26 - 29 Nov 2026
Olympia, London

26 - 29 Nov 2026, Olympia, London

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Andrew Dickens

Andrew Dickens

Chef & BBQ Expert

Andrew is a Presenter, Stage Chef, Live Fire, Outdoor Cooking and BBQ Expert, Live Events Host, Actor and Speaker. He has Hosted Food Stages at the Ideal Home Show and the Eat & Drink Festival for over 15 years, as well as other shows including 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, National Pet Shows, Dog Fest, ITV’s This Morning Live, Big Feastival, Carfest (for Children in Need), the Motorhome & Caravan Shows, the Isle of Man, Malton, Christchurch and Cheltenham Food Festivals, Meatopia Glasgow & London, the Great British Food Festivals and the Times Destinations Shows Manchester & London. 

Andrew also hosted the UK’s first BBQ and Live Fire Stage at Taste of London and then trained as a BBQ Pit Master. Within a year he set up the UK’s first fully covered BBQ School with British BBQ Pioneer Russel Jeffery in Hertford. With Joe Nesbitt-Larking joining the team they taught over ten 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 with a new Brand called Godfyr & Co. with Joe Nesbitt-Larking which has been a Live Fire highlight of the show since 2022.  

As an actor Andrew has appeared on stage, TV & Film in the UK and internationally including some of the UK’s best-known soaps. In other work he is a Brand Ambassador, Product Expert and Trainer working across multiple industries.  

Andrew also supports charities such as The Back Up Trust Spinal Injury Charity as a Live Events Host and also The Not Forgotten and The Royal British Legion. 

Andrew is never bored! 

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