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Tommy Banks is a multi-award-winning chef, and one of the UK’s most exciting and innovative restaurateurs, growing his menu in North Yorkshire where he owns two Michelin-starred restaurants, a pub, a premium food box business and canned wine brand. Born and raised in the small village of Oldstead, Tommy comes from a farming background, and has watched his family farm the land in around Oldstead since he was a child. In 2006, the family took the plunge and purchased the run-down village pub in Oldstead, adding a food menu, to revive the historic public house. Six years later, in 2012, the restaurant earned its first Michelin-star, and in 2013, when Tommy took over as Head Chef and retained the star, he became the youngest-ever chef to win the accolade. Tommy is a veteran judge on BBC’s The Great British Menu, having won the competition in 2016, 2017 and 2020. Tommy holds two Michelin stars, one each for his two restaurants The Black Swan at Oldstead and Roots in York, as well as a Michelin green star for efforts with sustainable gastronomy.