John Tovey MBE (19 May 1933 – 8 September 2018) was an English restaurateur and one of the first celebrity chefs in Britain in the 1970s. He was known for the Miller Howe hotel and restaurant in Windermere, which he owned from 1971 to 1998. References 1933 births 2018 deaths People from Barrow-in-Furness English restaurateurs British hoteliers Members of the Order of the British Empire English chefs