Andrew Dickens

Bio

Andrews first career was as a Royal Naval Engineer, but a chance encounter with an Amateur Shakespeare Company in Portsmouth saw him appearing at the Edinburgh Festival in a production of The Tempest at the renowned Bedlam Theatre. Eighteen months later he was training as a Professional Actor at The Drama Studio, London. Independent films, corporates, voice overs, television and theatre work followed, culminating in a one man show called The Damage back at the Edinburgh Festival which received rave reviews and made the Top 10 List of Shows in The Scotsman.

Through his worldwide travels in the Royal Navy, Andrew had always taken great interest and pleasure in the food and drink from other countries and cultures, so when another chance encounter gave him the opportunity to host the Celebrity Chefs Theatre at Taste of Dubai, another new and exciting career as a Presenter and Live Events Host began. Interviewing and cooking with the best Chefs in the World ever since has been a privilege very few people get to experience.
After hosting the Celebrity Chefs Theatre and the UK’s first BBQ and Live Fire Stage at Taste of London, Andrew trained as BBQ Pit Master. Within a year, Andrew was instrumental in setting up and running The Riverside BBQ School in Hertford and over the next the next few years taught over seven 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 for AEG Electrolux, a Demonstration Chef, and a 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 Ideal Home Show, the Isle of Man, Malton, Christchurch and Cheltenham Food Festivals, the Eat & Drink Festivals, and the Times Destinations Shows.

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!