Ainsley Harriott

Ainsley Harriott ( born February 28, 1957 in Balham, London, England ) is an English chef. He is known primarily as a moderator of the English version of the cooking duel Ready, Steady, Cook. He is of Jamaican origin and son of the pianist and actor Chester Harriott.

Career

At sixteen, he received an education in a restaurant in the East End, where he later worked as an assistant cook. Talented he was not only in cooking but also in the fields of comedy and song. Harriott founded with Paul Boross the Calypso Twins and published in the 90s, a disk named World Party. Also, they often occurred in comedy clubs such as The Comedy Store, London and Jongleurs, even in the U.S. they had made themselves a name. They were also known by various television and radio appearances. Meanwhile Ainsley again worked as a cook and rose like a chef in the Long Room at Lord's Cricket Grounds, when he got a moderation request for the radio program More Nosh, Less Dosh.

His television career began as a cook at Good Morning with Anne and Nick, later he was moderator of the cooking game shows Can not Cook, Will not Cook and Ready, Steady, Cook. He had success with his cooking shows Ainsley 's Barbecue Bible, Ainsley 's Meals in Minutes, Ainsley 's Big Cook Out and Ainsley 's Gourmet Express.

In 2000, Harriott made ​​his debut on U.S. television with The Ainsley Harriott Show on WNBC in New York City. It lasted 100 episodes before it was canceled for lack of ratings. Thereafter, he hosted Ready ... Set ... Cook! , The American version of Ready, Steady, Cook.

Harriott also had a guest role in the British science fiction series Red Dwarf and acts in various commercials.

Harriott was also from 2004 to 2005, the President of the Television and Radio Industries Club ( TRIC ) and moderated at this time the awards ceremony. The TRIC honors achievements in radio and television.