https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/chefs/claude-bosi https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/yyxjjcw5/img52929.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Claude Bosi Chef A legend amongst his peers and known for combining highly skilled classical techniques with the world's best produce, Claude Bosi is one of the best chefs in the UK today. 2025-02-14T22:10:19Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/hari-ghotra https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/sobb32pb/img76776.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Hari Ghotra Hari Ghotra’s website is an exciting hub of 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. 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He cooks British cuisine with flair. 2025-02-14T22:09:21Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/mimi-aye https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/ouchi4gf/img84094.whqc_768x512q80.jpg MiMi Aye – Meet Our Contributors 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. 2025-02-14T22:10:47Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/dave-bone https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/gdchuj5c/img83906.whqc_768x512q80fpt221fpl514.jpg Dave Bone – Meet Our Contributors Dave Bone is the head chef at Pilgrim in Liverpool. 2025-02-14T22:12:49Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/nicholas-searle-donoso https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/thjfewxj/img76923.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Nicholas Searle-Donoso Nicholas is an aspiring young cook and food writer from Sussex. 2025-02-14T22:13:31Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/chetna-makan https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/kuzoaeg0/img84098.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Chetna Makan – Meet Our Contributors Chetna is a food writer and baker who appeared on the 2014 series of Great British Bake Off. 2025-02-14T22:13:40Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/ariadna-boixader https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/f4abra4q/img51602.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers: Ariadna Boixader 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. 2025-02-14T22:08:13Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/chloe-king https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/zoceor4o/img75721.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Chloe King Writer and illustrator Chloe King is founder of the food lovers’ book club Cook the Books. 2025-02-14T22:13:42Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/howard-middleton https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/lg3czkkh/img76781.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers – Howard Middleton 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. 2025-02-14T22:13:34Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/rosie-birkett https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/x4iieuch/img76804.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Rosie Birkett Rosie Birkett is a food writer, food stylist and cook. 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He now acts a Pastry Consultant based in London and hosts pop up bakery Sweet. 2025-02-14T22:08:57Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/chefs/tong-chee-hwee https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/j5emwgwj/img35021.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Tong Chee Hwee Chef Chef Tong Chee Hwee reinvents traditional Chinese flavours and techniques with distinctly modern flair. 2025-02-14T22:07:47Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/jozef-youssef https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/drxndtrt/img42906.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Jozef Youssef Jozef Youssef founded the collaborative gastronomic project, Kitchen Theory, to explore the multi-sensory elements of eating. 2025-02-14T22:13:19Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/andrea-sorandis https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/qprliib5/img76731.whqc_768x512q80fpt270fpl532.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Andrea Soranidis Originally from Italy, Andrea is the food blogger behind the popular blog Thepetitecook.com. She loves to share healthy and gourmet recipes, with a keen eye on vegetarian/vegan/allergy-friendly recipes. She gets her cooking inspiration from foodie adventures around the world and her aim is to help other foodies cook delicious easy recipes with new exciting ingredient combinations. 2025-02-14T22:14:20Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/sally-abe https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/ktwctdqr/img36279.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Contributors - Sally Abe 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. 2025-02-14T22:15:45Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/elly-mccausland https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/4pdprkg0/img33532.whqc_768x512q80fpt252fpl479.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Elly McCausland Elly McCausland is a food writer based in Yorkshire. Her blog, 'Nutmegs, seven’ features recipes inspired by fruit, breakfast, proper British puddings and her travels around Asia. She is a keen gardener and loves cooking with home-grown produce, and is also currently completing a PhD in children’s literature at the University of York. 2025-02-14T22:10:24Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/chefs/bryn-williams https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/j0vlnznx/img52448.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Bryn Williams Bryn Williams trained in three of London’s most challenging kitchens, gaining a solid classical education as he worked. Now running his own neighbourhood restaurant, he offers highly accomplished, beautifully executed dishes – classic French and British with a modern twist – showcasing the very best produce that Wales has to offer. 2025-02-14T22:10:13Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/chefs/xavier-boyer https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/d2acuazj/img25310.