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Celebrity
chef John Burton Race's estranged-wife shut their restaurant, the
New Angel in Dartmouth, Devon, in 2007 while he was filming a reality
TV show in Australia. Mr Burton Race, 52, later sold the restaurant
to a friend who currently employs him as head chef.
The
Insolvency Service said Mr Burton Race declared himself bankrupt at
Torquay County Court in March.
The
bankruptcy order granted at the court means Mr Burton Race's assets
are frozen and creditors will have to apply to an insolvency
practitioner to be paid.
The
New Angel, bought by Mr Burton Race in 2004 for £500,000, had
total debts of more than £1.1m when it closed in November 2007,
administrators Begbies Traynor said.
Mr
Burton Race has appeared on a number of television programmes
including Britain's Best Dish. In 2004 he moved to Devon with his
family and their adventures in setting up a restaurant were
documented by Channel 4 in Return of the Chef.
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