John Whaite
John will be demonstating in the Tante Marie Culinary Academy Theatre at 12pm and 4pm on Sunday 6 September. On the menu will be: East meets West fried chicken and cornbread, and white chocolate and raspberry melting cake.
He will also be hosting a book signing ('John Whaite Bakes at Home') from 1.15pm to 2.15pm in Peacocks Shopping Centre and also judging the festival's Bake Off competition at 4.45pm in the Tante Marie Culinary Academy Theatre.
Read his festival interview with the Woking Advertiser and Get Surrey here.
John Whaite is a British food writer. He studied at Le Cordon Bleu, though his love of food came from learning at his mother's knee. He writes for the Telegraph and is resident chef on ITV's Lorraine.
Food has always been John's passion. He grew up on a dairy farm where he learned about British produce and the importance of supporting local food producers and artisan crafters. His parents also owned a fish and chip shop, where John started his first job - as potato peeler - at just 10. Even earlier than that, he was always keen to make 'a living' from food, selling bags of pick and mix to his peers at school - without the teachers knowing, of course.
Gaining a first class degree in Law from the University of Manchester after declining a place to study at Oxford University, John decided to hang up the gown and don the apron, a decision spurred on after he won the third series of the BBC’s The Great British Bake Off.