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Xavier Boyer Chef Xavier Boyer spent many years working with Joël Robuchon, collaborating closely on the dishes and menus that made the L’Atelier restaurants a success. But he remains very much his own man, cooking seasonal dishes that reflect his extensive travels – showcasing fresh, clean flavours, beautiful textures and his playful creativity. 2025-02-14T22:13:37Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/karen-burns-booth https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/wt1d2nxl/img76792.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Karen Burns-Booth - Meet Our Bloggers Karen Burns-Booth is a free-lance food & travel writer, recipe developer and food stylist with a passion for local, seasonal ingredients. 2025-02-14T22:14:38Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/john-rensten https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/cxvlr20p/img30662.whqc_768x512q80fpt181fpl469.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - John Rensten John Rensten, is one of the country's most enthusiastic and knowledgeable urban foragers. Formerly the co-owner of a successful gastro-pub in Clerkenwell he combined a love foraging with enthusiasm for running a busy eatery. Now he has set up Forage London to give city dwellers a chance to enjoy and discover some of the amazing wild foods that grow all around us. 2025-02-14T22:09:26Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/jonathan-biderman https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/owzn0yp2/img30663.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Jonathan Biderman Jonathan is a keen explorer of food, culture, science, technology, and design. His most recent adventure was undertaking a master's degree in Anthropology of Food, following a stint at Modernist Cuisine. He is particularly interested in the relationships between tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and modern technology, and consumption and satisfaction. Something between and mad scientist and a grandmother in the kitchen, he likes improvisation and comfort food. 2025-02-14T22:11:27Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/jeannehorak-druiff https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/y1onxf3l/img76786.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Jeanne Horak-Druiff Jeanne Horak-Druiff is the creator of Cooksister.com, probably the UK's longest surviving food blog having started in May 2004. A South African who has been living in London for 15 years, Jeanne shares her love of good food, good photography and luxury travel on her blog through a combination of recipes, restaurant reviews and travelogues. When she is not cooking, eating or travelling, she loves teaching and speaking at conferences and workshops on blogging, writing and photography. She is also a human slave to two over-indulged rescue cats. 2025-02-14T22:11:36Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/jane-blackmore https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/f3satz3u/img76785.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Jane Blackmore Jane is a freelance writer, editor and blogger. She details parenting in graphic detail over on her own site northernmum, whilst also writing about living with children who have Diabetes Type1 and Hip Dysplasia. When not writing, Jane can often be found in the kitchen cooking up frenzy or clutching a glass of gin – dependant on what kind of day she has had! 2025-02-14T22:11:40Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/jennifer-earle https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/lh5ft1g4/img30660.whqc_768x512q80fpt338fpl423.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Jennifer Earle Jennifer Earle is a former food buyer and food developer who now works as a consultant alongside running her business, Chocolate Ecstasy Tours, which guides locals and tourists to the best chocolate shops in London. Jennifer judges various food awards, including being on the Grand Jury of the International Chocolate Awards and she blogs at worldchocolateguide.com. She eats a lot of chocolate on a daily basis. 2025-02-14T22:15:00Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/helen-jessup https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/y5jfy21h/img76779.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Helen Jessup Helen is a recipe developer and food blogger living in the Midlands with her husband and three children. She blogs at The Crazy Kitchen where she shares her recipes for ‘everyday food for the everyday family’. 2025-02-14T22:07:04Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/hayden-groves https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/h4jpvhez/img76777.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Hayden Groves He has won a number of prestigious accolades in culinary competitions such as the Parade Des Chefs where he is a four time Gold medallist, he was named the Craft Guild of Chefs Contract Catering Chef of the Year in 2006, in 2011 a 3rd place in the National Chef of the year and was a finalist again in 2012. In October 2013 he finally completed a long term goal and was proudly crowned National Chef of the Year. 2025-02-14T22:07:09Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/great-british-chefs https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/hrsngbqz/img76814.whqc_768x512q80.png Great British Chefs Great British Chefs is a team of passionate food lovers dedicated to bringing you the latest food stories, news and reviews 2025-02-14T22:07:14Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/jack-monroe https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/kwnosgvr/img80586.whqc_768x512q80fpt300fpl565.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Jack Monroe Jack Monroe is a 27 year old parent from Southend-on-Sea who found accidental fame by blogging recipes created from handouts at their local food bank, and a £10 a week food shop. Winner of the Judges Choice award at the Fortnum And Mason Food and Drink Awards, their first cookbook A Girl Called Jack: 100 Delicious Budget Recipes was published by Penguin in March 2014. 2025-02-14T22:07:15Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/hungry-female https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/pj0fvkca/img76782.