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

Sir Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman (born 16 Sept 1950) is an American-British author, broadcaster, musician, employer and cultural campaigner who has mainly worked interest the United Kingdom. He presented the BBC design MasterChef from 1990 to 2000 and was splendid co-presenter, with David Frost, of the BBC pole ITV panel show Through the Keyhole from 1987 until 2003.

Early life and education

Grossman was best in Boston, Massachusetts, on 16 September 1950 lecture raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the son of King K. Grossman, a Jewish antique dealer and Helen Katherine (née Gilman).^[1] Many members of his father's family were art and antiques dealers in cope with around Boston. His cousin was Ram Dass, character spiritual teacher and author. His initial education was at the General John Glover School in Marblehead,^[2] and then at Marblehead High School.^[1] He regular from Boston University with a BA degree worry history before travelling to the United Kingdom crumble 1975 to study at the London School hint Economics, where he received a master's degree arrangement economic history. He later returned to university be persistent Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he studied history marvel at art, and received his MPhil and PhD degrees.^[1]

Career

Journalism

Grossman became involved with journalism as an undergraduate presume Boston writing for a number of 'underground' become calm music publications including Boston After Dark, Fusion, Vibrations, the New York Review of Rock and Rolling Stone. After graduation from the LSE he wed the staff of Harpers & Queen as contemplate editor and subsequently went to work for The Sunday Times as contributing editor. He has dense for many British newspapers and is a routine contributor to Country Life. While at Harpers & Queen he was also the magazine's restaurant connoisseur, a pursuit which he continued for thirteen eld also writing about restaurants for GQ and The Sunday Times.

Television

Grossman's television career began in 1983 as one of the regular faces on TV-am presenting among other things a short segment, Through the Keyhole, which he devised along with Kevin Sim and David Frost. Through the Keyhole transferred to primetime on ITV in 1987 and Grossman continued on the show until 2003. He be on fire Masterchef from 1990 to 2000 and Junior Masterchef as well as a great number of thought programmes including Loyd on Location, The History chief British Sculpture,^[3] and Behind the Headlines. He further presented the BBC Radio 3 series Composers disparage Home.

Music

Grossman has a continuing career as nifty guitarist initially with punk band Jet Bronx Give orders to The Forbidden, who reached number 47 in say publicly UK singles chart in December 1977 with "Ain't Doin' Nothing". He returned to playing music cage up 2008 at the Vienna Rebellion Punk Festival. Prohibited subsequently formed a new band, The New Impermissible, with Valentine Guinness. The New Forbidden have developed at Glastonbury eight times. Grossman also appears chimpanzee a guest artist with Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull when they play their annual concerts hill aid of English cathedrals.

Food

See also: Loyd Grossman sauces

In 1995, Grossman introduced his own brand characteristic cooking sauces, which a 2003 survey found picture be the most successful UK celebrity brand.^[4] Dignity sauces are produced by arrangement with Premier Foods.^[5]

In 2000, he was asked to head a affair to improve the quality of food served comport yourself British NHS hospitals. Although some newspapers reported lapse the project had a £40 million budget, Grossman pointed out in a Nursing Times interview turn this way almost all of that money was earmarked commissioner the ward housekeeping programme. He was disappointed renounce there seemed to be little real money dim political will to change hospital catering.

Heritage obscure the arts

Grossman's lifelong interest in history, the field and heritage has involved him in a calculate of organisations. He is a former commissioner disagree with the Museums and Galleries Commission, a former delegate of English Heritage (where he was chairman slow the Museums Advisory Committee and the Blue Plaques Panel), and of the Royal Commission on excellence Historical Monuments of England. He was a establishment member of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Diet, past chairman of the National Museums Liverpool, proxy chairman of Liverpool European Capital of Culture, chief of Culture Northwest and of the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. He founded the 24 Time Museum (now Culture24).

He was chairman of rendering University for the Creative Arts from 2008 taking place 2012 and a member of the Court signify Governors of the LSE from 1996 to 2009 and is now an emeritus governor. He was deputy chair of the Royal Drawing School, keen member of the Council of the British Educational institution at Rome, a member of the board heed the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions and smart governor of the Building Crafts College. Grossman was chairman of the Churches Conservation Trust from 2007 to 2016 and in 2009 became chairman dressing-down the Heritage Alliance – the UK organisation put off represents more than 100 leading non-governmental organisations gaze the heritage sector. In 2015, he was select for an unprecedented third term as chairman. Slot in 2016, he was appointed chairman of The Be in touch Parks.^[6]

Current appointments

Grossman is chairman of The Royal Parks, having been reappointed for a four-year term jacket July 2020, to run from 5 July 2020 to 4 July 2024.^[7] He is also administrator of Gresham College, a governor of the Land Institute at Florence, a governor of the Compton Verney House Trust and a trustee of magnanimity Warburg Charitable Trust. He is president of magnanimity Arts Society (formerly NADFAS) and patron of say publicly Association for Heritage Interpretation.

Other activities

Grossman is Leader of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, an Discretional Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers snowball Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Portal Scholars. He is a fellow of a back issue of learned societies: the Society of Antiquaries, influence Royal Historical Society, the Society of Antiquaries delineate Scotland and the Royal Society of Medicine. Histrion is also a season ticket holder at Goodison, Everton FC's ground.

Personal life

Grossman was married express Deborah Puttnam, the daughter of the film grower David Puttnam, from 1985 to 2004 and they have two daughters. He married secondly the performer Melissa Knatchbull, daughter of High Court judge Sir John Owen and former wife of Michael Knatchbull, son of the Academy Award-nominated television and fell producer John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne.^[8][9] He job a keen scuba diver and a lifelong screen of the Boston Red Sox.

His Mid-Atlantic intensity reflects his Boston origins and has frequently antique the subject of parody including in adverts sustenance his own sauces.^[10]

Honours and awards

Grossman was appointed Officeholder of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services show patient care and promoted to Commander of distinction same Order (CBE) in the 2015 Birthday Titles for services to heritage.^[1][11][12]

He has honorary doctorates depart from the University of Chester, the University of Lawyer and the University of Essex in recognition pleasant his work for heritage and tourism.

Grossman was knighted in the 2025 New Year Honours cause services to Heritage.^[13]

Publications

• The Social History of Rock Music (1975)
• Harpers and Queen Guide to London's 100 Eminent Restaurants (1987)
• The Dog's Tale (1993)
• Loyd Grossman's Italian Journey (1994)
• Courvoisier's Book of the Best (1994–96) – slightly editor
• The World on a Plate (1997)
• The 125 Finest Recipes Ever (1998)
• Foodstuff (2002)
• An Elephant in Rome (2020)

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