Born in Manchester, Adam started his culinary career at the tender age of 16 when he appeared in BBC2’s Great British Menu 2016 series and won a coveted place at a banquet at Westminster Palace to celebrate Great Britons of HM The Queen’s reign with his spectacular dessert – The Golden Empire. Adam returned to take part in the 14th series of Great British Menu in April 2019, hoping to represent the north west at a banquet celebrating 50 years of British pop music. Adam succeeded in the regional heats to reach the final of the competition. His winning dish, Comfort Food Sounds Good, (a stew of chicken, pearl barley, sweetcorn, turnips and leeks), provided the main course at the banquet held at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London.

This year he joins us at CarFest North to show what you can do with some regular ingredients and a Napoleon BBQ Grill!

Dale has dedicated the last 26 years of his life to the field of Nutrition and helping people achieve better health. Dale believes that nutrition is an incredibly powerful and effective tool in the management and prevention of disease. It represents one of the key things that we can actually do for ourselves to actively play a role in our own healthcare.

Dale is a Sunday Times best-selling author of 18 books, clinical practitioner, TV presenter and teacher. Over the last 2 and a half decades he has developed tools, strategies, and clinical protocols to help people restore their health with simple effective dietary changes.

The young and talented chef Jeremy comes from three generations of Chinese chefs. Being surrounded by food connoisseurs Jeremy developed his passion for food and cooking at an early age.

After several career changes, Jeremy decided to follow his heart and bring the world of Chinese cuisine to fellow food enthusiasts. In autumn 2009 he established School of Wok in London, a mobile cookery school specialising in teaching Eastern cuisine to students in the comfort of their own homes.

Following the success of his mobile kitchen and help from sponsors, School of Wok opened its first permanent professional kitchen in May 2012 in Covent Garden, a well-thought-out location near London’s Chinatown and surrounded by some of the finest restaurants in the capital.

Jeremy is now also a regular chef on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, and has published two of his own cookbooks: demystifying Chinese cooking in Chinese Unchopped, and exploring different delectable dishes in Hong Kong Diner.

Better known together as BOSH, Hernry and Ian have played a huge role in the Vegetarian and Vegan revolution!

Ian is a wordsmith as well as a committed vegan (the two things go together surprisingly well). He’s the creative drive behind BOSH’s recipes and is passionate about sustainable living and, above all else, superior flavour. He believes that there’s absolutely no need to miss out on taste while enjoying the benefits a plant-based lifestyle and is happy to prove it. We think he might have invented the term “eat the rainbow” but we can’t be 100% sure.

Henry is a home-taught cook who is a late but passionate convert to the joys of plant-based living. Once a voracious meat-eater and slight nay-sayer about the whole vegan thing, he is now positively evangelical about the joys of living life on the veg. His mission is to make a positive impact on reducing climate change by showing the world just how easy, delicious and life-changing plant-based eating can be.

Former Great British Menu contestant Stuart Collins has worked with the likes of Gary Rhodes, Michael Caines and Gordon Ramsay.

Now Stuart has set out on his own to open Docket No. 33, a small but perfectly formed restaurant in the beautiful town of Whitchurch in Shropshire, with a menu focusing on local, seasonal produce.

Today, Stuart’s dishes might focus on British ingredients, but there are flashes of international flavours from his time working in the Middle East and America. What brings it all together is his years of experience in top-end restaurants and natural talent at combining flavours. Docket No. 33 has more of a neighbourhood bistro feel compared to the glitzy multi-million pound mega-restaurants Stuart opened in Qatar – but the food and warm service are far, far better.

Star of Extreme Cake Makeovers gives visitors a sneak peak at what took her not only to the top of every bakers list, but helped make her an award-winning baker and creator!

Omar is the founder of Tapas Revolution, the critically-applauded Spanish tapas restaurant group. As a chef he trained under Ferran Adrià in his native Spain then with Jason Atherton in London, and has cooked for countless celebrities and even the Royal Family. Omar is the author of two cookbooks, his debut book, Tapas Revolution is still one of the best-selling Spanish cookbooks in the world. As well as running a successful business, Omar has won several awards and maintained a career as a successful TV chef.

Warrington-born chef Liam has worked in restaurants his entire life, as his father had a restaurant in his local village and he spent six years working there as a teenager.