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Hungry Female Hungry Female is a Malaysian-Chinese blogger passionate about all things foodie but especially the food of her heritage, Chinese. Her mission is to save unsuspecting diners from yet another greasy "stir-fry", to disprove misrepresentations, and to communicate how varied, exciting and of course delicious, Chinese food is. She also hosts dining events and cooking classes through Two Hungry Girls Supperclub. 2025-02-14T22:07:33Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/georgina-auterac https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/xamirdz0/img37529.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Georgina Auterac Georgina has travelled all over the world to bring you the latest culinary stories and news. 2025-02-14T22:08:22Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/goz-lee https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/tcmdkql0/img76773.whqc_768x512q80fpt619fpl210.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Goz Lee Goz founded the successful plusixfive over a year and a half ago to generally dispel myths of Singapore cuisine - like how we do not eat curry powder flavoured radioactive yellow Singapore fried noodles! And also generally challenging the boundaries of what people eat, serving up all sorts of traditional Singapore favourites to astonished and converted foodies all round! 2025-02-14T22:09:33Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/jacqueline-meldrum https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/0mmltsei/img30657.whqc_768x512q80.png Meet Our Bloggers - Jacqueline Meldrum Jacqueline Meldrum is a food writer and recipe developer from bonnie Scotland. As well as creating easy veggie and vegan recipes for readers of her award winning blog Tinned Tomatoes, she also writes for BabyCentre UK and Readers Digest as well as developing recipes for top UK brands. 2025-02-14T22:10:06Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/helen-graves https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/aopism4f/helen-graves-kebab.whqc_768x512q80.jpeg Helen Graves Helen Graves is 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. 2026-05-01T11:51:10Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/food-urchin https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/kmgbr0wb/img76235.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Food Urchin Danny is a food adventurer, enthusiastic allotmenteer, supper club host and writer of the entertaining and quirky epicurian blog, Food Urchin. When Danny is not busy digging holes to pit-roast lamb or hanging marrows in tights to make rum or foraging for snails in his garden to throw into paella, he is often left in charge of a pair of cheeky twins; with sometimes disastrous results in the kitchen. He is also listed on MSN as one of the ‘top twenty foodies to follow on Twitter’. 2025-02-14T22:10:36Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/izy-hossack https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/q02j2sd5/img30619.whqc_768x512q80fpt359fpl414.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Izy Hossack Passionate about cakes, roasted vegetables and anything involving Maldon salt or maple syrup. Izy is a student living in London, who spends her spare time blogging and rambling on topwithcinnamon.com. She recently finished writing her first cookbook, Top With Cinnamon. 2025-02-14T22:10:40Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/isaac-parham https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/l42m4sg3/img30654.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Contributors – Isaac Parham 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. 2025-02-14T22:13:38Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/izzy-burton https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/4ywjgjkl/img37608.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Contributors - Izzy Burton 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. 2025-02-14T22:13:45Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/graeme-taylor https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/hhlhtpkn/img76774.whqc_768x512q80fpt325fpl494.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Graeme Taylor Graeme is fuelled by an intense passion for the rich and varied food and drink landscape of Scotland. With A Scots Larder he explores the fabulous natural larder that Scotland possesses, brings heritage recipes to life with a view of history and a contemporary feel. He also charts the cosmopolitan nature of Scottish cuisine by highlighting the impact historical invaders and modern day immigration has had on the eclectic nature of the Scottish food landscape. 2025-02-14T22:15:27Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/anne-faber https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/pb4o0nnf/img76757.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Anne Faber 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, which is filmed in her tiny North London flat. Her show is a celebration of all things British and serves as a foodie guide to London neighbourhoods. In her cookbook, Anne shares over 100 British-inspired recipes. 2025-02-14T22:09:36Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/doreen-joy-barber https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/y5rla02s/img40121.whqc_768x512q80.png Meet Our Bloggers - Doreen Joy Barber When she's not down at the pub, Doreen Joy Barber can be found roving the stalls of Broadway Market or perusing the shelves of an independent bookshop. 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. 2025-02-14T22:09:53Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/dannii-martin https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/0jqlostu/img76764.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Dannii Martin Dannii is a health and fitness blogger, a freelance writer, training to be a personal trainer and has a bit of a tea obsession. After losing 7st whilst still enjoying food, she decided to create and share healthy alternatives to all her favourite foods without sacrificing on taste. Her aim is to show that healthy food doesn't have to be boring and can be budget friendly too. 2025-02-14T22:10:41Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/camilla-hawkins https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/r3xb14mj/img76761.