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The BBC Gardeners' World Autumn Fair 2 - 4 September 2022
Glyn Purnell - Chef's Table Show Garden

The BBC Gardeners' World Autumn Fair 2 - 4 September 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 7:46


Find Glynn Purnell at BBC Gardeners' World Live on all four days (13-16 June) at the Chef's Table Show Garden.Often called the ‘Yummy Brummie', Glynn Purnell started cooking professionally at the age of 14. After securing a work experience placement in a hotel kitchen, he spent the next two years catching the No 966 bus to the Metropole Hotel at the NEC where he was quickly promoted to making salads and flipping burgers. A six-year stint followed, gaining experience in every department from banqueting to the A La Carte Terrace Restaurant, where he discovered his talent and passion for fine dining. It wasn't long before he began winning awards including the prestigious Salon Culinaire.His next professional step was as Chef de Partie at Simpson's Restaurant where he progressed to the position of Sous Chef. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star and Glynn went on to win many accolades within the industry.After training with top chefs including Gordon Ramsay, Gary Rhodes and Claude Bosi, Glynn travelled abroad to work with well-known Michelin starred chefs in Europe. He went on to help launch Jessica's in July 2003, which was awarded Birmingham's first Michelin star back in 2005. Glynn is now the proud owner of two establishments in Birmingham, Purnell's Restaurant on Cornwall Street, which opened in July 2007 and was awarded a Michelin star in 2009, and Purnell's Bistro & Ginger's Bar on Newhall Street, which opened in September 2012.Glynn has become a household name after taking part in the Great British Menu, winning twice and then later appearing as a mentor. He has previously featured on The Great British Food Revival and The Secret Chef, among other television programmes. He can regularly be seen on Saturday Kitchen as a host and guest chef. He presented the latest series of My Kitchen Rules UK alongside Rachel Allen on Channel 4 last year.Michelin Star – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 AA Restaurant of the Year (England) 2009 The Guardian Top 10 Restaurants in the Midlands 2010 Harden's Restaurant Guide 2016 – listed 54th in top 100 restaurants in the country BMW Square Meal Best UK Restaurant Award 2012 What's On Readers Awards 2016, 2017, 2018 – Best Midlands Chef (Glynn Purnell) What's On Readers Awards 2016, 2017, 2018 – Best Birmingham Restaurant Midlands Food, Drink and Hospitality Awards 2016, 2018 – Best Michelin Star Restaurant Midlands Food, Drink and Hospitality Awards 2016 – Best Chef (Glyn Purnell) Midlands Food, Drink and Hospitality Awards 2018 – Special Recognition Award (Glynn Purnell) 

Always In Season
Birmingham bites with Glynn Purnell

Always In Season

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 28:23


For our season finale, the legendary Brummie chef Glynn Purnell sits down with James to chat all things food. Here, Glynn goes back to his humble beginnings of how making beans on toast for his siblings led him to finding his love for cooking. He shares the incredible moment he was awarded a Michelin Star, what to expect from the diverse food scene in Birmingham, what his time was like on Great British Menu and lots more.       https://www.instagram.com/james_golding_chef/ and Maple from Canada UK https://www.instagram.com/maplecanadauk/ for more seasonal recipe inspiration.         James' recipes are available here: https://www.maplefromcanada.co.uk/benefits-of-maple/ambassadors/james-golding/         Follow Glynn here: https://www.instagram.com/chefpurnell/    Resources mentioned in the interview:       Great British Menu: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0071y6r   Gary Rhodes https://garyrhodes.co.uk/   Gordon Ramsay https://www.gordonramsay.com/   Alastair Little https://byalastairlittle.co.uk/   Marco Pierre White https://www.marcopierrewhite.co/   Original Patty Men http://originalpattymen.com/   Good Food Guide https://www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk    Check out Glynn's restaurants here: https://purnellsrestaurant.com/#section-057e1a2  

Menu
Menu episode 22

Menu

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 30:40


This week my guests are a plethora of peeps all here to celebrate food memories and their fantastic mothers. Happy Mother's Day! We listen to beautiful, funny, poignant and warm stories of my guest's moms in the kitchen whisky up memories for life. Memories from Rosa, Zong, Glynn Purnell, Ben, Povan, Mel, Jason, Michael and plenty of others. Listen to fantastic mom filled memories on this week's episode. Get your ears into Menu, the feel- good food podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen680/message

