John Torode,
Chef, TV Presenter and Cookery Author
Appearing Sunday 3rd
Australian-born chef John has been on culinary road trips, taking him back to his roots, for popular TV programmes – John Torode’s Australia, Malaysia, Korea, Asia & Middle East for UKTV / Good Food Channels, and Argentina for BBC1.
John Torode’s Ireland recently aired on Discovery Network. Earlier in 2024, John and Lisa co-presented John & Lisa’s Food Trip Down Under, sampling food and wine producers in Western Australia. Credited as one of the main players in introducing Australasian food to the UK in the mid-1990s, John’s indisputable passion for the industry is infectious; he was awarded an MBE in 2022 for services to Food, Broadcast & Charity.
His cookery books and writings have received huge critical acclaim, including the bestselling My Kind Of Food, and Sydney To Seoul. His new book entitled John & Lisa’s Kitchen was published in 2024; it accompanies John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen ITV series.