Daniel Hunter

Bio

My interest in cooking began when I went travelling in South America and South East Asia in 2007. And it was on these travels where I really caught the food bug, steaks in Argentina, Ceviche in Peru, Endless amazing fragrant Curries around Asia, I was hooked. I came home and started cooking. I’ve always loved eating food, but had never cooked. I honed my skills being taught by my now mother in law how to make perfect simple shortcrust Pastry and my love for pies and then desserts went from there! Subsequently, my passion for pies has evolved into a penchant for patisserie! I still love a baking challenge when I have the time, I am an avid cookbook collector and still love getting in the kitchen and will often find the hardest or most interesting bake in one of my many (more than 300 and counting!) cookbooks and start there, hoping it turns out as good as it looks in the book! And this love and passion for cooking and baking got me onto the Great British Bake Off in 2023 where I was a finalist.