About

About

Food Rebels is a podcast and radio show dedicated to the more rebellious side of the food industry!

Join us as we uncover the captivating world to meet the food founders, challenger brand owners and visionaries who are revolutionising food and drink as we know it.

We invite you to join us on a journey behind the scenes, where secrets are shared, wisdom is imparted, tastings are live and new products are unveiled. It’s a feast of food and drink entertainment for our listeners from across the UK and beyond.

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Host

Host AJ Sharp

AJ Sharp

We’re really excited to announce that our host is AJ Sharp, who joined us after 18-months presenting and co-hosting The Food Talk Show. AJ is an experienced radio presenter, food expert, entrepreneur, broadcaster and food awards judge.

AJ is passionate about great tasting, sustainable food and drink. Her mission is to help good businesses to grow, by telling their story.  

Guest Presenters

Guest Presenter Christabel Cairns

Christabel Cairns

Christabel is one of the directors of the Guild of Fine Food, an organisation that runs a range of activities to support independent food and drink producers and retailers, including Great Taste, World Cheese Awards, Fine Food Digest and Good Cheese magazines, training sessions, and acting as an industry body.  

Before working with the Guild, Christabel ran the world’s largest wine awards and leading wine events in both UK and Asia, for international wine magazine Decanter.

Guest Presenter Dhruv Baker

Dhruv Baker

Dhruv Baker, the MasterChef 2010 champion, is taking the culinary world by storm. After winning, he co-founded Tempus Foods, a celebrated British charcuterie company. Their accolades are as impressive as their flavours, including Grand Master Charcutier of Great Britain!

Dhruv’s love for food also led him to TV, books, food festivals and now Food Rebels!

Guest Presenter Rebecca Woollard

Rebecca Woollard

Rebecca Woollard is a food editor, writer, stylist and consultant. She writes recipes and features for national magazines, runs cookery events from her home near Tenterden and teaches food styling at Leiths School of Food and Wine.

Guest Presenter Colin Mordi

Colin Mordi

Colin is the founder of Food Sauce Media and is passionate about building a supportive community for underrepresented foodie founders – changing the narrative of diversity within the food & drink industry.

Guest Presenter Suzy Pelta

Suzy Pelta

Suzy is a food presenter, demo chef, food judge, recipe writer, brand consultant and Ambassador for both Marie Curie and the Good Grief Trust.

In her spare time, she is constantly searching for new snacks on the market and is always on the hunt for the spiciest crisps.