Food and Drink
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Tonia Buxton
Tonia Buxton is a Presenter, Historian, Writer, Gourmet Cook and Beauty Expert whose professionalism and diversity has made her hugely popular as an outstanding events host, facilitator and speaker.
Ed Baines
Chef, TV star, kitchen pin-up and co-owner of Soho oyster and champagne bar Randall & Aubin Ed has worked for some amazing people in some amazing places.
Graham Mitchell
There are lots of people who speak about wine but there is no-one with the same blend of wit and authority on the subject as Wine Explorer and presenter Graham Mitchell.
Helen Colley
Helen Colley has been in business for over 20 years, setting up her own corporate catering company in 1984. In 2002 she launched Farmhouse Fare Ltd, which makes premium puddings and chilled desserts for supermarkets and specialist shops.
James Martin
TV Chef, Speaker, Event Host and presenter of BBC 1s hugely successful Saturday Kitchen James Martin also proved his worth as a dancer in Strictly Come Dancing in 2005.
James Tanner
In 2003 James Tanner became the latest recruit to the ever-popular TV series Ready Steady Cook, joining the regular team of celebrity chefs on the BBC 2 show which now draws in close to 3 million viewers per episode. Since then he has become one of the most popular chefs around – he has appeared on Step up to the Plate (BBC1), Take on the Takeaway (BBC 2), Saturday Kitchen (BBC 1), Something for the Weekend (BBC 2) and he is currently filming a new series for BBC 2 called Put Your Menu Where Your Mouth Is, due for broadcast in April 2009.
Antony Worrall Thompson
Celebrity chef Anthony Worral-Thompson is a TV presenter, speaker and awards host presented BBCs Saturday Kitchen for a number of years before moving on to ITV.
John Torode
A hugely popular and influential figure on the UK culinary circuit, John Torode is best known as the straight-talking co-presenter and judge of BBCs MasterChef and for his well-established restaurant - Smiths of Smithfield.
Lawrence Keogh
Lawrence Keogh is Head Chef at the renowned Roast restaurant located in London’s Borough Market where he is committed to sourcing the freshest and best produce for the restaurant’s daily menu. He has been in the restaurant trade for more than 20 years and has previously held the position of Head Chef at The Avenue, Bluebird and Quo Vadis, all in London.
Lesley Waters
A former chef and cookery demonstrator, Lesleys lively personality makes her a popular television cook and a regular member of the team on Ready Steady Cook, and This Morning. In 2008 Lesley was the main presenter of Little Chefs.
Colin Alderson
Chef to the Royal Household, Colin’s fascinating stories about the ins and outs of a palace kitchen will leave you breathless at the extent of work required to run one of the oldest monarchies.
Cyrus Todiwala MBE
The Proprietor and Executive Chef of London’s Café Spice Namaste, Cyrus Todiwala has over the years picked up a number of prestigious awards including British Curry Awards Industry Personality of the Year 2007 and Best Indian Chef in the UK.
Monica Grenfell
Newspaper columnist and nutritionist, Monica is also best-selling author with eight books to her name including Five Days to a Flatter Stomach
Paul Rankin
A regular team member on Ready Steady Cook Paul runs the neighbourhood restaurant Cayenne in Belfast. Previously he ran the very successful Roscoff, which was voted Restaurant of the Year in the BBC Good Food Magazines 1996 Awards and where he was awarded Ireland’s first Michelin star.
Vicki Edgson
Both nutritionist and health guru, as one of Channel 5’s The Diet Doctors, Vicki is synonymous with health, beauty and vitality. A trusted naturopath, food expert and champion of healthy eating Vicki has published several modern health bibles including The Food Doctor and The Food Doctor for Babies and Children. Vicki appears on Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff and took part in Fat Nation for BBC Television.
Raymond Blanc
Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc is acknowledeged as one of the finest chefs in the world. His exquisite cooking has received national and international guide to culinary excellence.
Rosa Tidy
Rosa Tidy has the magic of communication and the charming eccentricity of her spoken English instantly endears her to the audience with whom she shares her life experiences in a most humorous way.
Salvatore Calabrese
According to the London Evening Standard, one of the worlds greatest barmen Salvatore runs his bar Salvatore at 50 in St James and was also Bar Manager of the Library Bar at The Lanesborough.
Jo Fairley
Co-founder of the organic chocolate company Green & Black’s, journalist and business speaker Jo Fairley is also the co-author of the bestselling Beauty Bible series of books.
Tamasin Day-Lewis
Tamasin Day-Lewis has gone on to establish herself as one of the finest TV chefs, journalists and writers and is best known for her cooking documentaries including ‘Tamasin’s Classics’ along with ‘Tamasin’s Weekends’ as well as through her regular contributions to magazines and newspapers.
Sophie Wright
Sophie is one of the UK’s youngest and top award winning Chefs. She combines great looks with passion and an enviable talent. Her first book Easy Peasy is out now and she is currently hard at work on the second in and out of the kitchen.
Mich Turner
Mich Turner is London’s leading designer of wedding, birthday and celebration cakes and with a client list including Her Majesty The Queen, Paul McCartney, Madonna, Pierce Brosnan, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Gordon Ramsay and David Beckham, it’s no wonder Mich is often described as the ‘Queen of Couture Cakes’
Jan Matthews
With a £2 billion budget, head of catering for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), Jan Matthews is organizing the biggest ever peacetime catering event in the UK’s history. A unique, powerful and entertaining speaker she is available to undertake engagements from September 29th 2012
