Gary Rhodes (22 April 1960 – 26 November 2019) was an English restaurateur and television chef, known for his love of British cuisine and ingredients and for his distinctive spiked hair style. He hosted shows such as MasterChef UK, MasterChef USA, Hell's Kitchen, and his own series, Rhodes Around Britain. In 2006, he competed to represent the South of England in the BBC's Great British Menu. Rhodes went on to feature in the ITV1 program Saturday Cooks, as well as the UKTV Food show Local Food Hero. He owned four restaurants and had his own line of cookware and bread mixes. He was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on June 17, 2006. Sadly, Rhodes died at the age of 59 in Dubai, UAE, on November 26, 2019.