Menu
Menu Episode 11

Menu

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 25:23


Happy New Year Menu lovers! This is the one that's all about the podcast interview adventures of 2022. It's my best bits! Listen to fun and joyous food tales from top chef and restaurateur, Glynn Purnell, Rosa Brough of Seven Fifty Films, Conrad Brunton of Tonic Talent. Along with food memories and restaurant pet peeves from Jack Brabant of Digbeth Dining Club, Nicola Burston of the Drinks Trust, the hilarious Harriet Giles of Dishoom and the brilliant Sam Coulstock from the Institute of Hospitality. And I have the dating food story of the year From Eugine Patterson of Vibez drinks. Not forgetting my dating food disaster gem that is prawn gate! You'll love this 2022 best bits wrap up show. More feel-good food stories this year. Keep listening for fun foodie chat weekly. Let's make 2023 a tasty one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen680/message

BBC Good Food Show Summer    16 - 19 June 2022 NEC Birmingham
Glynn Purnell - 2022 Winter Show Preview

BBC Good Food Show Summer 16 - 19 June 2022 NEC Birmingham

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 15:46


You can catch Glynn cooking live in the Big Kitchen on Sunday 27th November! Often called the ‘Yummy Brummie', Glynn Purnell started cooking professionally at the age of 14. After securing a work experience placement in a hotel kitchen, he spent the next two years catching the No 966 bus to the Metropole Hotel at the NEC where he was quickly promoted to making salads and flipping burgers. A six-year stint followed, gaining experience in every department from banqueting to the A La Carte Terrace Restaurant, where he discovered his talent and passion for fine dining. It wasn't long before he began winning awards including the prestigious Salon Culinaire.His next professional step was as Chef de Partie at Simpson's Restaurant where he progressed to the position of Sous Chef. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star and Glynn went on to win many accolades within the industry.After training with top chefs including Gordon Ramsay, Gary Rhodes and Claude Bosi, Glynn travelled abroad to work with well-known Michelin starred chefs in Europe. He went on to help launch Jessica's in July 2003, which was awarded Birmingham's first Michelin star back in 2005. Glynn is now the proud owner of two establishments in Birmingham, Purnell's Restaurant on Cornwall Street, which opened in July 2007 and was awarded a Michelin star in 2009, and Purnell's Bistro & Ginger's Bar on Newhall Street, which opened in September 2012.Glynn has become a household name after taking part in the Great British Menu, winning twice and then later appearing as a mentor. He has previously featured on The Great British Food Revival and The Secret Chef, among other television programmes. He can regularly be seen on Saturday Kitchen as a host and guest chef. He presented the latest series of My Kitchen Rules UK alongside Rachel Allen on Channel 4 last year.

Menu
Menu Episode 1

Menu

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 25:37


The one with guest chef and tv personality Glynn Purnell, of Michelin star Resturant Purnell's. Also includes prawn gate date, The one with Nicola Burston of The Drinks Trust. Also includes teary date story, food memories and the social share. Get your ears into Menu, the feel-good food podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen680/message

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The Insider Travel Report Podcast
Discover New British Cuisine at Purnell's in Birmingham

The Insider Travel Report Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 5:46


Chef Glynn Purnell, owner of his Michelin-starred restaurant Purnell's in Birmingham, England, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about how his city is becoming a culinary capital, led by his own restaurant, a new wave of truly British cuisine that uses locally sourced ingredients. Indeed, food is yet another reason to visit Birmingham today. For more information, visit www.purnellsrestaurant.com. If interested, the original video of this podcast can be found on the Insider Travel Report Youtube channel  or by searching for the podcast's title on Youtube. 

