Martin Blunos is one of the country’s greatest chefs. Having held two Michelin stars for more than fifteen years, this blond haired, walrus-moustached Baltic giant of a man has a wicked sense of humour and is a most colourful character.  He was born and bought up near Bath, his parents having come to England from Latvia just after the Second World War.

Martin will be appearing in the new Channel 4 series Iron Chef UK to be screened from April 2010. He is currently appearing each day on the ITV series Daily Cooks.

Martin recently demonstrated at the Ideal Home Show and Vitality Show in London, March & April 2010 and will be an ambassador for Holland America Cruise Lines, Baltic cruises this summer.

Martin appears regularly on television and radio with regular slots as Guest Chef on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen with James Martin, ITV Daily Cooks, BBC Great Food Live! and Food Uncut, ITV’s Saturday Cooks, BBC 2 Food Poker, ITV 1 Britain’s Best Dish, BBC Market Kitchen. Channel 5 Cooking the Books. BBC James Martin’s Feasts. 

He made Tasting Times with Martin Blunos, a ten part series for ITV and was chosen to cook for Her Majesty The Queen during her Jubilee year which was documented in a 30 minute television programme and recently appeared on BBC1 in All The Queen’s Cooks. He recently appeared in a new BBC series of Supersizers with Giles Coren and Sue Perkins.

In 2009/2010 Martin Blunos is the figurehead of the Mendip Food Festival and also the ‘face’ of the Melksham Food Festival. He has appeared in the ITV series Taste the Nation and demonstrated throughout the UK during the summer including the Taste festivals in London, Birmingham and Edinburgh.

Influenced by his mother’s wholesome cooking from her homeland and Russian relatives, Martin has today become one of the finest chefs in the UK. In each of his restaurants he earned two prestigious Michelin Stars. After nine years he opened a larger version of Lettonie in Bath and added letting rooms. Food writers, critics and contempories were regular customers and Martin’s eclectic cooking attracts journalists of leading food publications from all around the globe. 

Unlike many of his peers, he hasn’t learnt his craft from other master chefs.  He went to college in Cheltenham, did a spell at the Strand Palace Hotel in London, a season in Switzerland and many cruises on a Greek tycoon’s yacht before finding a job at Lampwick’s in London’s Battersea Road, where the main competition came from Nico Ladenis in his early nouvelle cuisine phase. 

Martin was invited to meet The Prime Minister Tony Blair at the Foreign & Commonwealth Institute to celebrate Latvia joining the EU. He appeared on SKY TV’s World's Greatest Dishes and has also appeared on BBC 1 Holiday Programme, BBC 2 Master Chef Goes Large and presented his own Christmas programmes for HTV. Martin demonstrates all over the country at media events and Summer 2008 saw him demonstrating at the Taste Festivals and presenting awards. He also demonstrates at major food festivals throughout the world.

He appeared again with James Martin at the BBC Good Food Show and demonstrated at the Ideal Home Exhibition and Organic Show  in London. As the figurehead for the Mendip Food Festival he will be hosting and appearing at regional and media events throughout the autumn and winter. 

In addition to his cooking Martin is much in demand for public appearances, talks and demonstrations, he has appeared as guest chef at the Gourmet Food Festivals in Johannesburg and Capetown, South Africa and has returned from Mexico where he attended and consulted for a new food event organised by the British High Commission.  Martin was a consultant to the food operation at the exciting new Thermae Bath Spa in Bath and a consultant for Hotel & Leisure Group Hillwood Hotels. Currently he is a consultant to a new hotel group.

Martin lives in Bath with his wife Sian, a trained chef herself; food writer and published author. They have two sons Leon and Max and a beautiful daughter Coco and in his spare time Martin is a born again ‘roadie’ to Max’s rock group Cool Morning Colours...