Punk Chef

He has appeared in several TV cooking shows showcasing sign language with food which has made him one of the first celebrity Deaf chef to emerge in mainstream television.

[4][5] Garthwaite went on to make 9 programmes for BSL Zone which include Punk Chef's Kids Challenge.

Chefs like Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal have been inspiring people to improve their cooking habits for years, so it’s great to be able to do the same for the deaf community".

[8] In November 2017, in an appearance on BSL Zone's Up For It kids programme, Garthwaite was invited to meet a young deaf chef.

[10] He became the first deaf manager in the history of North East to win the England Deaf Football League and Cup double also the first manager to bring home the England Deaf Football Challenge Cup to the North East for the first time in its history[11][12] In recognition of his work, Garthwaite was awarded the North East regional Sound Barrier Stars top award for his culinary talent and inspiration to his community for his work on screen as Punk Chef in 2013,[13] also he was selected to compete in the finals to representing England at International Gastronomy Deaf Culinary Event in Copenhagen, Denmark as part of an eight-man shortlist in 2014, then the following year 2015 he was selected once again and he was awarded the second place at the International Gastronomy Deaf Culinary Event after walking away empty-handed in 2014.