英國知名大廚、電視節目主持人羅德斯（Gary Rhodes）（中）。（路透）
〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕英國知名大廚、電視節目主持人羅德斯（Gary Rhodes）驚傳於昨天拍攝節目時感到不適，並在晚間逝世，享年59歲。
《路透》報導，英國名廚兼電視節目主持人羅德斯（Gary Rhodes）驚傳在節目錄影空檔時突然感到不適，並於晚間逝世。報導指出，羅德斯在90年代引領了英國「名人大廚」的風潮，曾為許多知名人士包括黛安娜王妃，影星湯姆·漢克斯等人下廚，並在節目中重現許多經典的英國美食。
報導表示，羅德斯的家人為此消息非常難過，諸多著名大廚也紛紛發表悼念，「地獄廚神」戈登拉姆齊（Gordon Ramsay）表示，羅德斯是一位出色的大廚，讓英國美食揚名世界，名廚傑米奧利佛（Jamie Oliver）則稱羅德斯是出色的英國美食大使。
Gary Rhodes | |
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.jpg) Rhodes in 2008 | |
| Born | 22 April 1960 London, England |
| Died | 26 November 2019 (aged 59) Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Spouse(s) | Jennie Rhodes (m. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | British cuisine |
| Website | www |
Gary Rhodes OBE[1] (22 April 1960 – 26 November 2019)[2] was a British restaurateur and television chef, known for his love of British cuisine and ingredients and for his distinctive spiked hair style. He fronted shows such as MasterChef, MasterChef USA, Hell's Kitchen, and his own series, Rhodes Around Britain. As well as owning four restaurants, Rhodes also had his own line of cookware and bread mixes.[3] Rhodes went on to feature in the ITV1 programme Saturday Cooks, as well as the UKTV Food show Local Food Hero.
Rhodes was born in Camberwell, South London in 1960, to Gordon and Jean (née Ferris) Rhodes.[4][5] He moved with his family to Gillingham, Kent, where he went to The Howard School in Rainham.[6] He then went on to catering college in Thanet where he met his wife Jennie.[7]
His first job was at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel.[4] He was hit by a transit van in Amsterdam leaving him with serious injuries. He then toured Europe in various jobs before becoming sous chef at the Reform Club, Pall Mall and then on to the Michelin-starred Capital Hotel in Knightsbridge where he worked under Brian Turner.[8] Rhodes became the head chef at the Castle Hotel, Taunton in Somerset. He retained the hotel's Michelin star at the age of 26.[9]
In 1990, Rhodes returned to London with his family to become Head Chef at the Greenhouse Restaurant in Mayfair. The menu became known for reviving British classics, including faggots, fish cakes, braised oxtails and bread and butter pudding.[6] He was awarded a Michelin star for the Greenhouse in January 1996. In 1997 he opened his first restaurant, City Rhodes, and in 1997 Rhodes in the Square – both with global contract catering company Sodexo. This partnership expanded into the brasseries of Rhodes and Co in Manchester, Edinburgh and Crawley.[10]
In 2003, following the closure of restaurants City Rhodes and Rhodes in the Square the previous year,[11] he opened Rhodes Twenty Four in one of London's tallest buildings, Tower 42. Rhodes described his hopes for the restaurant on launch: "If we never get a Michelin star here, I will be very disappointed, but what I really want is customers."[12] It won a Michelin star in 2005,[13] which it retained until it closed as one of two Michelin starred restaurants for Rhodes in London.[14]
Rhodes also owned Arcadian Rhodes on the P&O superliner Arcadia, Cumberland Rhodes, and Rhodes Calabash, in Grenada.[10] He was also a contributor to the BBC Good Food magazine.[15]
His first TV appearance was at the age of 27, courtesy of Glynn Christian on Hot Chefs; this led to Rhodes Around Britain and Gary's Perfect Christmas.[16] For two seasons, 2000 and 2001, Rhodes hosted the original MasterChef USA on PBS.[17] Rhodes ran a TV series New British Classics reintroducing classic British cuisine, and published a book of the same name.[18][19]
Rhodes starred in the television series Rhodes Across India,[20] with apprentices Bushra Akram, Scott Davis and Kalwant Sahota, and Rhodes Across China, which explored Chinese cuisine, with sous chefs Melissa Syers and Teresa Tsang.[21]
Rhodes appeared in a commercial tie-in with Tate & Lyle in the late 1990s, and his recipes endorsed sugar and treacle products accordingly; his name was printed on every Tate & Lyle sugar sachet across the country.[22] Rhodes was associated with a Cooking in Schools campaign with Flora UK and appeared in television adverts for Flora margarine, some of which featured him "driving a van topped with a giant styrofoam crumpet" which were banned.[23]
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 17 June 2006.[4] In the same year he competed, representing the South of England, in the BBC's Great British Menu, but lost to Atul Kochhar.[24]
Rhodes appeared on the BBC Two spoof game show Shooting Stars, during which hosts Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer asked him to 'represent fire through the medium of dance'.[25] He also competed, with professional partner Karen Hardy, in the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing which began on 20 September 2008, and finished in 14th place.[4]
In 2011, he moved to Dubai. He headed Rhodes Mezzanine (the forerunner to Rhodes W1) at the Grosvenor House hotel,[26] and another called Rhodes Twenty10 at Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort.[10] In 2013 he opened his first restaurant in Abu Dhabi.[27] Rhodes was a supporter of Manchester United FC.[28][29]
Rhodes died in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 26 November 2019; he was aged 59.[10] Rock Oyster Media and Goldfinch TV said in a statement to the PA news agency that Rhodes was taken ill very suddenly at home, during a break in filming a new television series, and died a short time afterward.[30] It was later confirmed by Rhodes's family that his death was as a result of a subdural hematoma, normally associated with a brain injury.[31]
Many fellow celebrity chefs paid tribute, including Marcus Wareing, Aldo Zilli, Ainsley Harriott,[32] Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, the last of whom said he was "a massive inspiration to me as a young chef", adding that he "reimagined modern British cuisine with elegance and fun".[33] Tom Kerridge described Rhodes as "one of the greatest British chefs who almost single handedly put British food on the world stage".[34]
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