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Taste Theatre

Olly Smith

A fantastic programme included demonstrations and Q&A sessions with top chefs, restaurateurs, food critics and writers hosted by Olly Smith (pictured right).

Seats in the Taste Theatre were free and on a first come first served basis. The schedule for 2008 was:


Thursday 19th June – Afternoon Session
Michael Caines
  • 12.30pm — Michael Caines (Gidleigh Park)
  • 1.30pm — Tristan Walsh (Launceston Place)
  • 2.30pm — Giorgio Locatelli (Reffetorio)
  • 3.30pm — Gary Rhodes (Rhodes Twenty Four)
    • Thursday 19th June – Evening Session
    Aldo Zilli
  • 6pm — The Critz Competition (AAH)
  • 7pm — Alfred Prasad (Tamarind)
  • 8pm — Liam Tomlin (British Airways Chef)
  • 9pm — Aldo Zilli (Zilli Fish)

    • Friday 20th June – Afternoon Session
    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
  • 12.30pm — Antony Worrall Thompson (Notting Grill)
  • 1.30pm — Michel Roux Jr. (Le Gavroche)
  • 2.30pm — Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall (River Cottage)
  • 3.30pm — Stuart Gillies (Boxwood Café)


    • Friday 20th June – Evening Session
    Jun Tanaka
  • 6pm — Jun Tanaka (Pearl)
  • 7pm — Adam Byatt (Trinity)
  • 8pm — Andy Needham (Zafferano)
  • 9pm — Michel Roux (British Airways Chef)

    • Saturday 21st June – Afternoon Session
    Jean Christophe Novelli
  • 12.30pm — Aiden byrne (The Dorchester)
  • 1.30pm — Atul Kochhar (Benares)
  • 2.30pm — Gary Rhodes (Rhodes Twenty Four)
  • 3.30pm — Theo Randall (Theo Randall)


    • Saturday 21st June – Evening Session
    Cass Titcombe
  • 6pm — Thomasina Miers (Wahaca)
  • 7pm — Shaun Hill (British Airways Chef)
  • 8pm — Marcus Wareing (Petrus)
  • 9pm — Cass Titcombe (Canteen)

    • Sunday 22nd June – Afternoon Session
    Tom Aikens
  • 12.30pm — Tom & Rob Aikens (Tom's Place & Tom's Kitchen)
  • 1.30pm — Helena Pulaokka (Skylon)
  • 2.30pm — Vivek Singh (Cinnamon Club)
  • 3.30pm — Vineet Bhatia (British Airways Chef)
  • 4.30pm — Pascal Proyart (One-O-One)

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