Contributors

Alexina Anatole worked in finance for a decade before deciding to apply for MasterChef. After reaching the final of MasterChef in 2021, she decided to switch to food writing. Her first cookbook, Bitter, was published in 2023, and focuses on how to use bitterness to elevate dishes, and helps readers tame their fears of this intimidating flavour.

Alissa is a chef and food writer. Her latest book, Salt and Time, sheds light on the food of Siberia. She also hosts a supper club called KinoVino.

Amelia is a WSET Diploma-trained wine expert and the founder of events business Amelia's Wine. She has experience of working on vineyards all over the world, and appears on ITV's The Wine Show.

Amy Howlett is a mature undergraduate student reading Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University. Amy loves preparing dinner parties for family and friends, especially when it involves pushing herself with new recipes and techniques

Amy is the founder of Poon's London, a Chinese bistro, deli and grocery concept which produces oils, sauces and condiments as well as wontons and other popular Chinese dishes.

Amy Lo is journalist and content creator with a focus on food, drink and her Cantonese heritage.

Originally from Italy, Andrea is the food blogger behind the popular blog thepetitecook.com.

Andrew Chelley is the Senior Development Chef at Pots & Co, a company making handmade potted desserts from high-quality ingredients. He has previously worked at many different restaurants including the Michelin-starred L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Paris, Kitchen W8 and Bluebird in Chelsea. He previously worked with Phil Howard at Sonny’s.

Andy Zolnierowicz from Fremont, Chicago, is a contributor to Fever-Tree’s new book, Fever-Tree: The Art of Mixing.

In her spare time, Angela develops recipes for her blog Patisserie Makes Perfect and indulges in her passion for photography. As the name would suggest, she has a keen interest in patisserie and strives to use the best possible ingredients and classical techniques throughout her work.

Angela Clutton is an award-winning food writer, cook and presenter.

Anja Dunk is a freelance cook, food writer and artist, born in Wales to a German mother and a Welsh father.

Anjum Anand grew up in London but has also lived and studied in Geneva, Paris and Madrid.

Previously guest head chef at East London favourite P. Franco, Anna Tobias has built a career on simple but effective cookery.

Anna Jones is a cook, writer and stylist, the voice of modern vegetarian cooking and the author of the bestselling A Modern Way to Eat, A Modern Way to Cook and The Modern Cook’s Year.

Anna Søgaard is the head chef at Bistro Freddie in Shoreditch, and the co-founder of Suppher Club in Manchester. She was formerly sous chef at Erst.

Originally from Luxembourg, Anne is a food journalist, photographer and broadcaster. She has worked as a restaurant critic for TimeOut London and now presents her her own cookery TV show.

Antonia is a BAFTA winning TV Executive who has worked with many of the UK’s top chefs over the last decade.

Ariadna Boixader is an anthropologist with a true passion for extra virgin olive oil and olive trees. She returned to her childhood village of only 200 people in the heart of the Catalonian olive oil and wine country, in the north east of Spain, to set up a food travel agency.

Liverpool-based Becca is the writer of the food blog Amuse Your Bouche, and specialises in simple vegetarian recipes that anyone can create, regardless of their cooking ability.

Ben Tish is the chef-director of The Stafford London. His latest book, Mediterra, shares recipes from across the Mediterranean basin.

Bettina was born with a passion for food. Brought up across several cultures by a Norwegian father and Danish-Bulgarian mother, cooking has remained a constant pleasure in Bettina’s life.

Bex helps out across a few areas at Great British Chefs, including marketing and writing the weekly newsletters. Studying towards a degree in Food Sustainability, she’s interested in ethical farming and sourcing seasonal, local ingredients to cook for her friends and family.

Boralia serves modern interpretations of historic Canadian recipes, taking inspiration from recipes of the early French and British settlers, subsequent immigrant groups, and techniques and indigenous ingredients of the First Nations.

Calum heads up the kitchen at Public House in Paris and oversees the menu at The Georgian in Harrods, London. He is also the author of The Pie Room.

Previously in-house writer and editor for Heston Blumenthal and cookery publisher at Penguin, Camilla is a freelance editor and writer who manages to combine her love of food with her love of words for a living.

Camilla is a half Danish, Surrey based food writer and recipe developer. She loves the culmination of art and science involved in cooking and enjoys making fabulous food, simply and cheaply.

Capital K Distillery is Manitoba's first family owned and operated producer of craft spirits.

Caroline is a journalist and editor who has trained at Leiths School of Food and Wine, and has been living, breathing and writing about all things food for over fifteen years.

Casa do Frango is a London-based Portuguese restaurant specialising in authentic piri-piri chicken and dishes from the Algarve, with locations in London Bridge and Shoreditch.

Chetna is a food writer and baker who appeared on the 2014 series of Great British Bake Off.

Ching is an international Emmy-nominated TV chef and cookery author who has become an ambassador of Chinese cooking around the world.

Writer and illustrator Chloe King is founder of the food lovers’ book club Cook the Books.

Chris is a freelance writer and photographer, longtime blogger and avid foodie.

Chris Mosler is a freelance writer and blogger. She writes for Great British Chefs about vegetarian food and family life.

Chris Bailey is the estate head chef at the Rathfinny Estate in Sussex.

Working as Senior Chef Consultant at Unilever Food Solutions China and previously Team leader for the IKA Culinary Olympic Team in 2020.

Christina is a blogger and tour guide based in Santorini, Greece.

Claire Clark is regarded as one of the top three pastry chefs in the world. Claire is now a freelance chef consultant based in London.

