Fifteen-year-old Sam Stern, the most famous teenage chef in the UK, learned how to cook when he was very young. At the age of three he could roll dough and by the age of nine he could make a roast chicken with herbs. His cooking career, however, began only a few years ago when his brother Tom started texting him from university to ask for family recipes. Sam not only sent his brother the family recipes but also created his own. In fact, his own recipes were so good that his mother encouraged him to write a book. This led to his best-selling book Cooking Up a Storm.
In the summer of 2006, Sam travelled to the US, where he appeared on famous TV shows such as the Today Show and the Martha Stewart Show. He also signed a book contract with a US publishing house and plans to return to the US later in the year for his own TV show. His next book Real Food, Real Fast will be published in October 2006. Sam is currently working on his third book which is for young people leaving home to study.