following tv shows: Ready Steady Cook,
Can't Cook, Won't Cook, Ready.. Set...
Cook!, Celebrity Ready Steady Cook, City
Hospital and Davro
He has written the following books: Meals in
Minutes and Barbecue Bible
Famously know by…
There are only a handful of personalities whose enduring popularity places them in that rare category where they are instantly recognised simply by their first name. “Ainsley” can only mean Ainsley Harriott. He’s the master of fresh, fun, accessible cuisine.
Ainsley’s food reflects the needs of real life.
His Can’t Cook Won’t Cook was also hugely popular, running for several series during the 90s.
Television Work
Over the past couple of decades he’s travelled the world, making television series forthe UK, the US and
South Africa.
British series include Ainsley’s Barbeque Bible,
Ainsley’s Meals in Minutes, Ainsley’s Big Cook
Out, Gourmet Express, 50 Things To Eat Before
You Die, Take on The Takeaway and recently he joined the presenting team of The Great British
Food Revival, championing honey and peas!
Forthe USA he has made Ready Set Cook (for The
Food Network) and over a hundred episodes of The
Ainsley Harriott Show (for NBC). For South Africa he has made two series of Off the Menu.
Writing
Alongside his TV career, Ainsley is also a No.1 best selling author. He’s sold more than two million books worldwide, with co-editions in Dutch,
Danish, Slovenian, Romanian - and American.
After his debut book in 1996, In The Kitchen, he wrote books to accompany his many television series, including Ainsley’s Barbecue Bible