Campion, Charles Robert
Born Leamington Spa 17 Oct. 1951; s of Geoffrey Campion and Meriel Campion; m 1986, Sylvia Murray; one s one d
restaurant critic, since 1992; food writer and broadcaster, since 1994
Education
Blundell’s Sch., Tiverton; Watford Art Sch.
Career
Advertising copy writer, 1970–88; hotel proprietor and chef, Cold Springs House, Buxton, 1988–92. Glenfiddich Restaurant Writer of the Year, 1997
Publications
(with Theodore Kyriakou) The Livebait Cookbook, 1998; (with Theodore Kyriakou) Real Greek Food, 2000; (with Theodore Kyriakou) The Real Greek at Home, 2004; Fifty Recipes to Stake Your Life On, 2004; Food from Fire, 2006; Charles Campion’s London Restaurant Guide, 2009; Eat Up!, 2010
Recreations
cider making, fly fishing, pickles and preserves, bread making
Clubs
Worcester Rugby Football
