Henry Dimbleby

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Henry Dimbleby
MBE
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Dimbleby (right) with his Leon Restaurants co-founder, John Vincent
Born
Henry Richard Melville Dimbleby

May 1970 (age 55–56)
EducationEton College
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
OccupationsCookery writer and businessman
Known forCo-founder of Leon Restaurants
Co-founder of the Sustainable Restaurant Association
Board member ofLeon Restaurants
SpouseJemima Lewis
Children3
Parent(s)David Dimbleby
Josceline Dimbleby
RelativesDimbleby family
WebsiteHenryDimbleby.com

Henry Richard Melville Dimbleby MBE (born May 1970) is a British businessman and cookery writer who is a co-founder of Leon Restaurants and the Sustainable Restaurant Association. He was appointed lead non-executive board member of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in March 2018.[1] He is a son of BBC broadcaster David Dimbleby and of Josceline Dimbleby.

Early life

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Dimbleby was born to broadcaster David Dimbleby and cookery writer Josceline Dimbleby in May 1970. His sister Kate Dimbleby is a cabaret singer. He was educated at the Dragon School and Eton College, where he was a Newcastle scholar and a contemporary of Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg.[2][3] Later, he attended the University of Oxford where he read Physics and Philosophy.[4] In 1984 he played Tom Dudgeon in the TV series Swallows and Amazons Forever![5][unreliable source?]

Career

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Cookery writing

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Dimbleby's first job was as a commis chef with Michelin-starred chef Bruno Loubet, before joining The Daily Telegraph as a food columnist.[6]

Later, he was a regular cookery columnist for The Guardian,[7] and has appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet and BBC One's Saturday Kitchen.[citation needed]

Management consultancy

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Dimbleby worked for management consultants Bain & Co for seven years from 1995 to 2002.[citation needed]

Restaurant entrepreneurship

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During his time at Bain, Dimbleby met John Vincent, and together they formulated the idea of Leon Restaurants.[8] Leon Restaurants was subsequently co-founded by Vincent and Dimbleby with chef Allegra McEvedy.[9][10][11][12]

Dimbleby co-founded the Sustainable Restaurants Association in 2009, and The London Union, which controls some of London’s biggest street food markets.

Campaigning

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School meals

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In 2013 Dimbleby and John Vincent were invited by the then Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove to write a report on school meals in the United Kingdom.[13] They produced the School Food Plan, which made 17 recommendations to improve the quality of school meals and food education. As a result of the plan, the government now provides free school lunches to all infants in years Reception, 1 and 2. In addition, practical cooking and nutrition is now part of the National Curriculum for 4- to 14-year-olds, and two major food flagships have been launched across Lambeth and Croydon.[14][15] On 25 November 2015, the government stated that free infant school meals would be safe from national spending cuts.[16]

National Food Strategy

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In July 2020 the National Food Strategy, Part One,[17] was published, which Dimbleby led.[18] This proposed actions to help disadvantaged children and to promote environmental and animal welfare standards. The recommendations for disadvantaged children were supported by Marcus Rashford in his 2020 Covid-related campaign.[19]

Other

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From 2018 to 2023, Dimbleby was the a non-executive board member of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.[20]

In January 2024 Dimbleby founded Bramble Partners, a venture capital firm, that invests in businesses seeking to improve food security.[20]

Recognition

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Vincent and Dimbleby were appointed MBEs in the 2015 Birthday Honours for their work on the School Food Plan.[21][22]

In 2017, Dimbleby received the Sustainable Restaurant Association's Raymond Blanc Sustainability Hero award along with Vincent.[23]

In July 2025, Dimbleby was given an honorary doctorate by Newcastle University.[24]

Personal life

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Dimbleby is married to Jemima Lewis, a journalist.[25] They have three children[26] and live in Hackney, east London.[27]

Bibliography

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  • The School Food Plan (2013)
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References

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