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Camilla Hawkins 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. More time eating, less time cooking is her ethos! Her popular blog Fab Food 4 All was started in March 2012 and each recipe she posts has to meet the scrutiny of her husband and 2 children! 2025-02-14T22:11:06Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/deb-durrant https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/mvmdlztv/img76766.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Deb Durrant Deb has combined her interests as a lifelong passionate foodie with a keen interest in a raw plant-based diet to found www.deliciouslyraw.co.uk. After working in the creative sector for 25 years she decided to follow her dream to train as a Chef at the Matthew Kenney Culinary School. She wants to break the myth that raw food is about eating boring salad and show you can enjoy fabulously indulgent food with many nutritional benefits. Deb’s classes were shortlisted for the Best Short Cookery Course in the UK and Ireland in 2012. 2025-02-14T22:11:16Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/ella-timney https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/00xgzi3w/img76769.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Contributors – Ella Timney 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. 2025-02-14T22:11:57Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/chris-mosler https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/qwekhka3/img30631.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Chris Mosler Chris Mosler is a freelance writer and blogger. She writes about vegetarian food and family life at Thinly Spread, Life is Delicious, Climbing Rainbows and for anyone else who asks her! Mum to four children aged from 7 to 16, she is delighted to have switched from a career as a teacher to one where she can write about the things she loves and spend time with her children doing them! 2025-02-14T22:15:02Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/eliot-collins https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/mw3nnnci/img76768.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Contributors – Eliot Collins Eliot worked as a chef partnership manager at Great British Chefs. 2025-02-14T22:15:09Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/becca-pusey https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/kmxnkxjd/img76759.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Becca Pusey 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. She loves anything with cheese, vegetables, and a bit more cheese. She runs her blog alongside her day job as a Primary School teacher. 2025-02-14T22:15:20Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/emma-potts https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/jwdpoepr/img30640.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Emma Potts When Emma decided to go vegan, she had to teach herself to cook, and in the process discovered a passion for food she never knew she had. She now authors the blog, Coconut and Berries, where she shares her kitchen adventures and creative vegan recipes – proving that a vegan diet is anything but boring! 2025-02-14T22:15:37Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/lai-kuan https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/p3jjqbpm/img30681.whqc_768x512q80fpt366fpl439.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Lai Kuan Lai Kuan is a stay-at-home mum with a passion to inspire parents to cook healthy food for their children through her blog. On Food 4 Tots, you will find recipes that are simple, healthy and practical for kids alongside lots of creative ideas and useful tips on how to introduce nutritious food into a kid's diet. Several of her works have been featured by newspapers, parenting magazines and online media. 2025-02-14T22:06:57Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/sarah-trivuncic https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/0smlle30/img30772.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Sarah Trivuncic 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. She window-shops for cakey stuff the way some women might for shoes. 2025-02-14T22:08:27Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/rachel-walker https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/r1fpwnbs/img30764.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Rachel Walker Rachel is a cook, food writer (food editor of Reader's Digest) and all-round epicurean. As an adventurous cook and ardent carnivore, some of her prouder moments have been the time she smuggled a hare into her EasyJet hand luggage, her homemade haggis, and the dustbin-smoker on her Bethnal Green balcony. 2025-02-14T22:08:32Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/shehani-fernando https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/y5mdtwff/img35114.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Shehani Fernando Shehani Fernando is a multimedia journalist and filmmaker who has worked for The Guardian, BBC, Al Jazeera and a number of independent production companies. She's made a number of food films with chefs such as Marcus Wareing, Angela Hartnett, Bruno Loubet and Simon Hulstone. A passionate foodie, she is also a founding investor in Great British Chefs. 2025-02-14T22:09:24Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/nick-beck https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/qegnhfpb/img30753.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Nick Beck Despite living in central London, Nick is a keen outdoors person who loves rustic, simple cooking. Both meat and fish are equally important in his diet and he loves to cook with seasonal ingredients. Nick's blog is a man's approach to cooking, so whether it is on land or sea you can follow Nick and his friends trying to catch or hunt the freshest ingredients to cook up a feast fit for a king. 2025-02-14T22:09:32Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/xa-milne https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/lt2peumt/img38262.