Sam Nixon

TV and radio presenter, and one half of the hugely popular BAFTA award winning duo Sam and Mark, Sam has built an impressive onscreen career. Having trained as a chef prior to finding fame, his love of cookery was reignited whilst reaching the final of Celebrity MasterChef. With a passion for hearty food and the great outdoors, Sam’s established a loyal following of foodies, collaborated with a number of consumer brands and is writing his own cookery book

Chef demonstrations will include Barnsley’s own Sam Nixon. TV and radio presenter, and one half of the hugely popular BAFTA award winning duo Sam and Mark, Sam has built an impressive onscreen career. Having trained as a chef prior to finding fame, his love of cookery was reignited whilst reaching the final of Celebrity MasterChef. Since appearing on the show, Sam has grown his ‘foodie’ following on social media and spends much of his time growing his own fruit and vegetables on his allotment, creating and road testing his own recipes much to the delight of his followers and cooking for his family al fresco using his outdoor wood oven. Sam’s style of cookery celebrates wholesome family meals, cooked from the heart and his culinary heroes include Jamie Oliver and Nigel Slater.

Sam says: “It’s really exciting to be cooking in front of a live audience at The Great British Food Festival in my home county of Yorkshire. There is so much great produce across the region and I’m going to be creating my absolute favourite courgette pasta dish. Minimal ingredients but maximum taste! We are about to hit courgette season and I’ll demonstrate how versatile they can be via this beautiful recipe. The perfect summer’s evening dish; super easy to make and budget friendly too! Looking forward to seeing you all there!