Galton Blackiston

Galton Blackiston
Galton Blackiston in May 2010
Born (1962-08-13) 13 August 1962 (age 63)
Norfolk, England
EducationHainford School Norfolk
Culinary career
Current restaurant
  • Morston Hall
Television show(s)
Award(s) won
  • Chef of the Year
    Good Hotel Guide
    Hotel of Year
Websitehttp://www.galtonblackiston.co.uk/

Galton Blackiston is an English chef, born in Norfolk. The restaurant of his hotel, Morston Hall in Morston, is Michelin starred and has 4 AA Rosettes. It is on the north Norfolk coast, two miles from Blakeney.[citation needed]

Blackiston has never trained formally as a chef. After leaving school at 16 to play cricket, he was encouraged by his mother to set up a market stall selling homemade baked goods, "Galton's Goodies". His first job in a restaurant was at John Tovey's Miller Howe country hotel in Windermere, the Lake District.[1]

In 2013, Blackiston opened No 1 Cromer, a fish and chip shop in Cromer.[1][2][3]

In 2025, Blackiston and his wife Tracey sold Morston Hall to the hotelier Henry Elworthy, and no longer have any involvement with its running.[4][5]

Television

Blackiston represented the Midlands and East of England in the BBC's Great British Menu,[6] knocking out celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson to gain a place in the final.[7] In 2007, he appeared on the television programme Food Poker.[8] He has also appeared on Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Country Show Cook Off,[9] and Saturday Kitchen.[10]

Personal life

Blackiston supports Norwich City F.C.[11]

Bibliography

Blackiston has published four books on cookery, with the fourth arriving in October 2017.

  • Blackiston, Galton (2002). Cooking at Morston Hall. Navigator Guides. ISBN 1-903872-04-9.
  • Blackiston, Galton (2006). A Return to Real Cooking. Navigator Guides. ISBN 1-903872-19-7.
  • Blackiston, Galton (2009). Summertime. Virgin Books. ISBN 978-1-905264-63-6.
  • Blackiston, Galton (2017). Hook Line and Sinker: A Seafood Cook Book. Face. ISBN 978-0-955893-05-6.

References

  1. ^ a b Coleman, Alison. "The Norfolk Food Hero With The Key To Success In The Restaurant Business". Forbes. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ Lynes, Andy (1 August 2021). "Britain's 30 best restaurants by the sea". The Times. Retrieved 26 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ Rayner, Jay (17 July 2022). "Beside the seaside: Jay Rayner's 10 best value places to eat around the British coastline". The Observer. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ^ Watts, Sophie (3 November 2025). "Morston Hall hotel sold after more than 30 years of family ownership". The Caterer. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  5. ^ Goodwin, Emily (4 March 2026). "Michelin-starred Norfolk restaurant awarded major accolade". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  6. ^ Horne, Marc (22 January 2006). "BBC serves up Queen as prize in chef contest". The Times. Retrieved 26 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ "North Norfolk 04: Galton Blackiston". The Out. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. ^ "1 Michelin Star Chefs: Galton Blackiston, chef patron, Morston Hall". www.thestaffcanteen.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  9. ^ "BBC Two - Country Show Cook Off - Jun Tanaka and Galton Blackiston". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Saturday Kitchen". BBC Food. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  11. ^ "My Favourite Game: Galton Blackiston on a destruction derby". Norwich Evening News. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galton_Blackiston