Charles Robert Campion (17 October 1951 – 23 December 2020) was an English television personality and food critic who wrote for The Times, The Independent,[2] and the Evening Standard.
He was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton, Devon and at Watford Art College, Hertfordshire.
[4] After 15 years in the London-based advertising industry, Campion took a career change in 1988 and with his wife Sylvia purchased a small hotel, Cold Springs House, in Buxton, Derbyshire.
Renovating it into a luxury hotel and restaurant, he took on the role of head chef - the only light in what became an abortive and failing enterprise.
Campion died on 23 December 2020 at the age of 69, from complications of heart disease.