TV chef James Martin was still harbouring a lot of guilt over a huge kitchen mistake that he made years ago and wanted to offer up his apologies on his latest installment of his self-titled show.
During his latest episode on Saturday (January 4), the famous cook confessed that he’d once “ruined somebody’s wedding” after he’d made a massive blunder while working at the Park Lane hotel.
The incident took place nearly four decades ago but James was still feeling “horrific” about the incident even to this very day.
His admission came about during a questions and answers session on the show, a member of the public wrote in to explain they had a huge accident in the kitchen and wanted to know if the chefs had also suffered any red faced moments.
James read out the question on-air: “Got another one here, Matt from Cumbria had a big accident in the kitchen with an explosive pressure cooker,” he asked his fellow cook experts: “What is the biggest mess up you’ve ever had in the kitchen?”
Both chefs who joined on the programme, Galton Blackiston and Tommy Banks, sighed as James stepped in to offer up his own blunder as support.
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James Martin issues on-air apologies (Image: ITV)
He said: “I was getting Fahrenheit and centigrade wrong when I was about 14 years old in the Park Lane hotel, and I burnt 800 portions of apple tart.”
The TV star went on to admit: “It was for somebody’s wedding so I do apologise if you’re watching, it was me. I am sorry.” Knowing they couldn’t stop his huge mistake Tommy and Galton both chimed in with “oohhh” as they remained silent.
“It was pretty horrific,” confessed James.
James confessed he ruined someone’s wedding (Image: ITV)
Meanwhile, away from television James also doesn’t shy away from owning up to his mistakes and recently went into detail about some of the mishaps he made when opening his restaurants.
The ITV cook is the owner of several acclaimed eateries, including The Kitchen at Chewton Glen and James Martin Manchester within the Manchester235 Casino.
In an interview with The Times, This Morning star recalled starting out in the restaurant business and how it didn’t quite go as planned.
James Martin,Tommy Banks and Galton Blackiston talk kitchen mistakes (Image: ITV)
When he was 21, he started a business adventure with Hotel du Vin in Winchester. His dream of opening his own restaurant followed a stint as a pastry chef at Chewton Glen Hotel in Hampshire.
Casting his mind back to his early career days, he told the publication: “If I thought about everything that could go wrong every time I opened a restaurant, I’d be a complete mess.
“Ever since I opened my first place at the Hotel du Vin in 1994 I have gone in with complete faith in myself and the people I’m working with.”
James Martin Saturday Morning Kitchen airs weekly on ITV1, from 9.30am.