Clara is a primary school teacher whose initial love of food was inspired by many family meals, both traditional English food and food from afar.

Having attended cookery courses in South Africa, Vietnam, Thailand and the Caribbean, Clare is always looking to expand her culinary know-how and improve on recent kitchen disasters.

Clare is the founder and CEO of Doves Farm, an organic and free-from food business based in Berkshire.

Clare is a writer with a keen interest in anything edible and quaffable.

Following a love of food and an exciting restaurant career in New York City, chef Cornelius now oversees premium cruise brand Celebrity Cruises’ food and beverage operations.

Craig Angus is a Scottish writer and musician based in Glasgow with a passion for Scottish social history and the fantastic food, art and literature the country has produced.

Cristina Sánchez and Eduard Sellabona are a couple of food lovers living in La Vall d’en Bas, northern Catalonia, who love tasting local quality products and discovering gems in the very rich Catalan restaurant scene.

Daisy spent a decade running an innovative Indian restaurant in Thailand and travelling extensively across Asia. Since returning to London in 2021, she launched Magic Momo – a pop up brand that draws on her deep knowledge of Asian cuisine to create bold, inventive dishes.

Damian is the head chef at Bar 44 in Penarth, Wales.

Dan Wilson is a chef and restaurateur originally from Australia.

As a finalist on Season 10 of Hell’s Kitchen on FOX-TV, Dana Cohen gained the hard-earned respect of acclaimed Chef Gordon Ramsay and was dubbed the ‘Scallop Queen’ for her seafood mastery.

Daniel Fletcher has worked as a top level Pastry Chef under such prestigious names as Jason Atherton, Gordon Ramsey and Tony Fleming. He now acts a Pastry Consultant based in London and hosts pop up bakery Sweet.

Dannii is a health and fitness blogger who creates and shares healthy alternatives to her favourite foods without sacrificing on taste.

Danny Kirwan is an award-winning blogger, lover of music and friend of Ibiza.

Darcy Brown is head chef at Waterfront Warehouse in Halifax, Canada. The restaurant is known for showcasing the area's stunning seafood offerings.

Dave Bone is the head chef at Pilgrim in Liverpool.

David and Charlotte Bailey are best known for being the award-winning vegan street food pioneers behind Wholefood Heaven. Their cookbook, The Fresh Vegan Kitchen, contains over 100 recipes from all over the world geared towards vegan, raw and gluten-free diets.

Deb combined her interests as a lifelong passionate foodie with a keen interest in a raw plant-based diet to found her blog — Deliciously Raw.

Debra is a food writer and editor with an enduring love of the ever-evolving nature of cuisines.

Deena is a food writer with work published in UK magazines such as BBC Good Food, Delicious, Cook Veg and Fork.

Diana Henry is a food writer whose books have sold more than 950,000 copies worldwide. She has weekly columns in The Telegraph Magazine and Waitrose Weekend and her work has appeared in BBC Good Food, House & Garden, Delicious and beyond. She is also a regular voice on BBC Radio 4.

Dina Begum a cookbook author and writer who is passionate about highlighting the recipes and food traditions of Bangladesh.

Dom is the head chef of Hackney Coterie.

Doreen works as the Communications and Marketing Manager for The Five Points Brewing Company in Hackney, East London, and has worked with beer in some capacity on both sides of the Atlantic for half a decade.

Doug Sanham worked as a chef for many years before joining forces with Andrew Clarke to start Pilot Light – a campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues in hospitality.

Ed Hughes is a beer sommelier at Sharp's with a wealth of experience in the beer industry. His mission is to dispel the myths of beer drinking and bring beer to the dining table alongside the finest seasonal ingredients.

Edd Kimber is a baker and food writer based in London. He is the author of The Boy Who Bakes (2011), Say it with Cake (2012), Patisserie Made Simple (2014) and One Tin Bakes (2020).

Elaine is a passionate home baker based in London, who loves crafting delicious treats for her family. She began baking after leaving a career in finance to become a stay-at-home mum to her two daughters. Drawing inspiration from her upbringing in Hong Kong, Elaine enjoys infusing her bakes with Asian flavours.

Eleanor Ford is an award-winning author writing about food and travel.

Eliot worked as a chef partnership manager at Great British Chefs.

Elizabeth is a food and lifestyle blogger and photographer based in Malta.

After serving as head of content for Great British Chefs and Great Italian Chefs, in early 2019 Ella took the plunge and moved to Toulouse in pursuit of a life of cheese, pastis and cassoulet. She is now a freelance food editor, writer, and content specialist.

Elly McCausland is a food writer based in Yorkshire. She is a keen gardener and loves cooking with home-grown produce.

Emily Scott is the chef at Emily Scott Food at Watergate Bay in Cornwall and the author of Sea and Shore: Recipes and Stories From a Kitchen in Cornwall.

Emli Bendixen is a South Korean/Danish photographer based in Bristol and London.

Emma is an experienced writer specialising in food and travel.

Emma authors the blog, Coconut and Berries, where she shares her kitchen adventures and creative vegan recipes.

Emma Macdonald, a trained chef, founded The Bay Tree from her mother’s kitchen table.

Esme is the Recipe Editor at Great British Chefs. She particularly loves Chinese and Japanese food and owns far too many cookbooks.

Felicity Spector has worked in national television journalism for nearly thirty years, but has now combined her day job with an increasing interest in food writing in her spare time.

Fergus Henderson is the legendary chef and co-founder of London restaurant St John.

Fiona Beckett is an experienced, award-winning food and wine writer who has written for many of the UK's national newspapers and consumer magazines.