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Xa Milne Xa Milne is Co-Founder of Mara Seaweed, a Scottish Based Company which sells premium seaweed into high end retail, farm shops and delis and direct to chefs. Her love of wild edibles was cultivated while researching “seaweed and eat it” (Virgin 2008) and writing a foraging column for the weekend Telegraph. Her epiphany came when she ate her first mouthful of seaweed on the beach and realized there was a lifetime of eating in front of her. 2025-02-14T22:09:48Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/matthew-fort https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/c5qphg50/img30743.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Matthew Fort Matthew is a source of infinite wisdom in the world of food. He was the Food Editor of The Guardian, judges on the Great British Menu and is a published author of numerous books. Matthew provides the team with much insight and is a regular contributor to our blog. 2025-02-14T22:09:56Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/laurence-hartwell https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/deyliw1q/img30738.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Laurence Hartwell Passionate about teaching new and emerging technology by day, early mornings see ex-commercial fishing skipper Laurence blog from Newlyn on Through the Gaps. For eight years he's captured all aspects of working life as the boats, men and fish they catch pass in front of his lens - pescatorially erudite and obsessed, a slave to the filleting knife and stove. One day he'll write a book about fishing and teaching with the title, Working in the Dark. 2025-02-14T22:09:57Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/ollie-lloyd https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/e13bwl0f/img30760.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet The Team – Ollie Lloyd Ollie Lloyd founded Great British Chefs in 2010. He left the company in 2019. 2025-02-14T22:10:12Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/mecca-ibrahim https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/s4ietxyr/img80585.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Contributors - Mecca Ibrahim Mecca worked as head of social media at Great British Chefs and joined at its launch in July 2011. 2025-02-14T22:10:49Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/ren-behan https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/e43nbasf/img76803.whqc_768x512q80fpt587fpl618.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Ren Behan Ren recently completed a Diploma in Food Journalism with Distinction and contributes as a freelance writer to UK food publications. Her credits include delicious.magazine, Flavour Magazine and The Foodie Bugle.com. Ren is also hugely inspired by her Polish heritage and is starting a new venture www.mypolishkitchen.co.uk through which she is about to begin hosting cookery classes and a Polish pop-up. 2025-02-14T22:10:57Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/yen-simpson https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/hdyp53lo/img76808.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Yen Simpson A mother of two, Yen is a freelance writer and food blogger based in Malaysia. She shares her food journey via Instagram (@babysumo) and in greater detail in her blog, goodyfoodies.blogspot.com. Her blog showcases Western and Asian recipes, as well as restaurant reviews of various local delicacies and some insight into her fondness for fine dining. Her greatest joy comes from cooking for her family and seeing them eat healthily and well. 2025-02-14T22:11:20Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/urvashi-roe https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/muobst00/img30784.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Urvashi Roe Urvashi finds food, baking, cooking and eating a therapeutic relief from every day work and family life. She owns and manages The Library Cafe in North London and is a freelance writer and stylist for various publications including Good Things Magazine, lovefood.com and The Foodie Bugle. She was also a former contestant on BBC2's Great British Bake Off. She shares vegetarian and allotment inspired recipes on her Botanical Kitchen and Gujarati Girl blogs. 2025-02-14T22:11:22Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/gemma-marti https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/5f0j1p05/img76771.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet our Team – Gemma Marti 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. 2025-02-14T22:11:33Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/steven-hawkes https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/ykgj2ozr/img35115.whqc_768x512q80fpt328fpl748.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Steven Hawkes 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. A sometimes-failing vegetarian, he has a passion for resourceful, waste-free cooking and ethical eats. When not FoodCycling, Steven can usually be found drinking copious amounts of coffee and eating his way through the delights of North London. 2025-02-14T22:11:51Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/tess-ward https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/sjzfoehm/img30780.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Tess Ward Tess Ward is a freelance cook, caterer, food writer and budding TV chef. You can currently find her in action as the face of Videojug’s Tasty Tenner Series. Since graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in 2012, she has spent time working in the kitchens at Harwood Arms and River Cottage, as well as private chef for the rugby star Rocky Elsom. Based between London and Oxford, she is now focusing on her first book. 2025-02-14T22:11:54Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/martin-malloy https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/3t3nth24/img37609.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Contributors - Martin Malloy 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. 2025-02-14T22:12:03Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/leyla-kazim https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/xhrduk5z/img49256.whqc_768x512q80fpt241fpl659.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Leyla Kazim A London-based food and travel photographer and writer, Leyla spent the best part of 2015 eating her way around the world. 