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Yes, dead at 59: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50570852

That's way too young.

Very sad news. Great chef.

Blimey, I fitted out a restaurant for him years ago - I met him a few times and seemed a decent guy. Sad news

59 is rubbish.

RIP

What? That's ridiculous. I didn't even know he was 59, and at any rate I'd consider 59 middle-age nowadays. Poor guy. RIP.

Far too young. Had he been ill?

ShockDiamonds wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:10 pm Far too young. Had he been ill?

Taken ill suddenly according to the production company he was working with. No proper info as yet

"It was something he ate"

Jobbo wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:23 pm "It was something he ate"

Better I guess than "It was something he cooked".

Too soon.

Simon wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:40 pmToo soon.

Yep should have left it in the oven until it was properly browned off.

Sorry.

RIP

Died from doing something he loved.

Mito Man wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:40 pm
Died from doing something he loved.

I think you mean "while" - I doubt his cooking killed him, I'm confident he was at the very least a competant chef.

Anyway, sad news.

His violin playing was awesome.

NotoriousREV wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2019 3:02 pm His violin playing was awesome.

59, damn

Partial to a Dominos Pizza now and then - decent tipper too.

RIP

Actual cause of death

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc. ... s-50587782

jamcg wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2019 7:39 am Actual cause of death

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc. ... s-50587782

Oof, very similar to what happened to me dad. Stop, drop, and gone.

I suspect his family will be having a particularly unpleasant few weeks as they come to terms with it; the unexpectedness is a mercy in some ways (it's 'better' than a long, drawn out illness), but horrible in other more obvious ones. Like it coming completely out of nowhere.