Fiona Sims is a leading food, drink, travel writer and editor. She contributes to many magazines and newspapers including The Times and The Sunday Times, Decanter, Delicious and National Geographic Food, and travels the world in pursuit of top chefs, pioneering food producers, hot hotels and legendary winemakers, brewers, and distillers.

Danny is a food adventurer, home grower, supper club host and writer of the entertaining and quirky epicurean blog, Food Urchin.

GBC Kitchen is where you'll find accessible, inspiring recipes with a twist, from our in-house team of recipe developers. Perfect for mid-week meals or special occasions alike, GBC Kitchen recipes will help you become a more confident cook, and impress those around you in the meantime!

Gelf Alderson has worked his way up from being a senior sous chef to Culinary Director at the River Cottage. The food at River Cottage is focussed on simple, seasonal eating, and his two cookbooks are no different. Great Roasts, his latest cookbook, shows that roasting is about more than just big pieces of meat. It features recipes for roasted fruit, creamy beans or smoked haddock and even kedgeree – all made in the oven.

Gemma was responsible for the initial research that led to the creation of Great British Chefs, and is now head of partnerships at the company. She has published two children’s books in Catalan and other books are in the pipeline.

Gemma can usually be found in a restaurant, at a food festival or cooking at home.

Genevieve is a food writer, food stylist, presenter and cookbook author, the latest of which is Charred. with a love of simple and beautiful food. Her time is equally spilt between writing cookery books and pieces for national magazines and newspapers, presenting films on gorgeous recipes and creating food for film and photography that is used in TV, advertising, packaging, PR and marketing campaigns.

George Barson is the current head chef of The Beckford Canteen in Bath, where he serves a modern British menu. He was formerly the head chef at Kitty Fisher's in Mayfair and then Wild by Tart.

After training at Leiths Cookery School of Food and Wine to become a professional chef Georgina has spent nearly 2 years traveling around the world from Thailand to Oman working and understanding the culinary world.

Georgina is a chef who's had five years, three cookery courses, one restaurant and a fiercely sharp mother to hone her culinary skills.

Georgina Hayden is a food writer from north London, winner of the Fortnum & Mason Best Cookery Writer Award and regular on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch and BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen. Her latest cookbook, Greekish is full of simple, everyday Greek recipes that are sure to delight.

Goz founded the successful plusixfive blog to generally dispel myths of Singapore cuisine.

Graeme is fuelled by an intense passion for the rich and varied food and drink landscape of Scotland.

Great British Chefs is a team of passionate food lovers dedicated to bringing you the latest food stories, news and reviews.

Greg is a seriously accomplished chef who after six years at Galton Blackiston's Morston Hall set out on his own with his partner Rebecca Williams to open Meadowsweet in Holt, Norfolk in 2021.

Greg is a self-taught head chef who has been cooking for twenty-five years.

Gurdeep Loyal is an award-winning food and travel writer. He was the winner of the Jane Grigson Trust Award for his debut cookbook, Mother Tongue and regularly appears on Saturday Kitchen. He has been featured in Delicious magazine, Suitcase, The Times, Guardian, New York Times, Telegraph and Observer Food Monthly. Flavour Heroes (2025) is his second cookbook.

Hannah has a passion for travel and loves trying new culinary delights around the world. When she's not planning her next adventure, she can be found indulging in sweet treats, discovering new music or hunting down London's best street food.

Hari Ghotra creates delicious recipes, videos and facts that will demystify the secrets of Indian cooking so you can create, share and enjoy fabulous Indian food in your home.

Harriet was the events and partnerships manager at Great British Chefs until 2021.

Hayden has won a number of prestigious accolades in culinary competitions such as the Parade Des Chefs where he is a four time Gold medallist.

Heather blogs about life in Muscat and seeks out the best activities, restaurants and sights on offer.

Heine Johansen is a sommelier, wine and food writer based in Bergen, Norway.

Helen is a recipe developer and food blogger living in the Midlands with her husband and three children.

Helen Graves is Head of Content at Great British Chefs. She's also the author of the cookbook LIVE FIRE: Seasonal Barbecue Recipes and Stories of Live Fire Traditions, Old and New, and the editor of Pit, an independent magazine with roots in live fire cooking.

Helen Best-Shaw is a freelance food writer & photographer who has been writing about achievable, affordable and mostly healthy food on Fuss Free Flavours since 2007.

Henk is the owner of Trevisker’s Kitchen and Dining and The Halfway House Inn.

Henrietta Inman trained as a pastry chef, working at the Lanesborough Hotel, London, among other prestigious restaurants and hotels. Now living in rural Suffolk she runs Henrietta Inman Pâtisserie alongside supplying festivals, pop ups and farmers' markets and running regular cookery classes.

Henrietta Lovell left a career in corporate finance to found the Rare Tea Company in 2004 and is now known around the world as the Rare Tea Lady.

Henry is the resident innovation chef for Belazu at the company's Pembury Kitchen, honing superb dishes for home cooks that showcase Belazu's inspiring ingredients.

Henry is the features editor at Great British Chefs.

Howard is a food writer and presenter from Sheffield, who first caught the public’s attention on series four of The Great British Bake Off, going on to win their affection with his quirky style and love of unusual ingredients.

Hugh is a freelance food journalist and professional glutton. Previously, he has written for The Guardian, Time Out, Restaurant magazine, British Street Food, and inapub.

Hungry Female is a Malaysian-Chinese blogger passionate about all things foodie but especially the food of her heritage, Chinese.

Iain Pennington is a head chef and owner of the award winning restaurant, The Ethicurean.

