Elisha Carter

Elisha Carter (born 6 October 1969) is a British chef who appeared in the BBC television series Great British Menu in 2008. He is Head Chef at The Landau restaurant located in The Langham, London.

Biography Carter was born in North London, He went to Pimlico School where he studied Home Economics at General Certificate of Education O-Level and for a Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education in Hospitality. He then became a commis chef at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland where he stayed for over a year, and in 1992, he went to work at John Burton Race's two-Michelin-starred restaurant L'Ortolan in Reading, Berkshire. and then head chef at the Sharpham Park restaurant at Charlton House hotel in Somerset. He was awarded the "Somerset Life" Chef of the year 2007 and awarded the Silver Medal for Bath chef of the year 2007. In September 2008 he moved to The Landau's kitchens and in October 2009 became Head Chef.

Giles Coren, restaurant critic of The Times, described him in 2005 as being "...a young chef of mercurial genius...". Carter featured on the BBC television programme Indian Food Made Easy, and appeared in the BBC television series Great British Menu in 2008, where he lost to Chris Horridge, head chef at The Bath Priory hotel, in the South West region final.