Saturday Kitchen: 22/08/2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am, Saturday, August 22 on BBC One London (1)
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22/08/2026
Season 2026, Episode 1
Matt Tebbutt is joined by chefs Elliott Grover, Roberta D'Elia and Jack Stein, and by special guest Dermot O'Leary. Helen McGinn picks the drinks to go with the studio dishes
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Matt Tebbutt
(Presenter)
Helen McGinn
(Contributor)
Dermot O'Leary
(Guest)
Elliott Grover
(Guest)
Roberta d'Elia
(Guest)
Jack Stein
(Guest)
Amanda Ross
(Executive producer)
James Bedwell
(Series 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.
Helen McGinn
(Contributor)
Dermot O'Leary
(Guest)
Born:
May 24, 1973
in
Colchester
Best Known For:
Presenting The X Factor and his show on Radio 2.
Early-life:
Sean Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr was born in Colchester, Essex, on May 24, 1973. While at school, he became a keen supporter of the Catholic aid agency Cafod. He wanted to work in TV from an early age, but his builder dad warned him there was no money in it. Despite this, Dermot went on to study media and politics at Middlesex University. After graduation, he distributed approximately 200 CVs to production companies and received mostly rejection letters, which he has kept.
Career:
O'Leary got his big break as a DJ on BBC Radio Essex. He gave that up to be a TV runner working on the series Century Road, about a street in Walthamstow. He later landed a presenting slot on Sunday show Fully Booked. Following a move to Channel 4, he hosted T4 before fronting Big Brother's Little Brother in 2001. He has his own production company called Murphia and has helped to launch Cafod's youth-fundraising scheme, Fast Track. His other TV credits include SAS: Are You Tough Enough?, UK Music Hall of Fame, Shattered and the National Lottery quiz 1 vs 100. He also presents his own show on Radio 2 and, of course, ITV's The X Factor.
Quote:
On being a Catholic: 'I'm not interested in preaching from the rooftops. I was brought up with it and I still practise, but I don't think that my God is any more worthy than that of a friend of mine who happens to follow Allah.'
Trivia:
O'Leary has hosted a number of spin-off editions of Question Time aimed at first-time voters. He co-owns a restaurant in Brighton.
Elliott Grover
(Guest)
Roberta d'Elia
(Guest)
Jack Stein
(Guest)
Amanda Ross
(Executive producer)
James Bedwell
(Series producer)