Imad Alarnab was forced to flee Damascus during the Syrian war, leaving behind his restaurants and cafes. He worked his way back up, at first cooking in refugee camps, then starting pop-ups in London, and finally opening his first restaurant in the UK, Imad's Syrian Kitchen. His debut cookbook, Imad's Syrian Kitchen, was released in 2023.

Imogen is the co-founder of the foraged and wild food-focused restaurant Native on Osea Island, Essex.

Irina Georgescu is a Romanian-born food writer, fascinated by the flavours and textures of Romanian cuisine and passionate about sharing its secrets with the world.

Irini was the winner of MasterChef in 2019 and her book Under The Olive Tree showcases the Greek dishes she loves to cook.

Isaac Parham is a freelance food writer and editor from South London. When not browsing Borough market or watching his beloved Portsmouth FC, you'll find him travelling the country to find the nation's best food.

Ixta Belfrage is an award-winning cook and food writer, who spent five years working alongside Yotam Ottolenghi at his test kitchen, before releasing her first cookbook of her own Mezcla in 2022.

Izy is a student living in London, who spends her spare time blogging and photographing. She recently finished writing her first cookbook, Top With Cinnamon.

Izzy studied Classics at Glasgow University, and nearly gave up writing altogether after reading Terence, who observed that 'nothing has been said that has not been said before' over 2,000 years ago. She persevered, however, and started writing about food, combining a lifetime love of eating and tricolons.

Jack found accidental fame by blogging recipes created from handouts at their local food bank, and a £10 a week food shop.

Jacqueline Meldrum is a food writer and recipe developer from Scotland.

James Ramsden is author of four cookbooks, he has written about food and cooking for Delicious magazine, the Guardian, the Times, the London Evening Standard and many others.

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Jane is a freelance writer, editor and blogger who also writes about living with children who have Diabetes Type1 and Hip Dysplasia.

Jane Mason is a writer, baker and a social entrepreneur. In 2010 she set up Virtuous Bread to help people make, find and learn about good bread and in doing so forge the link between bread and virtue.

Born in Barbados, chef Jason Howard is now based in London and specialises in modern Caribbean cuisine, combining his love of native Caribbean ingredients with his classical French training.

Jeanne is a South African by birth and a Londoner by choice. Her blog CookSister was named as one of the Times Online's top 50 food blogs in the world and is also a four-time winner of the Best South African Food Blog.

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Jennifer Earle is a former food buyer and food developer who now works as a consultant alongside running her business, Chocolate Ecstasy Tours.

School of Wok founder, author and TV chef Jeremy Pang comes from three generations of Chinese chefs. Being surrounded by food connoisseurs, Jeremy developed his passion for food and soon realised the importance and correlation between basic cooking skills and eating well.

Jesse Estes is a contributor to Fever-Tree’s new book, Fever-Tree: The Art of Mixing.

Joe Fox is a London-based chef, specialising in modern British cuisine inspired by seasonality and the Slow Food movement.

Joey has worked as a chef for ten years, both in London restaurants and in private homes across the UK and abroad. Joey’s latest project, Food with Time, explores ideas of sustainability within the food and farming industries, as well as the importance of a seasonal, veg-centric diet for both the environment and the individual.

John Rensten, is one of the country's most enthusiastic and knowledgeable urban foragers.

John Torode is one of the UK's best loved chefs and is known to millions as the judge of BBC One's Masterchef, Celebrity Masterchef and Junior Masterchef.

John Relihan started his culinary career aged sixteen at the Jamie Oliver foundation, and has since become a specialist in the art of the barbecue. He is at the helm of Holy Smoke in Cork, a barbecue restaurant which focuses on low and slow cooking.

John is the co-founder of the restaurant AngloThai.

Jonathan is a keen explorer of food, culture, science, technology, and design.

Jonathan is a bartender and mixologist, who currently takes charge of the drinks offering at Plates in London.

Inspired by a 15-year-old bottle of Auslese Riesling in 2017, Jonathan began blogging to showcase how diverse and delicious wine can be. The blog led to career roles and WSET qualifications. On his travels, Jonathan loves to unearth obscure grape varieties and at home writes for a variety of publications.

Joseph Fox is an award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker based in Madrid.

Josh Barrie is a staff writer for iNews. He writes a lot about food and drink.

Josh Katz is a chef specialising in live fire cooking and co-owner of Berber&Q Grill House, Berber&Q Shawarma Bar and Carmel.

Joshua Owens-Baigler and Usman Haider are the co-founder and head chef respectively of Dalston itameshi restaurant Angelina, where their unique menu blends influences from Italy and Japan.

Jozef Youssef founded the collaborative gastronomic project, Kitchen Theory, to explore the multi-sensory elements of eating.

Judy Joo is a French-trained, Korean-American chef, writer and restaurateur whose culinary expertise spans the globe.

Julie Lin turned her love of cooking into a career when she appeared on MasterChef in her early twenties, reaching the quarterfinals. Since then, she has developed her Malaysian and Scottish cooking style and now owns GaGa in Glasgow, which celebrates Southeast Asian flavours. Her first cookbook, Sama Sama, was released in 2025.

Kaltur is a Spanish food importer and restaurant in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Karen Burns-Booth is a freelance food & travel writer, recipe developer and food stylist with a passion for local, seasonal ingredients.

Karyn Noble is an award-winning freelance journalist, specialising in gourmet food, drink, health and luxury travel.

Kate Doran is the blogger behind 'The Little Loaf', specialising in nostalgic baking recipes.

