Speakers

Andrew is a Presenter, Live Events Host, Demonstration Chef and Outdoor Cooking and BBQ Expert. He had always taken great interest and pleasure in the food and drink from other countries and cultures through his travels in the Royal Navy and after leaving the service, a series of opportunities led to a new career hosting Celebrity Chefs Theatre’s across the UK and Internationally. 

After hosting Celebrity Chefs Theatre’s for many festivals, he hosted the UK’s first BBQ and Live Fire Stage at Taste of London and then trained as a BBQ Pit Master. Within a year, he was instrumental in setting up and running The UK’s first fully covered BBQ School in Hertford and over the next the next few years taught over ten thousand people the joys of BBQ and Live Fire cooking. Andrew then set up the Fire Pit Stage at Taste of Dubai and Abu Dhabi which has been a roaring success since 2022. 

In other work Andrew is a Brand Ambassador and Product Expert and Trainer working across multiple industries. He has Hosted, Cooked and Presented on shows as diverse as the BBC’s Top Gear Live Arena Shows, Taste of London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Abu Dhabi & Dubai, the London & Southampton Boat Shows, Street Feast Abu Dhabi, Taste the World Dubai, the Cake & Bake Shows, the Great British Bake Off Live, the National Pet Shows, Dog Fest, ITV’s This Morning Live, Big Feastival, Carfest for Children in Need, the Motorhome & Caravan Shows, the Isle of Man, Malton, Christchurch and Cheltenham Food Festivals, the Times Destinations Shows and of course the hugely popular Eat & Drink Festivals as part of the Ideal Home Show in London. 

Andrew also supports charities such as The Royal British Legion, The Not Forgotten and The Back Up Trust as a Presenter and Host.  

Andrew is never bored!