The Nightcap
Series 4, Ep 1 - Glynn Purnell

The Nightcap

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 79:13


We are back for a brand new series! Paul Foster & Simon Alexander are joined by Michelin Star Chef and Brummie legend, Glynn Purnell. On today's episode: The Birmingham food scene through the years, Glynn's new venture in Henley-in-Arden PLUS your listener questions! As per - Boiling Point, Cowboy stories & home-cooking hacks & myths for you to take away. Thanks again to Gusbourne for providing us with tonight's Nightcap. Why not visit their website www.gusbourne.com to find out more or to place your order.

Grilled by The Staff Canteen
S3 Ep41 - Glynn Purnell and Aaron Mulliss

Grilled by The Staff Canteen

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 58:39


Michelin-starred chef Glynn Purnell & Aaron Mulliss, former head chef of The Hand and Flowers, discuss the rock 'n' roll years of cooking and how they are still alive, the bad practices they've seen in kitchens including a 'scouse roux' and being picked up off Marlow highstreet by Chris Evans. This is the fourth episode co-hosted by Aaron Mulliss who, after a 12 year career at two Michelin-starred The Hand and Flowers, now owns and runs Tastie, a hospitality recruitment agency. He has invited four chefs to join him and Cara Houchen, Editor of The Staff Canteen, each week. Our guest on this episode is Glynn Purnell, chef owner of Michelin-starred Purnells. In this episode Glynn talks about his new venture, a first for him outside Birmingham, why Claude Bosi would make a great character in a children's book and fighting Marcus Waring. All of our guests are wearing The Staff Canteen hoodie if you would like one take a look at all of The Staff Canteen merchandise available now: shop.thestaffcanteen.com/ Thanks for listening to Grilled by The Staff Canteen, we talk to the UK's best chefs every week so make sure you follow us so you don't miss out on the latest episode. If you are not already become a member of The Staff Canteen and keep up to date: www.thestaffcanteen.com/index/register Please support us if you like what we do: bit.ly/TSCContribute

BBC Good Food Show Summer    16 - 19 June 2022 NEC Birmingham
Tom Kerridge - Big Kitchen - 25th November 2021

BBC Good Food Show Summer 16 - 19 June 2022 NEC Birmingham

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 11:12


We're so excited to be back this year and we have a show-stopping Big Kitchen line-up of chefs and experts cooking LIVE. We'll be joined by Michelin masters Tom Kerridge and Michel Roux, Show favourites James Martin and Nadiya Hussain, the Hairy Bikers plus many more. Feast your eyes on our 2021 line-up below..Take a look at who will be joining us in the Big Kitchen:Thursday 25 November - Tom KerridgeFriday 26 November -  Michelin Star challenge with Glynn Purnell & Angela Hartnett, Hairy Bikers and BBC Good Food Saturday 27 November - Michel Roux and Nadiya HussainSunday 28 November - James Martin https://www.bbcgoodfoodshow.com/https://www.facebook.com/bbcgoodfoodshows/https://twitter.com/BBCGoodFoodShowhttps://www.instagram.com/bbcgoodfoodshow/#bbcgoodfoodshow #bbcgfsw #bbcgoodfood

Grilled by The Staff Canteen
S2 Ep36 - Glynn Purnell And Luke Butcher on new book A Purnell's Journey

Grilled by The Staff Canteen

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 44:51


Thanks for listening to Grilled, we talk to the UK's best chefs every week so make sure you follow us so you don’t miss out on the latest episode. We talk to Luke Butcher and The Prince of Birmingham, Glynn Purnell about the new book - A Purnell's JourneyThere and Back Again. We also discuss the impending local lockdown in Birmingham. The book is full of brilliant stories you wouldn't normally read about, real behind the scenes of a kitchen and laugh out loud memoirs. From Claude Bosi's sleeping snails to Kray Treadwell being diagnosed by the doctor as 4% dwarf - it has everything including prostitutes, Gordon Ramsay, football and let's not forget some amazing recipes. Hold on to your seat as you listen to this one! Please give us a follow and rate us so more people can find us! If you enjoyed this we will be uploading a new episode each week - if you are not already become a member of The Staff Canteen and keep up to date: www.thestaffcanteen.com/index/register Please support us if you like what we do: https://bit.ly/TSCContribute

Solihull Radio Podcasts
The Solihull Show 13.8

Solihull Radio Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 60:08


Geoff is joined by Local Celebrity Chef, Glynn Purnell and Andy Smith from Smithtons Food Market in Solihull.  This show is all about food!  