Katherine Feddon has over fifteen years of fine dining restaurant experience. After her success in reaching the semi-finals of Masterchef: The Professionals, she decided to branch out into the private dining sector.

Katie Ingram is the head bartender at L’Abbatoir in Vancouver, Canada and has a passion for everything bitter, mixable and alcoholic.

Katie is an avid home baker, passionate about using seasonal produce and hedgerow ingredients. As part of the editorial team at Great British Chefs, she pursues her dual loves of food and writing.

A greedy Londoner who loves to eat, Kavita Favelle is the author of food and travel blog Kavey Eats.

Kayleigh Rattle is a freelance food and travel writer and member of the Guild Of Food Writers.

Beloved all over the world as the gentle, smiling face of Chinese cookery, Ken Hom has graced our screens for decades and helped demystify one of the world's oldest and most complex food cultures

Keshia Sakarah is a second-generation West Indian and owner of Caribe', a Caribbean restaurant based at POP Brixton in London.

Kevin has been writing for the French Riviera Blog since 2005, a project he set up while running a hotel in Nice.

Kiln is the brainchild of Ben Chapman, and is the sister restaurant to Smoking Goat. Dishes at Kiln are punchy, pungent and strong, reflecting the gutsy flavours of rural Thai cooking.

Kimberley and Melanie write for the travel blog Loop Barbados and love nothing more than seeking out the hottest bars, street food stands and restaurants on the island.

Kirk Haworth is Executive Chef at Michelin-starred Plates in London, a plant-based restaurant in London which he runs with his sister Keeley Haworth. Kirk was the first plant-based chef to compete on Great British Menu (he was named series 19 Champion of Champions in 2024), and has previously worked at The French Laundry, Restaurant Sat Bains, The Square, The Quay and Northcote.

Kolamba is a Sri Lankan restaurant in Soho, London, owned by Eroshan and Aushi Meewella.

Kris Hall is the founder of The Burnt Chef Project, a non-profit business tackling mental heath issues in the hospitality industry.

Lai Kuan is a stay-at-home mum with a passion to inspire parents to cook healthy food for their children through her blog.

Lani Greenhalgh is a chef, whose CV includes The Laughing Heart in Hackney.

Lara was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but was raised in rural South America. Not your average child, she had a pet deer, owned a hunting rifle and spent her days in the field assisting her dad with the farm.

Laura Martin is a freelance journalist who also runs the East London dining and food trend website, ChompingGround.co.uk.

Laura Porter writes the About.com London Travel site and fits in further freelance writing while sustaining an afternoon tea addiction to rival the Queen’s.

Lauren is a food writer at Great British Chefs. She joined the team in 2022, having previously been a food editor at regional newspapers and trade magazines.

Passionate about teaching new and emerging technology by day, early mornings see ex-commercial fishing skipper Laurence blog from Newlyn on Through the Gaps.

Lerato is one of the strongest voices in African cuisine, known for her vibrant and wholesome food that explores the multiplicity of the rich African continent.

A London-based food and travel photographer and writer, Leyla spent the best part of 2015 eating her way around the world.

Louise Robinson is a former fashion accessories designer turned freelance food writer, stylist and photographer now based in the Sussex countryside.

Lucy is a south London-based former news reporter turned food and drink publicist and writer.

Lucy Timm is a self-taught chef who is currently head chef at Provençal-style restaurant Royale in East London, where she cooks simple and accessible plates of food,

Rene has a wealth of experience working for a range of prestigious bars across London including most recently The Wellington Club London.

Madeleine is a qualified nutritional health coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, a creative chef, vociferous blogger, fledgling presenter and self-professed yoga enthusiast.

Born in London, Maggie grew up with both eastern and western influences from her parents (originally from Hong Kong), which sparked a love of the different cultures and cuisines on offer.

Mallika is an Indian food writer and the author of two cookbooks (Masala: Indian Cooking for Modern Living and Miss Masala: Real Indian Cooking for Busy Living).

As founder and head chef of Sambal Shiok in London, Mandy Yin is at the forefront of modern Malaysian cooking.

Manjiri is an Indian food blogger currently living in London.

Marc Alvarez Safont from Pakta, Barcelona, is a contributor to Fever-Tree’s new book, Fever-Tree: The Art of Mixing.

Editor of UK BBQ Mag, barbecue blogger at CountryWoodSmoke and father of three mini barbecue critics, Marcus is a bonafide expert when it comes to barbecue.

Maria Bradford, born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone, is the founder of and head chef at Shwen Shwen, a catering company serving Sierra Leonean and Afro-fusion cuisine. Her debut cookbook Sweet Salone was released in 2023, and she sells her own product range online.

Marie Mitchell is co-founder of the Island Social Club, a restaurant, bar, and cultural space to celebrate Caribbean cultures and cuisines. Alongside her work as a chef, Marie champions social inclusivity, sustainability, and mental health awareness.

Martin came to London from Glasgow and slotted into the London scene pretty easily – then again, as a graffiti-collecting whizz developer it is hardly surprising.

Martin Morales is the chef, restaurateur and founder of the Michelin-Guide listed Peruvian restaurants Ceviche Soho, Andina, Ceviche Old St and the AA Rosette awarded Casita Andina in Soho.

Matt is the head chef at Maison Francois in London.

Matthew is a source of infinite wisdom in the world of food.

Matthew Jones is the founder and owner of Bread Ahead.

Maunika Gowardhan is an Indian food writer and chef who was born in Mumbai but now lives in the UK. She has written a number of award-winning cookbooks including Tandoori Home Cooking (2023) and Thali (2021).

