Alan Coxon is a world-renowned chef, writer and TV presenter, with three published cookbooks and hundreds of internationally screened shows to his name.
Alan Coxon has dazzled the world with his scintillating dishes and audience-participant cooking style. He has a natural passion for culinary history, and brings his TV and cookery demonstrations to life by revealing the historical origins and fascinating facts about our everyday cooking ingredients. Ranked among the Top 10 TV chefs of the world by BBC World viewers, Alan Coxon has starred in TV shows around the globe, cooked for kings and celebrities, and is an inspiration in countless kitchens with his range of award-winning historic ingredients.
The combination of in-depth knowledge of ingredients and infectious passion for sharing has culminated in Alan Coxon being described as: ‘the Stephen Fry of the food world’. Moreover, his historic range has been hailed as one of the most exciting culinary products to hit the shelves in modern times.
Alan Coxon – Career highlights
- Awarded the Maitrise Escoffier
- Awarded the ACF Palmes Culinaire
- Winner of the MBA Entrepreneur of the year Award 2012
- Winner of the iTQi Superior Taste Award (Brussels)
- Winner of the Anuga Taste Innovation Award (Germany)
- Winner of the Winner of Winners Gold Excellence in Food and Drink Award (UK)
- Winner of the Innovative Product of the Year Award (UK)
- Winner of the Best Potato Recipe of the World (Peru)
- Winner of the Midlands Innovation of the Year Award (UK)
- Winner of 5 International Gold Awards for Fat Sculpture
- Finalist of the ACF Development Chef of the Year Award (UK)
- Finalist for Midlands Exporter of the Year 2011 and 2012
- Judge of the iTQi Food Awards (Brussels) 2010, 2011 and 2012
- Judge of the Tsingtao Legacy of Taste Best Chinese Restaurant of the Year Awards 2010 and 2011
- Judge of the British Guild of Food Writers Book Awards 2012
- Member of the Academy of Culinary Arts
- Member of the Guild of Food Writers
- Member of the Association Culinaire Francaise
- Member of the Craft Guild of Chefs
- Member of The International Travel Writers Alliance
- Member of The Master Chefs of Great Britain
- Voted within the top 10 favourite BBC TV chef presenters in a worldwide consumer poll
- Food Ambassador for Worcestershire and The Stratford-upon-Avon Food Festival 2011 and 2012
