James Martin
@jamesmartinchef
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This is Noah he’s 17 and been with me for 4 weeks since opening . just now he’s said said chef can I come in and work on my day off to learn how to cook as well . special or what . bloody ace
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Karma ha ha.
When you’re a 24 yr old piece of shit and you break into the home of a 73 yr old and threaten him and his wife with a knife and didn’t know he was a boxer, a marine, and hand to hand combat instructor. Oops!
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Wow, well what can we both say just had Brian on the phone, ended in both us in tears at the amazing messages and support from you all…he wanted me to tell you all out there “thank you” for all of them!
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Broken and so sad to let you know we have lost a legend and me a friend. words cannot describe what this man did for me in my life. he taught, he listened, he advised and he strengthened every part of what I do. Michel I love you, always have and always will.
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Hey people . I wanna say thanks for all you have done for me over the years and as a thank you I wanna come to one of your house’s and cook for you for free no reason other than to say thank you . so how do we do this then
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40kg done for the village and now for some more. Only sound is birds tweeting. Love doing this. Love my job
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I found it and bloody hell it still fits! Stay safe all
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Firstly, I would like to publicly and sincerely apologise to the crew involved in this incident, as I did at the time. I have always strived to keep my private life private. However since details of a conversation, which was secretly recorded in January 2018,.
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Thank you for brightening my life. We laughed, we cried, we cooked together and Jesus we drank and I loved every moment. God bless you babe, can’t wait to see you again. RIP my friend
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Well, that’s it! 1000kg of pasta made and drying, ready to be given out. job done ✅
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Right that’s it, Fireman Sam is the last straw I’m done with this pc bollocks and 100 identities being taught. In a last stand to this outrageous madness I now wish to be known as an Otter. I like other Otters and when you get bored of this crap in the world join me under (1/2)
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8 years ago today I picked up this fella. happy I did as he lights up even your worst days, always happy and above all cool as &^<#! 🐶
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Just a message to you all to say thank you for watching and supporting me over the years. This weekend is 5 years since I changed direction and left my old show . yes, 5 years! It’s also 28 years next week. yes, 28 years. since I hit the small screens with a bandana. Thank.
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Ha ha just got asked to find a picture of me at 20 years old, for some reason people are doing it. Here’s one
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To the minority making life harder for the majority. stop panic buying you bloody idiots! Mother’s Day tomorrow, try and think about others for a change not yourself you selfish gits.
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Hugely influential in my life and the life of the British food scene. Gent and genius. RIP Gary, I can’t believe you’re gone
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Tonight I raised a glass to a lost friend an amazing person and soulmate and a superstar …. Big Lv and as pink would say you f ing perfect … j x
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How fantastic is this . guard of honour . brilliant just brilliant.
He's done it! 👏.#CaptainTomMoore has completed his 100 laps before his 100th birthday live on #BBCBreakfast! 🙌.He's raised over £12 million for the #NHS.Well done @captaintommoore from everyone at the @BBC 💕
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Sorry I got a bit emotional on the @sat_jamesmartin show. Michel Roux Snr was like a father figure to me and that day in France was one of the greatest in my life.
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Please have a look at this and sign the petition and help us get to 100,000. If a small % of you that looked at my last message sign we would get there and way beyond. Spend just 1 minute to sign please. and thank you
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Stop all this nonsense, January this January that. have what you want , eat and drink what you like and enjoy, it’s one of life’s pleasures. we are all going through enough. crab, pasta, chilli, parsley, lime, cream and white wine
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Love London, just headed through the streets. in 1 minute 1 person said hello. 2 people said thanks for the shows over the years. and 1 person called me a fat prick. love it haha.
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Love this new creation from #Banksy. This why I like art as much as food. you mainly don’t have to say anything after creating it, just stand back and watch people enjoy it. Brilliant
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She’s gonna kill me for this but I bloody love this woman. Mother cooking me dinner
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Thank you for all the birthday 🎂 messages. spent it cleaning and painting the restaurant ready for reopening . can’t wait to get back in the kitchen. cheers!.
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Ha ha my sister as I’ve never seen her before. cooking and in lockdown. she’s gonna kill me for that picture. ha ha. 1st loaf
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Well, just watched Love Island to see what the fuss is all about. I’m so .gutted I’m never going to get that hour of my life back. I’ve now checked the TV listings each night to make sure I’m busy from now on. Best part of it is their explanation of their job titles.
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What is it with negative people and why are they so many them. you get one life so make what you can of it . don’t normaly do this but some people are idiots.
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Had the privilege to work with, interview, be interviewed by and even share the strictly dance floor with Bill who was one of the best in the business and taken far too soon. My thoughts and prayers go to his family and friends, today we lost a true gent…RIP
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Wow what abuse is out there . if those lot got up at 9.30 and heard this first . we recorded 7 shows way back before any of these rules came out . and we where due to film this weekend and of course followed all the government advice and stopped and stayed home . stay safe all.
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So here’s the thing. I’m thinking of going back to being live on a Saturday morning. There are loads of chefs and cooks showing you what to do at the mo so I won’t bombard you with more recipes but thought I could do some Saturday Instagram live sessions after the show to. 👉.
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You know when things are bad when your sister calls wanting you to FaceTime her to teach her how to cook. ha ha sorry sis but I did find that call funny!.
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Today the world lost a great man and I lost a great friend
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Such sad news, a wonderful man and it was a pleasure to have worked with him…Rest in peace
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Loads asking when I’m going to post some stuff online re: recipes & stuff.I will but having to sort shutting & locking restaurants today & looking after the team. When that’s sorted I will have a think. Feeling 12 yrs of ready steady cook might be needed. Now where’s that bandana.