Max Evans is a freelance writer and lifelong food lover. He has worked in a few top London restaurants, including Smoking Goat and Mãos, and is an avid home cook.

Max Venning is the co-founder of the bar Three Sheets alongside his brother Noel. Three Sheets has been listed as one of the 'Worlds 50 Best Bars' several times since opening in 2016, and in 2019 Max Venning was awarded Best Bartender in the UK by CLASS Magazine.

Mecca worked as head of social media at Great British Chefs and joined at its launch in July 2011.

Meera Sodha is a cook and a food writer, renowned for her Asian-inspired, meat-free recipes. She writes the Guardian’s weekly ‘The New Vegan’ column, and is the author of three best-selling cookbooks: Made in India, Fresh India and East. She cooks, writes and lives in London with her husband and daughters.

Melissa Thompson is a London-based recipe developer and food writer of Jamaican and Maltese heritage. She runs food and recipe project Fowl Mouths and is a columnist for BBC Good Food. In 2022, Melissa released her debut cookbook Motherland, which celebrates the food of Jamaica.

Masterchef: The Professionals semi-finalist Michelle Trusselle began her career cooking in classic fine dining kitchens, but has gone on to make it her mission to elevate the Caribbean food that she grew up eating. This is the focus of her supper club concept Myristica.

Mickael Metayer is the head sommelier at the two-Michelin-starred A.Wong, where he also oversees the restaurant's entire drinks offering.

Mike Daw is the Chef Editor at Great British Chefs, joining the team in February 2025.

Miles is the chief executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association and was previously a senior civil servant at Whitehall.

British-born to Burmese parents as a 'third culture kid', MiMi Aye has always moved between two worlds, and she has spent her whole life soaking up Burmese food, language, and culture through endless trips to see family and friends in Myanmar, as well as back in the UK.

Miranda is a baker at The Dusty Knuckle in East London.

Miriam Nice is a food writer, blogger, photographer and author of Cooking Without a Kitchen.

Monica Shaw's mission is to enable people to feel awesome, through food, life, work and play.

Mónica is a freelance journalist and photographer who specialises in travel, food and environmental work.

Monika Linton is the founder of Brindisa, one of the UK's best Spanish food shops.

Mukta is a food anthropologist specialising in Chinese cuisine.

Naheed Hafiz holds a master’s degree in Environmental Law and teaches the subject as a visiting faculty. She has a passion for cooking from her school days where in she took up cooking as a subject for her hobbies class.

Specialising in vegetarian food, Nancy has cooked her way around Europe and now writes full time for publications and her blog, Delicious from Scratch.

Nargisse Benkabbou is a London-based chef and author. While growing up in Brussels, her parents filled their kitchen with the flavours of their native Morocco, instilling in Nargisse a passion for exploring her culture through food.

Nazima is a freelance food writer.

Niamh Shields is a scientist turned food writer. Based in London and originally from Ireland, Niamh travels the world for much of the year exploring food and flavours, and develops recipes in her London kitchen to share on her award winning blog eatlikeagirl.com.

Nicholas is an aspiring young cook and food writer from Sussex.

Despite living in central London, Nick is a keen outdoors person who loves rustic, simple cooking.

Nick Harman combines work as an advertising copywriter with writing and photographing stories around food and travel.

Nick is the owner of The Shellfish Pig and Bango Kitchen in Cornwall.

Nicola Lamb is a recipe developer, consultant and pastry chef based in London. She trained in some of London and New York's top bakeries, including Dominique Ansel, Ottolenghi, Happy Endings, and Little Bread Pedlar. She is the author of ‘Kitchen Projects’, a top food and drink newsletter on Substack, praised as an ‘incredible resource’ by The Observer. This weekly newsletter delves deep into the world of pastry, exploring everything from beignets and focaccia, to sorbet and cheesecake – and has over 34,000 dedicated readers.

Nikki Bayley is an award-winning food, drink and travel writer based in Vancouver, B.C.

Niklas, a pioneer of Nordic gastronomy and open fire cooking, has been a prominent figure in raising the profile of Scandinavian food globally.

Nisha is a freelance writer, avid food blogger and wannabe food photographer.

Nud’s journey began in a makeshift taco shack in a car park in Hackney, where he set up Breddos Tacos with his business partner Chris Whitney.

Oded Oren is an Israeli-born chef who, having worked in a number of Tel Aviv's most renowned restaurants including the acclaimed Turkiz, moved to London and in 2018 opened his own Middle Eastern restaurant Oren.

Olia Hercules is a Ukranian chef, food writer and food stylist based in London.

Oliver cooks simple, tasty and easy-to-replicate dishes at It's not rocket salad.

Oliver Bernadet is head chef at Restaurant La Traite in Québec, Canada. The restaurant is known for showcasing First Nations cuisine in a fine dining setting.

Ollie Lloyd founded Great British Chefs in 2010. He left the company in 2019.

Patrick McGuigan is a Brighton-based food journalist and cheese writer, who contributes to The Telegraph, The Financial Times and Restaurant, among others.

With more than two decades of expertise in the culinary world and extensive familiarity with the landscape of Spain’s foodservice sector, Chef Peio Cruz currently acts as the Lead Chef at Unilever Food Solutions, Spain.

Pete worked as a food writer at Great British Chefs.

As co-founder and chef of www.foodpairing.com, Peter is in a continuous quest for exciting combinations.

Polina Baskakova is a hospitality and communications consultant from St Petersburg.

Polly Robinson is a Suffolk-based food writer and PR.

Pollyanna is a recipe developer who used to lead the team behind GBC Kitchen. She left Great British Chefs in 2022.

