Simon Rimmer

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Simon Rimmer
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Rimmer in May 2010
Born
Simon Peter Rimmer

(1963-05-05) 5 May 1963 (age 63)
Wallasey, Wirral, England
OccupationChef
Years active1990–present

Simon Peter Rimmer (born 5 May 1963[1]) is an English celebrity chef, best known for his on-screen partnership with Tim Lovejoy.

Early life

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Simon Peter Rimmer was born in Wallasey.[a]

Career

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Rimmer originally studied fashion and textile design,[2] and later taught himself to cook.[3] In 1990, he bought Greens, a vegetarian restaurant in West Didsbury.[4] It closed in 2024.[5] He opened his second restaurant, Earle, in Hale in October 2006,[6] though this was sold to a local restaurateur in 2016.[7] In 2013, Rimmer served as a judge for British Sausage Week, helping to choose the winners and promote the event.[8]

Rimmer's television career began with Granada Breeze before appearing regularly on programmes including This Morning, The One Show, The Gadget Show and Pointless Celebrities.[9] He has presented Making a Meal of It for BBC Two,[10] Win It, Cook It,[11] Tricks of the Restaurant Trade,[12] Eat the Week with Iceland[13] and Secrets of Our Favourite Snacks[14] for Channel 4 and Breaking Into Tesco for Channel 5.[15] Rimmer is best known for his work alongside Tim Lovejoy presenting Something for the Weekend on BBC Two between 2006 and 2012[16] and Sunday Brunch, a show with a similar format on Channel 4.[17]

Rimmer has also appeared as a contestant on various TV shows. In 2006, he pitted his cooking talents against other skilled chefs on the first series of Great British Menu; losing in the North of England heat to Marcus Wareing.[18] In 2008, he appeared on Celebrity Mastermind, choosing 'The History of Tranmere Rovers' as a specialist subject.[19] In August 2017, it was confirmed that Rimmer would take part in the fifteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Karen Clifton.[20] The pair were eliminated in week six.[21]

Rimmer's first book, The Accidental Vegetarian, was published in October 2004.[22] His second book, Rebel Cook, was published in October 2006.[23] His third book Lazy Brunch came out in 2008, co-written with Lovejoy and based on a feature in Something from the Weekend.[24] In 2009, Rimmer published his fourth book, The Seasoned Vegetarian.[25]

Simon started to present a show on Gold Radio(British Radio Station) Saturday mornings 9-12pm in January 2025

Personal life

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Rimmer supports Liverpool F.C. and was present during the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.[26]

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006–2012 Something for the Weekend Co-presenter With Tim Lovejoy
2012— Sunday Brunch Co-presenter 10 series; with Tim Lovejoy
2014 Daily Brunch Co-presenter 1 series; with Tim Lovejoy
Win It, Cook It Presenter 1 series
2016— Tricks of the Restaurant Trade Co-presenter 3 series; with Kate Quilton, Adam Pearson and Sophie Morgan
2017— Eat the Week with Iceland Presenter 1 series
2017 Secrets of Our Favourite Snacks Co-presenter With Sophie Morgan
Strictly Come Dancing Participant Series 15
2018 Britain's Favourite Food Presenter Two-part series

Notes

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  1. ^ Wallasey was in Cheshire when he was born and did not become part of Merseyside until he was 11 years old.

References

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  4. ^ Simon Rimmer, who owns restaurant Earle in Hale, Trafford is one of the celebrity chefs at this year's Good Food Show. Messenger. 28 May 2009.
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