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Daniel Robert Boome grew up in Cambridgeshire, England and began his career as a professional ice hockey player. He became Captain of England at the age of 16 and capped over 20 times for Great Britain.

Danny Boome followed an intense apprenticeship to become a top chef, beginning in Switzerland and later moving on to Canada where he worked at the West Wind Inn, before finally completing his training at the UK Cookery School, The Grange. He then moved on to the trendy St Martins Lane Hotel in London in the Asia de Cuba restaurant.

Boome moved into the freelance chef circuit working for a diverse clientele from executive families to international event companies and even the Sultan of Oman.

He has also won the national modeling competition "The Face of Wella" and other credits include fronting an anti-drug advertising campaign for the National Police Authority, several continuity adverts for Sky TV and tv advertising for Hellman's. He presented "Wild and Fresh" in 2003, a travel cookery documentary filmed in Canada, and followed this up in 2004 by a series called Norfolk Riviera for Anglia Television and UK Food Channel. More recently, he has teamed up with Uncle Ben's to develop three inspiring recipes using their rice and sauces, and he can be seen presenting the Uncle Ben's television and media advertising campaign.

Boome continues to play defense for the Peterborough Islanders Ice Hockey Team.

He has previously played for the Sheffield Steelers, Chelmsford, Stevenage, Medway, Allberg (Denmark), Port du Soleil (Switzerland) and Bracknell.

He cites his hobbies as socializing, movies, art and traveling.

• Peterborough Islanders Ice Hockey Team
• Danny Boome website
• Norfolk Riviera website
• Fresh and Wild web page
• Daily Mail Group Autumn Ideal Home Show — profile
• Food Network Canada — profile
• Uncle Bens
• UKTV Food — profile