All The Bright Questions
GLYNN PURNELL – Teamwork is the ONLY dream that works

All The Bright Questions

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 42:06


How Do You is an exciting new podcast series that reveals business secrets behind some of the country’s most inspiring industry leaders, brought to you by HDY Agency, an award-winning Birmingham-based content marketing agency. Our second guest is British Michelin-starred chef, Saturday Kitchen regular,  restaurateur and Chelmsley Wood lad, Glynn Purnell. In his discussion with HDY co-founder and long-standing Heart broadcaster Ed James, Glynn explains about the importance of being surrounded by a solid team and how conquering stress has helped him to create one of the most successful brands in Birmingham. He also reveals who he thinks is the most important person in every restaurant kitchen (it’s not who you’d expect!) and how to apply this to your business.  You can hear and see more of this podcast and other episodes from Series One below: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXPqW0DBUYwAL9FAoeoq8AA  https://www.instagram.com/hdy_agency/  https://twitter.com/hdy_agency https://www.linkedin.com/company/hdyagency/ https://www.facebook.com/HDYAgency/  We're experts in content marketing so when it's time to take your business to the next level, drop us an email at hello@hdyagency.com and check out hdyagency.com to see the multitude of businesses we're constantly elevating.

Tom and Ty Talk
“Pressure Cooking and Edible Charcoal” with Michelin-starred chef, Glynn Purnell

Tom and Ty Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 46:59


We visit Purnell’s restaurant in the heart of Birmingham to meet the 'Yummy Brummie' himself, Glynn Purnell, who has held a Michelin star for over ten years. We explore the similarities between the life of an elite dancer and that of a chef working at the very top of his industry. Along the way Glynn reveals his new-found love of ballet as well as his inclusion in the mafia...

BBC Good Food Show Summer /  BBC Gardeners’ World Live - Birmingham NEC 13 - 16 June 2019

Michelin-starred, Good Food Show regular, chef Glynn Purnell

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BBC Good Food Show Summer /  BBC Gardeners’ World Live - Birmingham NEC 13 - 16 June 2019

BBC Good Food Show Summer

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BBC Good Food Show Summer /  BBC Gardeners’ World Live - Birmingham NEC 13 - 16 June 2019

Affectionately known as the Yummy Brummie (coined by Olive Magazine), Glynn Purnell owns and runs Purnell’s in Birmingham. Winning dozens of awards for his inspired and adventurous cooking, Glynn has remained firmly rooted in his home city and won the Birmingham’s first Michelin star in January 2005 as Head Chef at Jessica’s. Glynn’s first food memory involved baked beans on toast and curry powder! Left in charge of his little brother and sister, he would experiment on them with new combinations and challenged their taste buds. He continues to do this with dishes like poached egg yolk, smoked haddock milk foam and cornflakes on the menu at Purnell’s, cooking which earned him top accolades on BBC’s Great British Menu. Glynn takes old fashioned flavours and brings them up to date with dishes like Royal of Goats Cheese and Pineapple on sticks. The proud owner of three establishments in Birmingham: Purnell’s restaurant opened in 2007 and was awarded a Michelin star in 2009, Ginger’s Bar and Purnell’s Bistro. He started work in kitchens at the age of 14 and spent the following two years at the Metropole Hotel, going every day after school. They took him on as an apprentice and six years later he won the prestigious Salon Culinaire award. Glynn moved to Simpson’s which won a Michelin star while he was a Sous Chef and where he also won other personal awards such as the Academie de Culinaire Francaise Annual Award of Excellence in 1996. He went on to work with Claude Bosi at the 2 Michelin-starred Hibiscus in Ludlow before helping to launch Jessica’s back in Birmingham in 2003. Glynn has taken part in BBC’s The Great British Menu, winning twice and then appearing as a mentor. He has previously featured onThe Great British Food Revival, Pies and Puds with Paul Hollywood and with Mary Berry and Michel Roux Jnr and Tom Kerridge on Food and Drink. Glynn is a regular guest chef on Saturday Kitchen with James Martin and recently appeared on BBC 2’s Extra Slice. Glynn’s book Cracking Yolks and Pig Tales was published by Kyle Books in May 2014. He has leant his knowledge to iconic British department store Harvey Nichols as consultant in 2015 for the launch of their new restaurant concept in Birmingham.

