Early Life
Martin's family were farmers on the Castle Howard Estate and he helped his mother in the kitchen, which started his interest in cuisine. He attended Amotherby School in Malton and Malton School, the local comprehensive where he was a member of the school rugby and cricket teams, but did not enjoy academic subjects due to undiagnosed dyslexia. He then studied catering at Scarborough Technical College where he was a star student and upon leaving he was offered jobs by Anthony Worrall Thompson and Brian Turner who were judges for his final exams. He then joined the staff of Worrall Thompson's 'One Ninety Queen's Gate' restaurant in Kensington, London. After three years there he became head chef at the Hotel Du Vin in Winchester.
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