Andrea Wallace
Andrea trained at Leith’s School of Food and Wine. Following her training she worked as a chef for several years gaining critical real life catering experience which has given her a wide range of knowledge. She then became a Senior Teacher at Leith’s teaching year diploma courses, part time and specialist courses. This role gave rise to media appearances both in TV and Radio and at the Good Food Show. You can now find her imparting her fun and informal demonstration style at Food Festivals and Game and Country Fairs around the UK.
Jenny Stringer
After completing her training at Leiths School of Food and Wine, Jenny was one of HM King Charles’ private chefs, working at Sandringham, Highgrove, St James’ Palace and Birkhall, as well as stints on the Royal Yacht. She enjoyed cooking with the fabulous ingredients from the Royal estates including game from Sandringham, wild mushrooms from Balmoral and the vegetables and herbs from the Highgrove walled garden.
Jenny then returned to Leiths first as a teacher and then becoming School Principal. She is passionate about inspiring everyone to cook, whether as professional chefs, enthusiastic home cooks or reluctant beginners!
Cooking at home for a family with very mixed tastes and appetites, Jenny is used to having to adapt a recipe or swap ingredients to suit a fussy eater, and for numbers for supper to change at a moment’s notice. These days she enjoys cooking dishes that look and taste great, without taking all day to prepare.
Simon Pakefield
Simon is best known to us for his ferret demonstrations at Living Heritage Country Shows in the Countryside arena. However in recent years he has become a favorite in our Country Kitchen with a fascinating demonstration on how to cook rabbit. He will also be promoting his new book on the same subject.
Over the last few years Simon has been the focus of 7 rabbiting related DVDs and filmed/edited and produced From Field to Fork outlining the journey in preparing and cooking rabbit and his latest film, “Run Rabbit Run”. Most recently he has appeared on Fieldsports Britain, ITV’s Countrywise programme with Mike Robinson, BBC 4’s This Green and Pleasant Land, Jimmy’s Forest and Food Unwrapped on Channel 4.