BBC Good Food Show Summer /  BBC Gardeners’ World Live - Birmingham NEC 13 - 16 June 2019

Affectionately known as the Yummy Brummie (coined by Olive Magazine), Glynn Purnell owns and runs Purnell’s in Birmingham. Winning dozens of awards for his inspired and adventurous cooking, Glynn has remained firmly rooted in his home city and won the Birmingham’s first Michelin star in January 2005 as Head Chef at Jessica’s. Glynn’s first food memory involved baked beans on toast and curry powder! Left in charge of his little brother and sister, he would experiment on them with new combinations and challenged their taste buds. He continues to do this with dishes like poached egg yolk, smoked haddock milk foam and cornflakes on the menu at Purnell’s, cooking which earned him top accolades on BBC’s Great British Menu. Glynn takes old fashioned flavours and brings them up to date with dishes like Royal of Goats Cheese and Pineapple on sticks. The proud owner of three establishments in Birmingham: Purnell’s restaurant opened in 2007 and was awarded a Michelin star in 2009, Ginger’s Bar and Purnell’s Bistro. He started work in kitchens at the age of 14 and spent the following two years at the Metropole Hotel, going every day after school. They took him on as an apprentice and six years later he won the prestigious Salon Culinaire award. Glynn moved to Simpson’s which won a Michelin star while he was a Sous Chef and where he also won other personal awards such as the Academie de Culinaire Francaise Annual Award of Excellence in 1996. He went on to work with Claude Bosi at the 2 Michelin-starred Hibiscus in Ludlow before helping to launch Jessica’s back in Birmingham in 2003. Glynn has taken part in BBC’s The Great British Menu, winning twice and then appearing as a mentor. He has previously featured onThe Great British Food Revival, Pies and Puds with Paul Hollywood and with Mary Berry and Michel Roux Jnr and Tom Kerridge on Food and Drink. Glynn is a regular guest chef on Saturday Kitchen with James Martin and recently appeared on BBC 2’s Extra Slice. Glynn’s book Cracking Yolks and Pig Tales was published by Kyle Books in May 2014. He has leant his knowledge to iconic British department store Harvey Nichols as consultant in 2015 for the launch of their new restaurant concept in Birmingham.

The Wesleyan Podcast
07 - Launch of the Nomed

The Wesleyan Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 14:10


Jessica Wilkes-Reading, Wesleyan's Corporate Responsibility Officer, returns to the podcast studio to tell everyone what happened at the launch event for our new charity children's book, 'Curse of the Nomed', at the Library of Birmingham. Hosted by Heart FM's Ed James, with special guest Michelin-starred chef Glynn Purnell, it brought movers and shakers from around the city together to raise money for Wesleyan's chosen charity. Partnership for Children is a small charity that helps look after the wellbeing of young people across the UK with mental health issues, with the net profit from the sale of the book going to them to fund much needed projects.

BBC Good Food Show Summer /  BBC Gardeners’ World Live - Birmingham NEC 13 - 16 June 2019

Birmingham foodies and lovers of all-things-local are in for a treat this summer as BBC Good Food Show reveals its biggest Brummie line-up to date. Some of Birmingham’s most loved chefs are confirmed for the four-day event – which takes place from 14 – 17 June at NEC Birmingham – alongside the city’s most popular street food vendors, and plenty of local artisan producers. Well-known faces, Glynn Purnell and Aktar Islam, will be pitting their local knowledge against each other during an exclusive Brummie showdown in The Big Kitchen. Brad Carter, owner of Michelin starred Carters of Moseley, and culinary cult hero, Lap-fai Lee, will also be showcasing their signature cooking styles in demonstrations on the BBC Good Food Stage.

