Talk:James Martin (chef)

Charity
James is patron of a children's charity,The Kids' Cookery School  (KCS), Acton. KCS is a cookery school for children and young people which teaches children how to cook healthy and delicious meals from fresh ingredients. --Hilbyrne 16:47, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Product range
I've added a short section about the Cuisina by James Martin products and added some references. Since the products' release earlier this year, they've not been available to retailers. It is still a notable part of his career. I will add more text and references as and when it appears in trade publications. BigbluePD (talk) 10:10, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Actually, it's spam.Richard Keatinge (talk) 06:40, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Sweet Baby James
There is nothing about his TV show "Sweet Baby James" in the TV career section. Mr. C.C. (talk) 07:49, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Read it again: the show is covered in the third paragraph in that section. - 79.71.226.195 (talk) 09:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Edit request from Healthy2eat, 27 November 2010
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 * James Martin Books

Healthy Eating 20:12, 27 November 2010 (UTC) Please add the above external link to my website which specialies in cooking books of tv chefs. Thank you.
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Link does not seem to satisfy our external link policy. Thanks. -Atmoz (talk) 22:51, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

cycling article controversy
Hi there. It is cyclist robbie mcewen who complained via his twitter page alongside bradley wiggins, not stuart o'grady; o'grady does not have a twitter page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Argylearmada (talk • contribs) 16:44, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

Following recent vandalism, the James Martin page is no longer editable by ordinary folks and his apology appears to be the last word in this section. There is ongoing outrage in response to his actions and subsequent article which is not being represented (see for example the Facebook group Why Does James Martin Hate Cyclists?). Is there a way of submitting updated content for this page to people who do have access to it? The current structure of this part of the page could leave readers with the impression that is somehow acceptable to drive cyclists off the road as long as you apologise afterwards, when in most cases a criminal conviction would be more appropriate. Mittititti (talk) 18:53, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Expressing outrage is simply not what Wikipedia is here for. Richard Keatinge (talk) 23:07, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Agreed with Richard - the controversy appears to have been quite minor and transient. A Facebook group can go on for months after the subject is out of the spotlight, so really isn't a good source. Gkmotorsport (talk) 19:53, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

the page as it is is rather misleading. Cyclists weren't upset because he slagged off health benefits - they were upset because he claimed he'd deliberately run a group of cyclists off the road with his SUV. (He was lying, obviously, but still). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.145.252.66 (talk) 09:53, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

I will fix this.

A BBC News article is quite a good source for the original text of the article so I added it (though many other websites, apart from the Daily Mail, have it too.) It is also a good source for the accusation of illegality, and the extent of the criticism. We shouldn't omit the apology so I restored that too. The event fits in quite well with his documented interest in supercars, and in environmentally conscious cooking, so a brief mention is appropriate for the article, and is not a private matter to be avoided.

--Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 10:57, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Career Description
Could I suggest a change to the career section? Currently, his Daily Mail column is mentioned under 'Television' and 'Personal life', with two mentions of the above cycling flap. I think it might be neater to have a 'Career' section, with 'Television' and 'Journalism' or similar as subsections. Comments welcome before I do anything ;) Gkmotorsport (talk) 19:53, 19 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I think that is a good proposal. It does not make sense to see a newspaper column, nor his early interest in cooking, in a 'personal life' section. The current structure of television/restaurant/product range/personal/ is confusing and lacks flow. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 10:57, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Autobiography
There's no mention here of the problematic first edition of his autobiography, which had to be pulped following court action from his father's ex-wife. It was reported in the Telegraph [UK broadsheet newspaper of reasonable repute] and is mentioned here also:

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/3933293.Former_stepmum_wins_action_over_James_Martin_s_new_book/

telegraph article is still reachable, here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3534534/TV-chef-James-Martins-stepmother-wins-damages-over-ugliest-woman-ever-met-jibe.html

DrippingTap (talk) 16:21, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

Update:

Looking through the history of the page, it seems references to his autobiography have previously been removed, yet they are not libellous, surely, as they were merely reporting the outcome of a court judgement?

DrippingTap (talk) 13:55, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Edit request
James Martin is no longer the holder of the world record for carrot chopping. the current record holder is Rosalia Addis (April 2009)

Link to Guinness World Records Page http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/4000/most-carrots-peeled-and-chopped-in-one-minute-%28individual%29 Alex Hudghton (talk) 11:02, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

What a mess
This is a terrible mess of PR. Needs stripped down to the citable facts. Pinkbeast (talk) 16:11, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

I think I have stripped it down to citable facts this but page has a warning that it is written like an advert, does it now comply with Wikipedia rules? What else do I need to do to it if this is not enough? I think all the sources I have used are ok, for example the BBC website for air dates of certain shows. Will amend as advised to ensure it is as it should be. Any information appreciatedCGirlPeaGirl (talk) 08:31, 19 November 2014 (UTC) --CGirlPeaGirl (talk) 08:18, 19 November 2014 (UTC)


 * I think first you should, as Wikipedia rules demand, disclose any conflict of interest you have; especially if you are paid in connection with editing this page. Pinkbeast (talk) 11:24, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

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James's currant show
James's current show on itv is James Martin's Saturday Morning. Nigelgreenx2 (talk) 11:33, 8 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Dear James can you help me make meat and potatoes pie 2A02:C7C:AC19:CD00:4DC6:17BF:A3C4:FB90 (talk) 12:56, 11 June 2023 (UTC)