Saturday Kitchen Live: 21/02/2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am, Saturday, February 21 on BBC One London (1)
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21/02/2026
Season 2026, Episode 1
Matt Tebbutt is joined by chefs Gennaro Contaldo, Olia Hercules and Jodie Nixon, and by special guest Beverley Knight. Olly Smith picks the wines to go with the studio dishes
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Matt Tebbutt
(Presenter)
Olly Smith
(Contributor)
Beverley Knight
(Guest)
Gennaro Contaldo
(Guest)
Olia Hercules
(Guest)
Jodie Nixon
(Guest)
Amanda Ross
(Executive producer)
James Bedwell
(Series producer)
Alice Pople
(Producer)
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Did You Know..
Matt Tebbutt
(Presenter)
Best Known For:
Being a celebrity chef.
Early-life:
Matt was born in High Wycombe in 1973 and raised in South Wales. After gaining a diploma at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London, he went on to work for some of London's most prestigious restaurants, including the Oak Room and Criterion.
Career:
Between 2009 and 2011, Tebbutt presented Saturday Kitchen on BBC One when regular host James Martin was away. He has also had presenting roles on the Great British Menu, Drop Down Menu, Market Kitchen: Big Adventure and Food Unwrapped. He used to own and run the Foxhunter restaurant in Nant-y-derry near Usk in South Wales.
Quote:
'Being thrown in the deep-end in a top kitchen is daunting, but its brilliant experience.'
Trivia:
In 2008, Tebbutt published the book Cooks Country: Modern British Rural Cooking.
Olly Smith
(Contributor)
Beverley Knight
(Guest)
Gennaro Contaldo
(Guest)
Born:
January 21, 1949
in
Minori, Campania, Italy
Best Known For:
Being one of the Two Greedy Italians.
Early-life:
Born January 21, 1949 in Minori on Italy's Amalfi Coast. His passion for cooking stems from the days of hunting with his father and grandfather. He confesses that as a boy he rarely went to school, preferring to indulge in his passion for diving. At the age of eight he started working in local restaurants. Gennaro left Italy for London in 1969. After establishing an Italian antiques business, he returned to his main passion, cooking. He honed his craft at London restaurants. Gennaro worked as Antonio Carluccio's assistant in the 1980s. He opened Passione in 1999, which won Best Italian Restaurant 2005.
Career:
Contaldo published his first cookbook, Passione in April 2003. That won Gourmand World Cookbook - Best Italian Cuisine Book for 2003. He also penned Gennaro's Italian Year in 2006, Gennaro's Italian Home Cooking in 2008, and Genarro's Easy Italian in 2010. Over the years he has made many TV appearances in shows including The Food Programme, The Naked Chef (with protege Jamie Oliver), Jamie's School Dinners, Iron Chef America, Rachel Allen: Home Cooking, and now Two Greedy Italians.
Quote:
'For 30 years me and Antonio have fought and fallen out, but now we are best friends. I love him.'
Trivia:
In 2014, he broke the Guinness World Record for the most ravioli made in two minutes.
Olia Hercules
(Guest)
Jodie Nixon
(Guest)
Amanda Ross
(Executive producer)
James Bedwell
(Series producer)
Alice Pople
(Producer)
