TV chef known to viewers as Michael Barry, the 'crafty cook' of the Food and Drink Programme, he was also a co-founder of Classic FMMichael Bukht, who has died aged 69 after a period of ill health, successfully led a double life. Some knew that his worlds of Classic FM and the "crafty cook" overlapped, and some did not. He would not have minded either way: what mattered was his nose for detecting the popular and a keen ability to deliver entertainment, which led to significant success in his dif...
Guardian Music — TV chef known to viewers as Michael Barry, the 'crafty cook' of the Food and Drink Programme, he was also a co-founder of Classic FMMichael Bukht, who has died aged 69 af... more info