# James Martin

james martin (born 30 June 1972) is an English chef and television presenter, best known for his television work with the BBC and ITV. Martin presented the BBC cookery series Saturday Kitchen from 2006 until 2016, before leaving the BBC.More recently, Martin has presented james martin's French Adventure (2017), Saturday Morning with james martin (2017–present) and james martin's American Adventure (2018) for ITV. == Early life == Martin's family were farmers on the Castle Howard estate and he helped his mother in the kitchen, which started his interest in cuisine. He lived in Welburn, attended Amotherby School in Malton and Malton School. == Career == === Early career === Martin studied catering at Scarborough Technical College, where he was named Student of the Year for three years running.