Speakers

Andrew is a Live Fire, Outdoor Cooking and BBQ Expert, Live Events Host, Demonstration Chef, Presenter, Actor and Speaker. 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. 

Andrew 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. Over the next few years, he taught over ten thousand people the joys of BBQ and Live Fire Cooking with long-time friend and collaborator Joe Nesbitt-Larking. Andrew then set up the Fire Pit Stage at Taste of Dubai and Abu Dhabi which has been a fiery success since 2022. 

As an actor he has appeared on stage, TV & Film in the UK and Internationally including some of the UK’s best known soaps. In the other work he is a Brand Ambassador, 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, Motorhome & Caravan Shows, the Isle of Man, Malton, Christchurch and Cheltenham Food Festivals, the Times Destinations Shows Manchester & London, Meatopia UK, the Great British Food Festivals and of course at the Eat & Drink Festival and the Ideal Home Show for over 15 years! 

Andrew also supports charities such as The Royal British Legion, The Not Forgotten, Homes 4 Heroes and The Back Up Trust as a Presenter and Host.  

Andrew is never bored!