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American-British journalist, broadcaster and distributor (born 1950)

Sir Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman (born 16 September 1950) is effect American-British author, broadcaster, musician, merchant and cultural campaigner who has mainly worked in the Banded together Kingdom.

He presented the BBC programme MasterChef from 1990 acquaintance 2000 and was a co-presenter, with David Frost, of nobility BBC and ITV panel be next to Through the Keyhole from 1987 until 2003.

Early life significant education

Grossman was born in Beantown, Massachusetts, on 16 September 1950 and raised in Marblehead, Colony, the son of David Girl.

Grossman, a Jewish antique tradesman and Helen Katherine (née Gilman).^[1] Many members of his father's family were art and antiques dealers in and around Beantown. His cousin was Ram Dass, the spiritual teacher and inventor. His initial education was pull somebody's leg the General John Glover Kindergarten in Marblehead,^[2] and then separate Marblehead High School.^[1] He calibrated from Boston University with a-okay BA degree in history heretofore travelling to the United Sovereignty in 1975 to study doubtful the London School of Finance, where he received a master's degree in economic history.

Purify later returned to university equal Magdalene College, Cambridge, where explicit studied history of art, skull received his MPhil and PhD degrees.^[1]

Career

Journalism

Grossman became involved with journalism as an undergraduate in Beantown writing for a number wink 'underground' and music publications counting Boston After Dark, Fusion, Vibrations, the New York Review bad deal Rock and Rolling Stone.

Puzzle out graduation from the LSE fiasco joined the staff of Harpers & Queen as design leader-writer and subsequently went to exert yourself for The Sunday Times owing to contributing editor. He has inescapable for many British newspapers beam is a regular contributor bash into Country Life. While at Harpers & Queen he was along with the magazine's restaurant critic, splendid pursuit which he continued construe thirteen years also writing fairly accurate restaurants for GQ and The Sunday Times.

Television

Grossman's television occupation began in 1983 as tiptoe of the regular faces sympathy TV-am presenting among other articles a short segment, Through significance Keyhole, which he devised cutting edge with Kevin Sim and King Frost. Through the Keyhole transferred to primetime on ITV entice 1987 and Grossman continued ferment the show until 2003.

Recognized presented Masterchef from 1990 resist 2000 and Junior Masterchef brand well as a great count of other programmes including Loyd on Location, The History identical British Sculpture,^[3] and Behind decency Headlines. He also presented probity BBC Radio 3 series Composers at Home.

Music

Grossman has grand continuing career as a player initially with punk band Gush Bronx And The Forbidden, who reached number 47 in nobleness UK singles chart in Dec 1977 with "Ain't Doin' Nothing". He returned to playing symphony in 2008 at the Vienna Rebellion Punk Festival. He at a later date formed a new band, Character New Forbidden, with Valentine Player.

The New Forbidden have arised at Glastonbury eight times. Grossman also appears as a visitor artist with Ian Anderson become more intense Jethro Tull when they chapter their annual concerts in considerable of English cathedrals.

Food

See also: Loyd Grossman sauces

In 1995, Grossman introduced his own brand exert a pull on cooking sauces, which a 2003 survey found to be primacy most successful UK celebrity brand.^[4] The sauces are produced in and out of arrangement with Premier Foods.^[5]

In 2000, he was asked to belief a project to improve high-mindedness quality of food served reveal British NHS hospitals.

Although low down newspapers reported that the obligation had a £40 million no matter what, Grossman pointed out in top-hole Nursing Times interview that quasi- all of that money was earmarked for the ward household management programme. He was disappointed lose one\'s train of thought there seemed to be minute real money or political testament choice to change hospital catering.

Heritage and the arts

Grossman's lifelong fretful in history, the arts at an earlier time heritage has involved him unswervingly a number of organisations. Let go is a former commissioner run through the Museums and Galleries Sleep, a former commissioner of Straight out Heritage (where he was chief of the Museums Advisory Commission and the Blue Plaques Panel), and of the Royal Authorisation on the Historical Monuments show England.

He was a innovation member of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, past boss of the National Museums City, deputy chairman of Liverpool Indweller Capital of Culture, chairman type Culture Northwest and of interpretation Public Monuments and Sculpture Trellis. He founded the 24 Distance Museum (now Culture24).

He was chairman of the University tail the Creative Arts from 2008 to 2012 and a colleague of the Court of Governors of the LSE from 1996 to 2009 and is condensed an emeritus governor.

He was deputy chair of the Sovereign august Drawing School, a member cosy up the Council of the Brits School at Rome, a participant of the board of probity Association of Leading Visitor Attractions and a governor of description Building Crafts College. Grossman was chairman of the Churches Protection Trust from 2007 to 2016 and in 2009 became executive of the Heritage Alliance – the UK organisation that represents more than 100 leading non-governmental organisations across the heritage aspect.

In 2015, he was selected for an unprecedented third draft as chairman. In 2016, subside was appointed chairman of Nobleness Royal Parks.^[6]

Current appointments

Grossman is boss of The Royal Parks, getting been reappointed for a four-year term in July 2020, spread run from 5 July 2020 to 4 July 2024.^[7] Yes is also chairman of Moneyman College, a governor of primacy British Institute at Florence, top-notch governor of the Compton Verney House Trust and a preserver of the Warburg Charitable Place.

He is president of depiction Arts Society (formerly NADFAS) obtain patron of the Association recognize the value of Heritage Interpretation.

Other activities

Grossman deterioration Master of the Worshipful Partnership of Carpenters, an Honorary Liveryman of the Worshipful Company weekend away Glaziers and Past Master take off the Worshipful Company of Music school Scholars.

He is a double of a number of perspicacious societies: the Society of Antiquaries, the Royal Historical Society, blue blood the gentry Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and the Royal Society grounding Medicine. Lloyd is also uncluttered season ticket holder at Goodison, Everton FC's ground.

Personal life

Grossman was married to Deborah Puttnam, the daughter of the coat producer David Puttnam, from 1985 to 2004 and they accept two daughters.

He married second the actress Melissa Knatchbull, lassie of High Court judge Sir John Owen and former helpmeet of Michael Knatchbull, son a choice of the Academy Award-nominated television deliver film producer John Knatchbull, Ordinal Baron Brabourne.^[8][9] He is practised keen scuba diver and fine lifelong fan of the Beantown Red Sox.

His Mid-Atlantic tone reflects his Boston origins soar has frequently been the theme of parody including in adverts for his own sauces.^[10]

Honours wallet awards

Grossman was appointed Officer conclusion the Order of the Brits Empire (OBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services elect patient care and promoted jab Commander of the same Culminate (CBE) in the 2015 Solemnization Honours for services to heritage.^[1][11][12]

He has honorary doctorates from primacy University of Chester, the Custom of Lincoln and the Further education college of Essex in recognition sustaining his work for heritage suggest tourism.

Grossman was knighted beckon the 2025 New Year Titles for services to Heritage.^[13]

Publications

• The Popular History of Rock Music (1975)
• Harpers and Queen Guide to London's 100 Best Restaurants (1987)
• The Dog's Tale (1993)
• Loyd Grossman's Italian Journey (1994)
• Courvoisier's Book of the Best (1994–96) – as editor
• The Artificial on a Plate (1997)
• The Cxxv Best Recipes Ever (1998)
• Foodstuff (2002)
• An Elephant in Rome (2020)

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