BBC Good Food Show Summer - 15th - 18th June 2023 - NEC Birmingham - Show Interviews

Crystelle Pereira is a 26-year old quick-witted cook and baker from London. Born in North London to Kenyan born, Portuguese-Goan parents, Crystelle loves sharing her Portuguese-Goans recipes. She stole the hearts of the nation in the Great British Bake Off (Channel 4 and Netflix USA, 2021).

In December 2021, Vanity Fair named Crystelle as one of their Top Performances of 2021 alongside a whole host of Hollywood stars. She’s hosted live recipe creations on Good Morning America, The Today Show and Lorraine.

Crystelle has a loyal following of predominantly UK and US audiences. Her short-form Reels and TikToks amass hundreds of thousands of views.

Crystelle speaks four languages and spent the past few years working in a top finance firm.

Benjamina Ebuehi

You can catch Benjamina cooking live at the Get Baking! Stage on Friday 25th November! You can also see her at the Let’s Talk Good Food Stage and at our book signing.

Born and raised in south London, Benjamina Ebuehi first appeared on the seventh series of The Great British Bake Off finishing as a quarter finalist and impressing judges with her modern, creative flavours. Since then, Benjamina has gone on to work as a food stylist and food writer, developing recipes for a range of brands, including Waitrose, Baileys, Billingtons and Heinz. She also writes a regular baking column for The Guardian’s Feast magazine. 

Benjamina’s first cookbook, The New Way to Cake was published in 2019 and her second cookbook, A Good Day to Bake was published in 2022. Both cookbooks are filled with simple but flavour forward recipes that both beginner and more experienced bakers will love. 

You can catch Sabrina cooking live in the Festive Kitchen on Friday 25th November! You can also see her at the Let’s Talk Good Food Stage or at our book signing.

British-Iranian Chef and food writer Sabrina Ghayour is a self-taught cook and best-selling author of five cookbooks including ‘Persiana’, ‘Feasts’ and ‘Simply’, who made her name hosting the hugely popular ‘Sabrina’s Kitchen’ supper club in London and across the UK. Sabrina specialises in Persian and Middle Eastern flavours winning legions of devoted fans for her simple, flavourful and accessible recipes, books and writing. Her sixth book ‘Persiana EveryDay’ will be published in August 2022.

You can catch Paul cooking live at the Get Baking! Stage on Thursday 24th November! You can also see him at the Let’s Talk Good Food Stage and at our book signing.

Paul A Young is a ground breaking and inspirational chocolatier who is at the forefront of the British chocolate scene. Paul trained as a chef before moving into the world of chocolate; his passion for his craft and his cutting-edge creativity have won him numerous awards including Best Sea Salted Caramel in the World, two years’ running, which led to him being ranked amongst the world’s best chocolatiers. Paul has his own chocolaterie located on Camden Passage, Islington and all ‘Paul A Young Fine Chocolates’ can also be purchased via their online shop. Paul has a reputation as an incredibly creative chocolatier, a flavour alchemist who often incorporates unusual flavours into his wonderful chocolates and develops flavour combinations that are original, experimental, sometimes daring, yet always perfectly balanced. 

You can catch Ainsley cooking live in the Big Kitchen on Thursday 24th November! You can also catch him at the Let’s Talk Good Food Stage and at our book signing.

There are only a handful of personalities whose enduring popularity places them in that rare category where they are instantly recognized simply by their first name. “Ainsley” can only mean Ainsley Harriott, who, after more than 25 years as one of the country’s favourite TV chefs, is something of a national institution. Throughout that time, he has become the master of fresh, fun, accessible cuisine.

You can catch Jane cooking live in the Big Kitchen on Thursday 24th November! You can also catch her at the Let’s Talk Good Food Stage and at our book signing.

Jane has baked on This Morning and her blog was voted the top baking blog of 2020 by Vueilo, her  recipes have been featured in Cosmopolitan and Baking Heaven Magazine. Focussing on bakes for every occasion and for all skill levels, Jane loves to experiment with classic flavours and different combinations. Whether it’s cakes, cookies, cheesecakes, or desserts she has something that everyone would enjoy. Her aim is to get everyone baking, even if it’s the first time using a whisk, or someone who has been in the restaurant industry for years… there is something for everyone.

Cyrus Todiwala is a chef, author, educationist and entrepreneur. He is Co-Patron of Café Spice Namaste and Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen at the Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Mr. Todiwala’s Kitchen in Lincoln Plaza London, part of the Hilton Curio Collection and Mr. Todiwala’s Petiscos in Buckhurst Hill. Today, Café Spice Namaste remains the longest running Michelin BIB restaurant in the world.

Cecelia Roux, from Kent, award winning alcoholic tea cocktails made by Tios Drinks

Beth Baldwin, from Taste Lancashire, bringing culinary delights from the North West to the BBC Good Food Show.

Georgia Cook's fledging business,  The Soap Pantry, has grown and she returns to the BBC Good Food Show owning a building and offering working space to other women developing there business interests.