Mike Reid (chef)

Mike Reid (born 15 August 1982), is a British chef known as a co-host of two Australian cooking television series, My Market Kitchen^[1] and Ten Minute Kitchen.^[2] He is also starring as a judge on Five Star Kitchen on Channel 4 in the UK and Netflix globally.

Mike Reid
Born	(1982-08-15) 15 August 1982 (age 43)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Chef
Known for	Co-host of My Market Kitchen and Ten Minute Kitchen
Website	https://mikereidchef.com/

In March 2020, Reid starred alongside other notable chefs at the popular BBC cooking show, Ready Steady Cook.^[3][4]

Career

After graduating from the University of Portsmouth, Reid moved to London, where he began his career as a chef.^[5] He worked as an apprenticeship at The In & Out club in St James's and later worked in the kitchens of the Royal Air Force Club.^[5] He worked in Le Gavroche and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay under the tutelage of notable chefs such as Michel Roux Jr, Simone Zanoni and Gordon Ramsay.^[5]

In 2007, Reid joined the team at Gaucho restaurants and later became the head chef there.^[6] He managed both the Richmond and O2 sites before he was promoted to the topmost position for the entire Gaucho Group.^[6]

In 2013, Reid left London and moved to Melbourne where he worked in Attica alongside the celebrity chef Ben Shewry.^[7] He also worked in Andrew McConnell’s 2 Hat restaurant Cutler and Co.^[7] In 2014, Reid worked with celebrity chef Shannon Bennett and his Vue de Monde group to open Jardin Tan.^[8] In 2014, he returned to the United Kingdom and opened a restaurant in London tagged M.^[8] In 2015, he opened the second M restaurant in Victoria Street.^[9]

Reid wrote his first cookbook titled M a 24 Hour Cookbook which was published in 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing.^[10] In 2016, he started appearing on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch live TV show as guest chef.^[11] He also appeared on the BBC Great British Menu representing the London and South East region against the countries best chefs.^[12] He featured on Master chef on BBC One and Tricks of the Restaurant Trade on Channel 4.^[13]

In 2017, Reid opened the third M restaurant in Twickenham.^[14] In 2019, he started overseeing the newly formed Rare Restaurants which encompasses both Gaucho and M restaurants.^[14]

Reid features as a guest alongside James Martin on Saturday’s Kitchen in the UK, and Justine Schofield on Everyday Gourmet, and Diana Chan on Asia Unplated in Australia.^[15]