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  "description": "fter graduating from the University of Portsmouth, Reid moved to London, where he began his career as a chef.[5] He worked as an apprenticeship at The In & Out club in St James's and later worked in the kitchens of the Royal Air Force Club.[5] He worked in Le Gavroche and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay under the tutelage of notable chefs such as Michel Roux Jr, Simone Zanoni and Gordon Ramsay.[5]\n\nIn 2007, Reid joined the team at Gaucho restaurants and later became the head chef there.[6] He managed both the Richmond and O2 sites before he was promoted to the topmost position for the entire Gaucho Group.[6]\n\nIn 2013, Reid left London and moved to Melbourne where he worked in Attica alongside the celebrity chef Ben Shewry.[7] He also worked in Andrew McConnell’s 2 Hat restaurant Cutler and Co.[7] In 2014, Reid worked with celebrity chef Shannon Bennett and his Vue de Monde group to open Jardin Tan.[8] In 2014, he returned to the United Kingdom and opened a restaurant in London tagged M.[8] In 2015, he opened the second M restaurant in Victoria Street.[9]\n\nReid wrote his first cookbook titled M a 24 Hour Cookbook which was published in 2016 by Bloomsbury Publishing.[10] In 2016, he started appearing on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch live TV show as guest chef.[11] He also appeared on the BBC Great British Menu representing the London and South East region against the countries best chefs.[12] He featured on Master chef on BBC One and Tricks of the Restaurant Trade on Channel 4.[13]\n\nIn 2017, Reid opened the third M restaurant in Twickenham.[14] In 2019, he started overseeing the newly formed Rare Restaurants which encompasses both Gaucho and M restaurants.[14]\n\nReid features as a guest alongside James Martin on Saturday’s Kitchen in the UK, and Justine Schofield on Everyday Gourmet, and Diana Chan on Asia Unplated in Australia.[15]",
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