With nearly 10 years of restaurant experience under his belt, 24 year-old Liam is passionate about fine-dining and is a former chef at two of the UK’s most renowned restaurants – Restaurant Sat Bains and Restaurant Andrew Fairlie; who both retain a 2 Michelin Star rating.

In 2021 he impressed judges, Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing, award-winning chef, restaurateur Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace to cook his way through to the MasterChef Professionals finals.

Following MasterChef Liam returned to Scotland to work at the famous Gleneagles Hotel.

A CarFest regular and favourite, Candice was born in North London and grew up in the pubs her parents ran. She would always chip in when needed, be it pulling pints or mopping floors. She now lives with boyfriend Liam and pug Dennis in Bedfordshire. She was taught to bake by her beloved Nan, and strives to emulate her bakes aiming to be “even half the lady she was.” She loves everything vintage and though she usually bakes in her PJs, she has been known to break in a new pair of heels whilst baking too.

Adam Bennett was born in Coventry. Like many chefs, he didn’t enjoy academia, but he’d always had an interest in cooking. When he left school, he studied food at Henley College. At nineteen, he worked with Anton Mosimann OBE for eighteen months at The Dorchester, London and he also worked in France at Restaurant Guy Lassausaie and Restaurant Marc Meurin.

At 35, he went to work for chef and restaurateur Andreas Antona at Simpsons and worked his way up to the role of head chef at Simpsons in Edgbaston, Birmingham. After the success of Simpsons, Andreas Antona opened The Cross at Kenilworth. Adam was appointed head chef, and shortly after opening, The Cross at Kenilworth was awarded its first Michelin star in 2014, making it the only restaurant in Warwickshire with the award.

Adam’s unique modern pan-European food style takes inspiration from his diverse culinary background.

Juliet is a proud wearer of many hats. Mum, food stylist, TV Presenter, author, cook and of course – baker! She has had the honour of making all sorts of cakes and other delicious treats for countless people, including Prince Harry, Kate Moss, Holly Willoughby, McFly and Alexa Chung (to name drop a few!).

Ryan and Liam met whilst working for Simon Hulstone at The Elephant Restaurant inTorquay and knew from that moment on they were going to climb the culinary ladder together.

In 2010 Ryan and Liam decided to start their own business and Orwells Restaurant was born. Since May 2010 Orwells has been recognised in many of the major guide achieving 4AA Rosettes a cooking score of 7/10 in The Good Food Guide and Orwells is included in the UK Top 50.

Former Great British Menu contestant, Andrew Sheridan is ambitious, inventive and completely dedicated to his craft and recognised as one of the finest chefs North Wales has ever produced.

Andrew is Executive Chef at ‘8’ in Birmingham, which offers an immersive, theatrical, slightly bonkers 16-seater chef’s table that combines light, sound and food into a multi-sensory evening. It’s Andrew’s career on a plate; dishes that encapsulate his cooking style and reference parts of his life and career. What’s more, everything is themed around the number eight; from the titles of the dishes to the price, opening time and number of courses. Andrew will be bringing a little taste of his innovative concept to CarFest this year.

Many of our CarFest visitors may recognise Dominique from the recent C4 series The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver. We’re delighted she’s going to be bringing her delicious recipes to life at CarFest this year…

Her simple, accessible East and Southeast Asian-style recipes won her a publishing contract with Penguin Michael Joseph and her first cookbook, Dominique’s Kitchen hits shelves in June 2022. Dominique also has her own food brand, The Woolf’s Kitchen, inspired by her Thai roots and made in London, which sells a range of sauces, condiments and snacks. A busy mum of three, Dominique’s style of cooking is all about delivering bold flavours the whole family will love with simple recipes that slot into busy schedules with ease.

Aiden Byrne is the youngest chef to win a Michelin Star at Adlards in Norwich at the age of 22.

Enjoying various head chefs roles at many of the most iconic venues in the UK, including The Dorchester, London, Danesfield House in Buckinghamshire and Manchester House with founder of Living Ventures Tim Bacon.

In 2008 Aiden opened The Church Green in Lymm, with development concepts relaunching it as The Church Green British Grill with awards quickly following, including in 2012, The AA Restaurant of the Year award - England. Now renowned as a foodies pub and British grill in Cheshire, The Church Green is extremely popular for weddings and celebrations of all sizes. In September 2020, The Church Green added to the destination with the addition of an artisan Deli serving Aiden’s famous homemade pies.