2025-02-14T22:12:25Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/gemma-harrison https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/r2giqlrc/img49421.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Contributors – Gemma Harrison Gemma studied Music at the University of Surrey, but her passion for food and wine led her to work firstly for an online wine, beers and spirits retailer and then Catering Services in the House of Commons. Outside of work she can usually be found in a restaurant, at a food festival or cooking at home. 2025-02-14T22:12:28Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/sumayya-usmani https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/bzqnbtag/img35116.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Sumayya Usmani Sumayya Usmani is a cookbook author, writer and cookery teacher who specialises in Pakistani cuisine. She contributes to many UK-based food magazines and is currently writing a memoir-style cookbook on Pakistani cuisine, called Summers Under the Tamarind Tree, to be published in Spring 2016 by Frances Lincoln. . Sumayya also hosts cookery classes at Sophie Grigsons’ Cook School, Oxford and Divertimenti Cookery School, London. Her website is www.mytamarindkitchen.com- @MyTamarindKtchn 2025-02-14T22:13:03Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/nazima-pathan https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/uwddzemx/img30752.whqc_768x512q80fpt496fpl534.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Nazima Pathan Nazima is a freelance food writer. She's also a paediatrician and researcher and a parent of two. 2025-02-14T22:14:14Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/tom-riby https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/soynk0p1/img33031.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Contributors - Tom Riby Tom worked as the producer for Great Italian Chefs. Originally from the UK, he has always been a part of Britain's culinary scene, working with Chef Robert Thompson and Gordon Ramsey, Tom now lives in Tuscany, Italy with his family. His obsession with Italy’s culture combined with a shared passion for food is his dream now realised. 2025-02-14T22:14:24Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/madeleine-shaw https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/cvcbifhp/img76796.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Madeleine Shaw 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. Through her website and consultations, Madeleine helps reeducate her clients in the appreciation and effects of eating wholesome, organic produce. 2025-02-14T22:14:26Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/selina-periampillai https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/nevh1xxe/img83600.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Selina Periampillai - Meet Our Contributors Selina Periampillai is a British-born Mauritian food pioneer, self-taught chef and author of The Island Kitchen. 2025-02-14T22:14:54Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/manjiri-chitnis https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/xenfqocq/img30742.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Manjiri Chitnis Manjiri is an Indian food blogger currently living in London. She is a Digital Marketer by profession and food blogger out of passion for food and for the love of chronicling her adventures in the kitchen and outside. She loves exploring different cuisines writing, travelling, photography and hopes to end up writing books for young people someday. 2025-02-14T22:15:10Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/nisha-thomas https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/st4nvbpa/img30754.whqc_768x512q80fpt433fpl412.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Nisha Thomas Nisha is a freelance writer, avid food blogger and wannabe food photographer / stylist with plans to make it big in the food industry some day. When she’s not messing around in her own kitchen she’s busy learning the art of French macaron making with a top chef in London. Nisha also manages PR and social media marketing for the chef and her macaron business. 2025-02-14T22:15:23Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/victoria-glass https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/bo3b2sry/img76807.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Victoria Glass 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. 2025-02-14T22:15:39Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/nancy-harbord https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/mxyllvlm/img30751.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Nancy Harbord Specialising in high quality vegetarian food, Nancy has worked in Vanilla Black in London, as well as other kitchens scattered around Europe. Most recently, Nancy trained under Gabriele Bonci in Rome, learning to make his famous take on pizza al taglio, before taking the knowledge back to Stockholm to help open and run The Artisan pizzeria. She also writes vegetarian and vegan food blog, Delicious from Scratch, and is now a full time food writer. 2025-02-14T22:15:43Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/monica-shaw https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/e1sjyuyt/img76798.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Monica Shaw Monica Shaw's mission is to enable people to feel awesome, through food, life, work and play. She writes regularly about this topic on her blog SmarterFitter.com. 2025-02-14T22:15:48Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/rosa-mayland https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/mk3dwhkc/img30769.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Rosa Mayland Rosa is the creative force, epicurian mastermind and longtime blogger behind Rosa’s Yummy Yums. This Anglo-Swiss girl loves to delve into the culinary spheres, realms of writing and the world of photography with a load of passion and a good dose of Rock 'n' Roll attitude as well as non-conformism 2025-02-14T22:15:59Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/james-ramsden https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/wjoh5dar/img76783.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - James Ramsden James Ramsden is a food writer and podcaster. The 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. He presents The Kitchen Is On Fire, a weekly food podcast, and lives in London with his wife, baby and dachshund. 