Jean-Christophe Novelli
A highly acclaimed French chef and TV favourite, Jean Christophe has also been voted one of the 'Top 100 Sexiest Men in the World'.
The Novelli cv is impressive. Aged 14 he began his career as a baker in his home-town of Arras and by 20 was head private chef to Elie de Rothschild in Paris. In 1983 he arrived in the UK in 1996 opened his first restaurant Maison Novelli in Clerkenwell, London soon followed by Novelli W8, Novelli EC1 and Les Saveurs in Mayfair. He also expanded his empire to eateries in Normandy and Cape Town and in 2005 launched his successful cookery the Novelli Academy which is now ranked one of the 'Top 25 Cookery Schools in the World'.
Over the years he’s amassed countless culinary accolades including five AA Rosettes, AA 'Chefs Chef of the Year' 1998 and one of the 'Top 100 Sexiest Men in the World'. Having established himself as a TV favourite through such programmes as Hell's Kitchen, Jean-Christophe is now bringing his unique talent to Good Food Channel, where he can be seen presenting Food Uncut.
Websites
jeanchristophenovelli.com
atouchofnovelli.com
Books
Starters (Master Chefs Classics), Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated, 1997
Your Place or Mine?, Quadrille Publishing Ltd, 1998
"Hell's Kitchen" Cookbook: Kitchen Hell, Food Heaven, Virgin Books, 2005