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Brilliant. this will make you smile through this madness. or make the pc brigade go nuts. I don’t care I love this, I used to drink it when I was young. thanks mother for looking after me, I bloody love you!.
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Cheers all, see you next week. Filming the Saturday shows. and can I end in a massive thanks to you all. @ITV bosses just told me we had more people watch the show at the weekend than ever before! Thank you team, guests, chefs and to you for watching! Thank you!.
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Hi all just been chatting to a few chefs how about we do a Instagram live chat with them to see how they’re doing and you can ask them questions live, what do you reckon?.
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United in the United Kingdom and beyond. thank you and thank you NHS
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I’m back and this is the same look aged 4 I have just given my chefs when one of them wanted to know what’s happening next week
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Just a message to say many thanks for all you kind messages, operation done now. Can’t sleep but guess that’s a small price to pay for now. Back and fighting fit soon!.
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I had the honour to meet and even dine with the Queen over the years. After being in her presence you felt so special. Sadly missed and never forgotten, rest in peace. Thank you for everything you have done for all of us
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Another year passes. I will never forget you my friend…thanks for your advice, support, vision, loyalty and drinking the best wines in my cellar…will see you one day for another glass or two X
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Disbelief how stupid supposedly clever people can be.
Cambridge University students vote against Remembrance Sunday motion over fears it 'glorifies' war .
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I don’t normal post stuff like this but these pictures are so special to me. My mate came to my 40th birthday, sat next to me all night and made a speech I will never forgot to everyone. Then we shared an amazing few bottles of wine together until the early hours and
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Help needed. I’ve just found this fella on the a30 near Kings Worthy, can anyone help find owner?
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RIP the best of the best. I will never forget the time he spent helping me in the beginning in the media 30 years ago. The love and time he had for food, people, cricket and of course Yorkshire. It was an honour to have met and worked with a legend, a word often over used but
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After an operation today someone is a bit wobbly. but all is well and fine
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RIP Doddie Weir a legend.
RIP Doddie Weir 🏴 . The world of rugby has lost one of its most colourful characters.
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Coming from an ex-farming family and have since spent my life promoting it. if you want to understand food, first you need to understand how hard it is to produce. Only then will you respect it and have a greater respect for the people who produce it for us all #Farm24
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It may mean nothing to some this picture it was taken by me just now halve way through service but it’s a restaurants life if you know you know . we are back
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After a busy week on shows and sadly no restaurants yet. I decided to put the tree up 🤷🏻♂️🎄
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For all the idiots we have seen this week let’s just hope you don’t need Becky and her colleagues to help you out when you need them to remove all that toilet roll from your arses…. muppets.
To everyone that panicked and went to fuel their cars when it wasn’t needed, well done👍🏻 on shift on an emergency ambulance, low on fuel and struggling to find somewhere that isn’t sold out😡
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Looking through old pics and found a few of Cooper. I bloody love dogs, how cool is he?!
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Morning all! Stunning day so I'm taking this little fella for a walk. first time in 10 years on a Saturday morning!
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And to all the people who have watched, listened, followed, supported and slated me over the years (23 years in TV in a few hours time and 35 years cooking in an apron) thank you all and here’s to 2018. Happy New Year! #HappyNewYear2018.
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Wow, this image hit me like a steam train today in the news. All this Brexit bullshit, THIS is what’s important
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Hi @simonpfuller1 and the Fuller family, I’m coming round to your house to cook dinner for you! Please dm me your contact details and my team will get in touch! Thank you everyone for all the messages and support over the years, I’m feeling very shocked at the level of response!.
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Remembering a great friend we lost on this day 2 years ago
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Such a sad start to the year. Albert Roux was a true titan of the food scene in this country and inspired and trained some of the best and biggest names in the business. RIP and today I will open a bottle of the finest red and raise a glass. in fact the bottle to you and
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Thank you so much for all your amazing support and love for @BrianTurnerChef on the show last Saturday…so nice to read them all, thank you you lot
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It was always an honour to meet this gentleman at home and events. a true racer. old school and a gent. RIP one of the greatest racers, Sir Stirling Moss
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Proper this was just ace . happy birthday and thanks for all you have done and continue to do. @captaintommoore.
Captain Tom Moore, the war veteran who has raised more than £29m for the UK's NHS, celebrates his 100th birthday with an RAF flypast.
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Wow, thanks for your responses on my post on Instagram and Facebook yesterday. a bit more info for you.
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Thanks to the A&E crew for stitching me up …bloody stars literally… thank you.
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The news is true I'm coming back to Saturday mornings!.
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Just heard the news after service my God I can’t believe it so so sad . I work in this industry and it can be both an amazing place to be but also so horrid . RIP Caroline.
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Wow, thank for all your amazing comments on the series #islandstohighlands, even my mother is saying it’s the best thing I’ve ever done! Thank you and thanks to the great team who made it. The best is last. Shetland tomorrow, what a place and what a country we live in.
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Well, it’s first service done. I wouldn’t say it went smoothly, as a team we are a little rusty, food ace though. Now full for dinner.
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What can I say about the reactions today other than thank you for all of them and for watching. Deeply touching and it's been an honour.
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What is it with shops? “Nope, you can’t buy it because we need your full address, your telephone numbers and email”. why, I only want to buy the damn cap. left as they wouldn’t sell it without it. world’s gone mad!.
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