John Burton Race
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John Burton Race (1957 – ) is a Michelin star chef, made famous by the Channel 4 series French Leave and its sequel Return of the Chef.
Burton Race was born in Singapore, spending his early years travelling, allowing him to experience food from all round the world. Between 1983 and 2002, he held positions at various acllaimed restaurants in the South of England, including Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons, Oxford. French Leave saw Burton Race move to France in 2002/2003, "to relearn and discover ingredients and his love of cooking after many years in the fast lane" [1]. He currently runs a restaurant called The New Angel in Dartmouth, a seaside town in Devon in the south-west of England in the United Kingdom. It was awarded a Michelin star in 2005.
In 2006, Burton Race and Michael Caines represented the South West of England in the BBC television series Great British Menu [2], which Caines won.
He is married and has 6 children, but recently left his wife following a brief affair.