With numerous TV guest appearances under his belt, including MasterChef, The Great British Menu and Restaurant Wars – The Battle for Manchester, Aiden is also the author of Made in Great Britain – 150 Recipes using the best of local ingredients. Chef Aiden Byrne is passionate about supporting and developing the next generation of food stars and a champion for using where possible the best of local ingredients and supporting all things local.

A protégé of Raymond Blanc, Chris Harrod has built his own niche in the heart of glorious Monmouthshire, creating beautiful, organic dishes that make the most of the countryside around him.

Chris Harrod had been cooking at a high level for nearly twenty years before he burst into the public sphere in the 2018 series of Great British Menu. Alongside short-sleeved, swashbuckling chefs Tom Brown, Ellis Barrie and James Cochran, the nation warmed to Chris’ long-sleeves and gentle demeanour. In what is generally quite a boisterous work environment, Chris is a bit of an outlier – reserved and modest – but his food speaks for itself. Anyone who makes the journey to eat at The Whitebrook leaves knowing they’ve just eaten dishes cooked by one of the most talented chefs in the UK.

The young and talented chef Jeremy comes from three generations of Chinese chefs. Being surrounded by food connoisseurs Jeremy developed his passion for food and cooking at an early age.

After several career changes, Jeremy decided to follow his heart and bring the world of Chinese cuisine to fellow food enthusiasts. In autumn 2009 he established School of Wok in London, a mobile cookery school specialising in teaching Eastern cuisine to students in the comfort of their own homes.

Following the success of his mobile kitchen and help from sponsors, School of Wok opened its first permanent professional kitchen in May 2012 in Covent Garden, a well-thought-out location near London’s Chinatown and surrounded by some of the finest restaurants in the capital.

Jeremy is now also a regular chef on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, and has published two of his own cookbooks: demystifying Chinese cooking in Chinese Unchopped, and exploring different delectable dishes in Hong Kong Diner.

Shivi has been dubbed by The Guardian as “Caribbean Food Supremo”, and by BA The Club magazine as "Queen of Contemporary Caribbean Cooking". She has shared her unique, fresh and colourful approach to flavoursome Caribbean food across London and the UK, via her supper club, and subsequently through restaurant and brand collaborations and her first book, Caribbean Modern: Recipes From The Rum Islands.

Her journey with food continues with each change in her life, now favouring a thoughtful waste-free approach to food, for the whole family, in whatever sense that can take form, time-saving, low-cost and clever cooking. But without a doubt, she and her recipes still adhere to her original signatures of vibrant colour, bold flavour and tropical touches.

Many moons ago, Shivi was born in Trinidad into a colourful (in all senses of the word) family and brought up between those beloved salty beaches, the grassy Leicestershire countryside (via a brief stint in the Big Apple) and the eclectic buzz of London where she has now settled and calls ‘home’. She lives with her husband, her two little wildlings and her Yorkshire Terrier.

You can find Shivi cooking every Saturday morning, alongside Martin and Roman Kemp, on ITV’s Martin and Roman’s Weekend Best.

Juliet is a proud wearer of many hats. Mum, food stylist, TV Presenter, author, cook and of course – baker! She has had the honour of making all sorts of cakes and other delicious treats for countless people, including Prince Harry, Kate Moss, Holly Willoughby, McFly and Alexa Chung (to name drop a few!).

In this session, Juliet joins forces with her son and daughter to celebrate the joys of cooking together!

Formerly Patron of The Sisters Restaurant in Glasgow, Jak is well known and respected in the culinary world in Scotland. Her many television and radio appearances include BBC’s Great British Menu and STV’s Scottish Kitchen.

A CarFest regular and favourite, Candice was born in North London and grew up in the pubs her parents ran. She would always chip in when needed, be it pulling pints or mopping floors. She now lives with boyfriend Liam and pug Dennis in Bedfordshire. She was taught to bake by her beloved Nan, and strives to emulate her bakes aiming to be “even half the lady she was.” She loves everything vintage and though she usually bakes in her PJs, she has been known to break in a new pair of heels whilst baking too.