Former presenter of the BBC's Saturday Kitchen, James Martin is one of the UK's most popular TV chefs, whose enthusiasm and passion for food have won him countless fans.

His accessible approach to cooking has been showcased across bestselling books including Sweet (2015), Home Comforts (2014) and More Home Comforts (2016).

He regularly appears on the BBC, ITV and Food Network, as well as demonstrating live at the BBC Good Food Show and touring the UK with his own one-man show.

Gino was born in Napoli in the south of Italy into a large family. The food they ate was very traditional - simple recipes based on fresh and healthy fruit, vegetables, fish and meat.

'My grandfather said that a good recipe doesn't need many ingredients because if the ingredients are good quality and full of flavour, why do you have to cover up or change their taste'. This is a philosophy Gino has stuck to since he first started in the kitchen. After training at the Luigi de Medici Catering College, Gino came to London at 19 and worked at The Orchard Restaurant in Hampstead and then at the Cambio restaurant in Surrey.

Working with Tesco on their Finest range led to his first TV appearance on Great Food Live on UKTV Food and a TV chef was born! With a cheeky smile and exceptional talent, he was well on the way to becoming one of the UKs most popular chefs.

Gino is the author of several best-selling books including Fantastico!, Gino's Pasta, Italian Home Baking and Gino's Italian Escape. He is married to Jessica and they have three children, Luciano, Rocco and Mia.

Phil Vickery was the former head chef at the Castle in Taunton. His creativity was particularly rewarded in 1995 when he won the Egon Ronay 'Dessert of the Year Award' and, more recently, when he won the Egon Ronay 'Chef of the Year Award' in 1998.

A six-years-trained pastry chef, Phil Vickery is instantly recognisable from his many appearances on Ready Steady Cook and Who'll do the Pudding?