He has been a regular chef on the BBC cookery programme ''Ready Steady Cook''. In 1999 Rankin was the first chef from Northern Ireland to be awarded a Michelin Star. He has written five cookery books & runs The Rankin Group chain of restaurants & cafes, inluding ''Cayenne'' and ''Roscoff'' in Belfast. His Canadian wife Jeanne introduced him to cooking and is co-owner of their business. They met in Greece while he was backpacking round the world. In 2006 Rankin competed in the Northern Ireland heat of the BBC's ''Great British Menu'', a competition to cook for the Queen on her 80th birthday.
In 2006, Paul appeared on The X Factor: Battle Of The Stars, along with fellow chefs Jean-Christophe Novelli, Aldo Zilli and Ross Burden.
The late Robbie Millar made his name while working at ''Roscoff''.
Books
*''Hot Food'' (1997)*''Gourmet Ireland'' (1997)
*''Gourmet Ireland 2'' (1998)
*''Ideal Home Cooking (1998)
*''New Irish Cookery'' (2005)
See also
*Michael DeaneExternal links
*The Rankin GroupBiography courtesy of the brilliant Wikipedia!