2025-02-14T22:07:49Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/miriam-nice https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/efzp2xns/img76797.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Miriam Nice Miriam Nice is a food writer, blogger, photographer and author of Cooking Without a Kitchen (published by Pedestrian Publishing). Her philosophy is represented by many of the recipes on her site http://miriamnice.com “You don’t need pricey ingredients, complicated equipment or hours in the kitchen to make something delicious". 2025-02-14T22:08:05Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/felicity-spector https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/xjqe5das/img30645.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Felicity Spector Felicity Spector has worked in national television journalism for 24 years, covering everything from the Velvet Revolution in Prague in 1989 to the inauguration of President Obama, but has combined her day job with an increasing interest in food writing in her spare time. Over the last six years she has been a judge for the Great Taste Awards – and has been privileged to meet loads of fabulous producers, food writers and chefs - all the more reason to tell their stories. 2025-02-14T22:09:00Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/laura-porter https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/uzcfmzqq/img30737.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Laura Porter 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. You can follow her at @AboutLondon and on Facebook at facebook.com/AboutLondonLaura. Latest articles can be seen at aboutlondonlaura.com. 2025-02-14T22:10:08Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/helen-best-shaw https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/xxoprjnz/img76778.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Helen Best-Shaw Helen is a freelance food writer and recipe developer. Leaving a city career behind she has dedicated herself to all things edible. She is passionate about making good food available and affordable to all. The recipes featured on her blog Fuss Free Flavours mainly focus on tasty, yet healthy food which is also sustainable. 2025-02-14T22:11:21Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/rachel-davies https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/fbkpkbml/img76800.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Rachel Davies Rachel Davies trained at Le Cordon Bleu, and is a London based chef, cookery teacher, food writer and founder of Rachel’s Kitchen. She teaches classes ranging from patisserie and sugarcraft to fresh pasta and sushi making. She loves big, bold flavours and obscure ingredients. She is also a judge of the Great Taste Awards and Quality Food Awards, and was a finalist in the Cookery School Awards ‘Best Young Rising Star’ 2012 and 2013. 2025-02-14T22:11:59Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/tom-hunt https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/2neh0qv2/img30892.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Tom Hunt 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. He is the co-owner of Poco a seasonal tapas restaurant in London and Bristol and is an event caterer too. For more information about Tom and his recipes visit www.tomsfeast.com 2025-02-14T22:12:18Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/debra-waters https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/sssg4bzp/img30635.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Debra Waters Debra is a food writer and editor with an enduring love of the ever-evolving nature of cuisines. Previously, she had her fingers in many pies but found this too often led to her ejection from buffets. Her years as editor for deliciousmagazine.co.uk, then MSN Food, have resulted in myriad flavour mash-ups, super chef chats, an undisputed position as culinary expert at the local pub quiz, and weight gain. Her blog keeps getting delayed by a recurrent issue – eating the food before she's managed to photograph it. 2025-02-14T22:12:48Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/regula-ysewijn https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/4otbl5g0/img76802.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Regula Ysewijn Food photographer, graphic designer and author of Pride and Pudding (Murdoch 2016). She also writes on her blog and other publications and has a focus on British food and culture but also farming and other food production. The passion for Britain started when she was only 6 years old. She is currently working on the first issue of her magazine Three Acres and a Cow as well as photographing cookery books for other authors. 2025-02-14T22:13:09Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/chris-osburn https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/t14fqck1/img30632.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Chris Osburn Chris is a freelance writer and photographer, longtime blogger and avid foodie. Originally from the American deep south, he's worked all over the world and has called London home since 2001. He thinks the British dining scene is as dynamic and delicious as ever, but more and more seems to find his own kitchen to be the most exciting place to eat 2025-02-14T22:14:01Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/rachel-phipps https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/3ocixmf5/img76801.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Meet Our Bloggers - Rachel Phipps Rachel is a food writer, splitting time between the Kentish and French countrysides. Aside from freelance writing and recipe development, she creates simple and easy to follow recipes for her blog. She also tries to make it around as many of London’s exciting new restaurants as possible, and to fly the flag for local eateries in her hometown of Canterbury. 2025-02-14T22:14:47Z https://www.greatbritishchefs.com/contributors/shu-han-lee https://media-cdn2.greatbritishchefs.com/media/50qofb5n/230822_agakagak_portrait_958.whqc_768x512q80.jpg Shu Han Lee - Meet Our Bloggers 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. 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