pie and, for dessert, a perry jelly with summer fruits with an elderflower ice-cream. He has also appeared on Saturday Kitchen, Food and Drink, This Morning, Global Pulse, and the minidocumentary Mark Hix on Salt. In addition to his cookbooks, Hix has written for The Telegraph (2020—present), City A.M., GQ, The Independent (2002—2016), and Esquire UK. In March 2021, he started hosting Soul Kitchen on Lyme Bay Radio with Neil Charlton. Controversy Popular British television chef Keith Floyd lunched at Hix Oyster and Fish House hours before he suffered a fatal heart attack in September 2009. After Floyd's death, Hix offered a special on the menu called 'Keith Floyd's Last Lunch' which was seen by some as an appropriate tribute and was criticised by others. Personal life He and his ex Lara Cazalet have a daughter named Isla. He also has twin daughters Ellie and Lydia from a previous relationship. Honours and awards Hix was awarded an MBE in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to hospitality. Cookbooks Eat Up: Food for Children of All Ages (, 2000) Simple Ways to Success: British (, 2003) Fish etc. The Ultimate Book for Seafood lovers (, 2004) British Food (, 2005) Simple Art of Marrying Food and Wine (with Malcolm Gluck) (, 2005) British Regional Food (, 2006), (, 2008) British Seasonal Food (, 2008), (, 2011) Easy Everyday British (, 2009) Hix Oyster & Chop House (, 2010) Fish Etc: The Ultimate Book for Seafood Lovers (, 2011) Mark Hix on Baking: Savoury & Sweet Recipes (, 2012) British Regional Food (, 2012) Valeria Napoleone's Catalogue of Exquisite Recipes (with Valeria Napoleone and Jennifer Higgie) (, 2012) Mark Hix: The Collection (, 2013) Hooked: Adventures in Angling & Eating (, 2019) External links Hix Oyster and Chop House, Farringdon Hix Oyster and Fish House, Lyme Regis BBC Great British Menu (featuring Mark's complete menu from the show) Notes Living people English chefs People from Dorset Reality cooking competition contestants Members of the Order of the British Empire 1962 births