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Chefs Demo: Angela Hartnett + Neil Borthwick

Name: Chefs Demo: Angela Hartnett + Neil Borthwick
Start: 2026-10-24T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-24T14:45:00+01:00
Location: Chef Demo Tent, Royal Avenue Gardens

Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm · Chef Demo Tent, Royal Avenue Gardens

Chefs Demos

This husband-and-wife team need no introduction to the audience at Dartmouth Food Festival. What a treat to have them both on stage together. Expect Italian and French classics and some great stories.

FreeNo ticket needed

Date

Saturday 24 October 2026

Time

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Venue

Chef Demo Tent, Royal Avenue Gardens Dartmouth, United Kingdom

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Meet the presenters

Angela Hartnett MBE

Chef & Food Writer

Angela Hartnett, MBE, is one of the UK’s most loved chefs and restaurateurs, known for her sophisticated yet simple, Italy-inspired cooking, Executive Chef and Proprietor of Murano, the Michelin starred restaurant in the heart of Mayfair, London.

Born in Britain, her passion for good, honest food and the best ingredients was instilled in her by her Italian grandmother and mother. After starting out in the kitchens at Aubergine, Zafferano, L’Oranger and Petrus, Angela became head chef at Petrus within seven short months, helping the restaurant to achieve a Michelin star. She went on to launch Amaryllis in Scotland; Verre in Dubai; Menu and The Grill Room at The Connaught, with Gordon Ramsay.

In 2007 Angela was awarded an MBE for services to the hospitality industry, and the following year she opened her own restaurant, Murano in Mayfair, where she is Chef Proprietor, and holds a Michelin star. Murano is one of the few restaurants to hold 4 AA rosettes and was included in the Good Food Guide’s Top 50 restaurants for 2015.

In 2012 Angela opened Hartnett Holder & Co in partnership with Robin Hutson and Chef Luke Holder. In September 2013 Angela launched the critically acclaimed Merchants Tavern in Shoreditch, in collaboration with Head Chef Neil Borthwick, and Canteen founders, Dominic Lake and Patrick Clayton-Malone. In November of that year she opened the similarly championed Café Murano, a brassier little sister to Murano, where she creates the menu with Sam Williams as Head Chef.

Angela has two cookbooks to her name, Cucina (2007) and Angela’s Kitchen (2011). Published by Ebury.

Neil Borthwick

Chef

Neil Northwick, Head Chef of the Merchants Tavern, a neighbourhood tavern in the heart of Shoreditch, London. Born in Edinburgh, Neil fell in love with food while up to his elbows in soap suds – washing pots at the age of 14. From this modest start, he has since honed his skills at The Connaught, Michel Bras, Maison Pic and The Square, amongst others, and went on to win the Nestle Toque D’Or in 2000.

Time spent as Sous Chef with Michel Bras had a strong influence on Neil, and his Merchant’s tale was a fundamental inspiration for Neil. Viewing chefs as ‘merchants of good fortune’, Michel’s idea is that chefs are in a privileged position, able to use their skills and craft to create excellent food for their patrons – a concept that is fundamental to Neil’s approach at Merchants Tavern.

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