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Ainsley Harriott's joy at more black people on TV - after he broke down barriers as first black chef to make it on to the television
As the first black chef to make it on to the television, Ainsley Harriott is regarded within the industry as somewhat of a trailblazer.
He also praised the media world for normalising the transition for the next generation – including his daughter Maddie, 32. Revealing that in his younger years, he experienced ‘adversity’ when he went for jobs, he added: ‘There were some who didn’t want a black chef fronting their restaurants and you had to deal with that.’ For Harriott – whose new cookbook, Taste Of Cricket, celebrates diversity and inclusion in the sport – things changed when television came knocking.
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