James Nathan is a British barrister, best known as the winner of the BBC's MasterChef 2008, having beaten Emily Ludolf and Jonny Stevenson in the grand final.
[1][2] Nathan was educated at Millfield in Somerset and Tockington Manor School in Bristol.
Nathan practised criminal law in Bristol for two years before moving to Spain with the intention of opening a restaurant.
He has worked at Richard Corrigan’s restaurant, Bentleys Oyster Bar in Piccadilly, Michael Caines’ Michelin-starred Bath Priory in Bath and at Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall.
In March 2016, James took over from Nathan Outlaw as Head Chef at The St Enodoc Hotel in Rock, Cornwall.