Rachel is a cook, food writer (food editor of Reader's Digest) and all-round epicurean.

Rachel Davies trained at Le Cordon Bleu, and is a London based chef, cookery teacher, food writer and founder of Rachel’s Kitchen.

Rachel is a food writer, splitting time between the Kentish and French countrysides.

Ravneet Gill is an author and pastry chef, and founder of Countertalk – a job service and community that promotes healthy work environments in the food industry.

Food photographer, graphic designer and author of Pride and Pudding (Murdoch 2016).

Ren Behan is a mum of two and a lawyer turned food writer.

Restaurant Le H4C in Montréal reflects the unusual union of an innovative architectural firm – Dimension 3 – and that of a talented chef, Dany Bolduc.

Ranno Paukson and Martin Meikas, chefs and co-owners of Restaurant Ö, Tallinn, hail from the island of Saaremaa, the largest island in Estonia. On this magical isle, the locals have a slightly different dialect, with heavy usage of the letter Ö.

Rich Woods (aka The Cocktail Guy) is an award-winning bartender known for his unique creations and is at the forefront of bridging the gap between the worlds of food and liquid.

Chef Richard H. Turner is a man of many meaty pleasures. Classically trained by legendary chefs the Roux brothers, Pierre Koffmann and Marco Pierre White, these days he's up past his forearms in the London restaurant scene - from London's celebrated Pitt Cue Co., to Hawksmoor, Foxlow and beyond.

Richard is a baker based in Bath, Somerset. He owns Bertinet Bakery and teaches bread-making and baking classes on a regular basis.

Rob Howell is the head chef at Root, a veg-centric restaurant in Bristol's Wapping Wharf.

Chef Romy Gill MBE is a British/Indian chef and writer based in South-West England. She was previously the owner and head chef at Romy's Kitchen, which served dishes inspired by Punjabi and Bengali cuisine.

Rosa is the creative force, epicurian mastermind and longtime blogger behind Rosa’s Yummy Yums.

Brazilian food and travel blogger, living in London.

Rosheen Kaul is the head chef at Etta in Melbourne while Joanne Hu is an illustrator. Both Rosheen and Joanna have Chinese heritage but moved to Australia as children, and this inspired them to write and release their proudly inauthentic cookbook Chinese-ish in 2022.

Rosie Birkett is a food writer, food stylist and cook. As an authoritative food writer and editor she has worked with some of the world’s best chefs, built up a significant following on Twitter and appeared on Masterchef and London Live.

Having left a career as a lawyer to pursue her foodie passions, Rukmini went on to work at Tom Kitchin's The Kitchin in Edinburgh. She is now a food stylist, food writer and recipe developer based in London, and is the author of The Roasting Tin.

A chef, food writer and cookery teacher, Sabrina Ghayour is one of the strongest voices in Middle Eastern food today.

Sabrina Gidda is a chef and food writer whose recipes have been featured in publications including The Sunday Times, GQ and Olive Magazine. In 2023, she released her first cookbook, Modern South Asian Kitchen, which saw her bring together her experience working in Modern European kitchens with her Punjabi heritage.

After a five-year stint in the kitchen at two Michelin-starred restaurant The Ledbury, Sally is now head chef at The Harwood Arms in London.

Sam and Shauna are chefs, barbecue experts and cookbook authors who run barbecue classes online, and co-wrote 'Hang Fire Cookbook: Recipes and Adventures in American BBQ’. They are the stars of the BBC TV show ‘Sam and Shauna’s Big Cook-Out’, which highlights different Welsh communities and the couple's love of barbecue.

Sami and Tara are the co-authors of Falastin.

Sarah Trivuncic is the author of Bake Me I’m Yours… Sweet Bitesize Bakes and has been blogging about food, family and adventures at MaisonCupcake.com since 2009.

Selasi first shot to fame in the 2016 series of The Great British Bake Off, where his cool as a cucumber demeanour and beautiful cakes made him an instant fan favourite.

Selin Kiazim is Chef Director of Oklava in Old street, London, the acclaimed restaurant celebrating the chef's Turkish-Cypriot heritage.

Selina Periampillai is a British-born Mauritian food pioneer, self-taught chef and author of The Island Kitchen.

Shehani Fernando is a multimedia journalist and filmmaker who has worked for The Guardian, BBC, Al Jazeera and a number of independent production companies.

After spending the first 10 years of his working life in procurement and PR, Chef Sherif Afifi decided to follow his passion and enter the culinary world. Afifi studied culinary arts for two years and has gone on to use his business and culinary knowledge to help restaurant start-ups and is now Executive Chef of Unilever Food Solutions, Egypt.

Shu Han Lee grew up in Singapore and moved to London in 2009. Author of the acclaimed Chicken and Rice, Shu is a food developer whose spice company, Rempapa, is stocked throughout the UK, including in Selfridges and Whole Foods. Shu is an authoritative voice in Singaporean cookery and her recipes come from a place of family, heritage and home.

Photographer and food blogger Simon Wilder is teaching himself to cook and eat in order to repair the damage caused by a childhood eating the inedible.

Simon Jenkins is an award-winning pastry chef and consultant who has years of experience in Michelin-starred kitchens.

Simon Bajada is an Australian photographer and food writer currently living in Sweden. He has previously worked as a chef and food stylist, and written four cookbooks. His latest cookbook, Malta, was released in 2023.

Sophie Thompson is an award-winning actress and Celebrity MasterChef winner. Her new cookbook, My Family Kitchen, is a collection of fuss-free, delicious recipes relayed with her trademark humour, warmth and vivaciousness.