The Wesleyan Podcast
04 - Curse of the Nomed

The Wesleyan Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2018 15:53


The Wesleyan Podcast returns for a second series with the secrets of our new charity book finally revealed... Neil Whelan and Jessica Wilkes-Reading discuss how the book - The Curse of The Nomed - was created by author BB Taylor with help from youngsters at Four Dwellings Academy in Birmingham. They also hear from Wendy Tabuteau, Chief Executive of Wesleyan's Chosen Charity Partnership for Children, about the impact the publication will have on the charity, as well as celebrity chef Glynn Purnell, radio presenter Ed James and journalist and blogger Zoe Chamberlain who helped judge a competition to decide which story was selected.

BBC Good Food Show Summer /  BBC Gardeners’ World Live - Birmingham NEC 13 - 16 June 2019

BBC Good Food Show Summer 2017 Preview - Affectionately known as the Yummy Brummie (coined by Olive Magazine), Glynn Purnell owns and runs Purnell’s in Birmingham. Winning dozens of awards for his inspired and adventurous cooking, Glynn has remained firmly rooted in his home city and won the Birmingham’s first Michelin star in January 2005 as Head Chef at Jessica’s.

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BBC Good Food Show Summer & Gardeners' World Live - The NEC Birmingham 16 - 19 June 2016

'Yummy brummy' chef Glynn Purnell chats about gourmet Birmingham...and his love of a good kebab

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BBC Good Food Show Summer /  BBC Gardeners’ World Live - Birmingham NEC 13 - 16 June 2019

Glynn Purnell will be at the BBC Good Food Show Winter on Thursday 26 November. He will be cooking live on the Winter Kitchen Stage and Stoves Live Stage, as well as taking part in live interviews and book signings

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BBC Good Food Show Summer /  BBC Gardeners’ World Live - Birmingham NEC 13 - 16 June 2019

Glyn has been attending the BBC Good Food Show for many years and this year is no exception, he will be there on Sunday the 16th June Referred to as a Yummy Brummie by Olive Magazine, 35 year old Glynn Purnell who recently left his position as Head Chef of Jessica’s Restaurant in Edgbaston to open his first solo venture, Purnell’s, is one of the country’s culinary rising stars. He started cooking professionally at the age of 14 when he took on an evening job after school and hasn’t looked back. Winning dozens of awards and critical accolades for his inspired, adventurous cooking, he has remained firmly rooted in his home city where his lifelong passion for local team, Birmingham City FC was matched by his desire to win the city’s first Michelin star, an ambition gained in January 2005 as Head Chef at Jessica’s Restaurant. His first appearance at the BBC Good Food Show was in 2005 and he has since appeared on UKTV Food’s Great Food Live programme as well as presenting a BBC1 documentary ‘Working The Sea’ in which he follows the journey that fish make from a Brixham trawler to his own restaurant kitchen. Last year he joined Gordon Ramsay’s panel of judges for the semi final and final of the Ramsay Scholarship 2006 held at the NEC as part of the BBC Good Food Show.

BBC Good Food Show Summer & Gardeners' World Live - The NEC Birmingham 16 - 19 June 2016

Glyn has been attending the BBC Good Food Show for many years and this year is no exception, he will be there on Sunday the 16th June Referred to as a Yummy Brummie by Olive Magazine, 35 year old Glynn Purnell who recently left his position as Head Chef of Jessica’s Restaurant in Edgbaston to open his first solo venture, Purnell’s, is one of the country’s culinary rising stars. He started cooking professionally at the age of 14 when he took on an evening job after school and hasn’t looked back. Winning dozens of awards and critical accolades for his inspired, adventurous cooking, he has remained firmly rooted in his home city where his lifelong passion for local team, Birmingham City FC was matched by his desire to win the city’s first Michelin star, an ambition gained in January 2005 as Head Chef at Jessica’s Restaurant. His first appearance at the BBC Good Food Show was in 2005 and he has since appeared on UKTV Food’s Great Food Live programme as well as presenting a BBC1 documentary ‘Working The Sea’ in which he follows the journey that fish make from a Brixham trawler to his own restaurant kitchen. Last year he joined Gordon Ramsay’s panel of judges for the semi final and final of the Ramsay Scholarship 2006 held at the NEC as part of the BBC Good Food Show.