Hassall, Greg (16 March 2012). "Alex James: The Cocaine Diaries, Saturday, 17 March". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 16 February 2019. Alex is showing me round his farm on a freakishly sunny day in autumn. He's lolloping round in a shambolically charming, floppy-fringed manner. He's still very pretty, although arguably not as pretty as this particular bit of the Cotswolds, which is more cliché-inspiring and idyllic than the countryside has any right to be. All of which makes my question a touch irrelevant - but he answers anyway. Baker, Rosie. "Alex James launches cheese range with Asda". Marketing Week . Retrieved 15 July 2012. Bournemouth University presented James with an honorary doctorate in November 2010. He also received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Gloucestershire in November 2013. [48] [49] Bibliography [ edit ]

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On 3 December 2011, he appeared on The Chase with Sara Cox, Ann Widdecombe and Eamonn Holmes against chaser Anne Hegerty, but he was caught by the chaser. On 16 March 2012, James appeared on The Bank Job and made the final, where he was beaten by Rachel Riley. He is also the first Bank Job contestant to find two "bankrupts" in a single game. James has been a participant in BBC One programme 10 Things You Need to Know About Losing Weight. [18] On 26 December 2014, he appeared as one of the celebrity homeowners on Through the Keyhole with Keith Lemon. [19] In August 2015, he won the Channel 4 programme [Celebrity Fifteen to One]. [20] A mixture of cow, goat and sheep milk is used, with the quantities adjusted depending on whether the cheese will be buttery, sour, soft or sweet. The curds and whey are separated and the curds left to drain in cloths. After kneading them with salt, they are left to drain again. Then they are hung in a humid environment until a thin film of mold forms on the surface. The cheese is kneaded again to spread the mold evenly through the cheese for the maturing process. This is repeated 3-4 times. Alexjamespresentsharvest.com". Alexjamespresentsharvest.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012 . Retrieved 15 July 2012. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Jamie Oliver and Alex James perform at The Big Feastival". The Independent. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.

Hastings, Rob (20 August 2011). "Ready for tikka masala cheese? Alex James hopes so". The Independent. London, UK. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. British Cheese Awards". Thecheeseweb.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010 . Retrieved 16 February 2011. Richard Newton-Jones, commercial director at Snowdonia Cheese Company, said, “We’re very proud to introduce our first ever vintage cave-aged Cheddar. It’s a real labour of love to mature a cheese deep underground in such a remote setting and for us, it’s absolutely worth it.” Snowdonia’s cheesemakers explored North Wales to find the perfect location for the cheese’s 18-month maturation. “The flavour is stunning and the setting is incredible – it’s a real honour to work with the natural landscape in this way, surrounded by the majestic beauty of Snowdonia,” he added. Naughton, Philippe (16 January 2010). "Alex James on reuniting with Blur". The Times. London . Retrieved 23 April 2010.

In 1988, James met future bandmate Graham Coxon at Goldsmiths College, where James studied French. Introductions with Coxon's old school friend Damon Albarn and Dave Rowntree soon took place; at the time Albarn and Rowntree were part of a band called Circus. Plunkett, John (13 February 2008). "Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Alex James join revamped Classic FM line-up". The Guardian . Retrieved 16 February 2019. He makes me try a vacherin; 'It's like ice cream, isn't it?' He tells me that Roger Crudge has signed him up for a cheesemaking course, and that he's excited; and that a farmhouse cheese 'is like a living thing.' There's no doubting his enthusiasm for cheese, for country living, and for agriculture, which he thinks 'has branding issues'. James's range of everyday cheeses hit the shelves of Asda in 2011. [29] The flavour combinations include 'cheddar and tomato ketchup', 'cheddar and salad cream', and 'cheddar and tikka masala'. [30] James's father, Jason, was sales director of a company selling waste compactors and baling machines. James married Claire Neate, a music video producer, in April 2003 in Cheltenham. They have five children. The family live near Kingham in Oxfordshire on a 200-acre (0.81 km2) cheese farm; James is considered by the press to be a member of the Chipping Norton set. [43]