Steve Horrell is the executive chef at Roth Bar & Grill in Somerset.

Steven is a young charity marketing professional working for FoodCycle, the national network of volunteer-powered community projects working to tackle food poverty and food waste in the UK.

Stuart Forster is a features writer and the blogger behind the food and travel website ‘Go Eat Do’.

Sue Quinn is an award-winning food journalist and cookbook author. Her work regularly appears in all the UK’s leading food publications including The Telegraph, The Sunday Times, Waitrose magazine and delicious. and she regularly writes investigative features for the BBC.

Sumayya Usmani is a cookbook author, writer and cookery teacher who specialises in Pakistani cuisine.

Ana Gonçalves and Zijun Meng formed Tātā Eatery after years spent working for Nuno Mendes, first at The Loft, then at Viajante and Chiltern Firehouse. After a series of residencies around London, the pair built a huge cult following thanks to their exciting blend of Asian and Mediterranean flavours and produce.

Tess Ward is a freelance cook, caterer, food writer and budding TV chef.

The Quality Chop House is a restaurant in London, specialising in modern, innovative cooking that makes the most of British produce.

The Xandwich is on a mission: to find the best sandwiches in London.

The Gorgeous Kitchen at Heathrow offers diners a gourmet start to their travels, with an innovative menu created by four acclaimed female British chefs and food writers.

The Jugged Hare is London’s leading game restaurant.

The Sustainable Restaurant Association is committed to driving a socially progressive and environmentally restorative sector for hospitality businesses worldwide. They achieve this through the Food Made Good Standard, the industry's largest sustainability certification.

Thomasina Miers was winner of BBC MasterChef in 2005. She is a cook and food writer whose work has ranged from cheese-making and running market stalls in Ireland, cheffing with Skye Gyngell at Petersham Nurseries to co-founding the restaurant group Wahaca.

Born in Vietnam, Thuy and her family moved to London when she was eight, and now runs The Little Viet Kitchen in Islington, London.

Tim Siadatan adds a British twist to Italian cooking at his restaurant, Trullo.

Tim Anderson is a chef, writer, restaurateur, and MasterChef champion.

A Cordon Bleu graduate from Tante Marie Culinary Academy, Tom shares his food passions both in the kitchen and by writing about his favourite dishes.

Tom Flint is a freelance food writer and critic who lives in Worthing, West Sussex.

Tom Hunt author of The Natural Cook is an eco-chef, working on projects throughout the UK to revive our cooking heritage and help reduce food waste.

Tom Shingler is the former editor of Great British Chefs.

Tom worked as the producer for Great Italian Chefs.

Tom Noest is the chef behind The Bell in Langford, The Little Bell in Soho Farmhouse and The Lamb Inn in Shipton.

Driven by his pure love of food and his affection for the collaborative nature of the kitchen, Tom Cenci has earned a place as one of London’s most prominent chefs and is a longtime ambassador of Irish beef championing its sustainability, high quality and exceptional taste.

Tom Westerland is the head chef at Crockers Henley.

Tomas Lidakevicius is the head chef at Turnips in Borough Market, London.

Trine Hahnemann is a well-known chef and food writer, specialising in Danish food and food culture.

Urvashi finds food, baking, cooking and eating a therapeutic relief from every day work and family life.

Valentine Warner is a cook, food writer and broadcaster with a passion for seasonal produce and making the most of the British outdoors.

Victoria Petersen is a born and raised Alaskan who enjoys camping, fresh seafood, wildflowers, trains, history and all things Alaska.

Victoria is a London-based food writer and recipe developer. She was the Roald Dahl Museum’s first ever Gastronomic Writer in Residence and has written six books, including her latest, Too Good To Waste.

Vincenzo is a chef with years of experience, who won the Copa Jerez competition in 2021 with sommelier Mattia Mazzi.

Wai Ting Chung, Erchen Chang, and Shing Tat Chung are the founders of London's BAO, a series of Taiwanese London restaurants, the first of which opened in 2015. Together they also wrote the BAO cookbook, which was released in 2023.

Will is the chef and owner of The Small Holding in Kildown, Kent.

Willie Harcourt-Cooze is an artisan chocolate producer and owns a cacao farm in Venezuela.

Xa Milne is co-founder of Mara Seaweed. Her love of wild edibles was cultivated while researching and writing a foraging column for the weekend Telegraph.

Yago Crego is the head chef at Tapas Brindisa Battersea, specialising in Galician cuisine.

A mother of two, Yen is a freelance writer and food blogger based in Malaysia.

Yotam Ottolenghi is a cookery writer and chef-patron of the Ottolenghi delis and NOPI restaurant and ROVI.

Yotam Ottolenghi is a cookery writer and chef-patron of the Ottolenghi delis and NOPI restaurant. Ramael Scully moved to NOPI as head chef when the restaurant opened in 2011.

Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad are the co-authors of 2022's Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love.

Ottolenghi COMFORT was co-written by Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh, Verena Lochmuller and Tara Wigley. Yotam Ottolenghi is an acclaimed chef and bestselling author. Helen Goh is a pastry chef and author, Verena Lochmuller is Head of Product Development at the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen and Tara Wigley is the co-author Ottolenghi SIMPLE and Falastin.

Zack is the former head chef of The Mariners and now works with Sharp's matching food and beer.

Zoe Adjonyoh is a writer and cook from South-East London. Her pop-up restaurant and supper club has been making waves in the foodie scene – both in London and Berlin – and is helping to bring traditional and contemporary Ghanaian food to an audience outside of the Ghanaian community.