This 14-night Spain and Portugal cruise departs from Southampton on 2 Nov 2024 and it’s the perfect holiday if you’re looking to indulge in a gastronomic extravaganza. Sample exclusive menus created by our Good Food partners, witness awe-inspiring demos by celebrity chefs and the talented Good Food team and get the chance to ask your burning cooking questions during intimate meet and greets. Now, meet the esteemed guest line-up who will bring this unforgettable voyage to life.
Culinary Talent
John Torode MBE
John Torode MBE is a renowned UK chef best known as the straight-talking co-host and judge of BBC's MasterChef. He also co-hosts John & Lisa's Weekend Kitchen with his wife, Lisa Faulkner. An influential culinary figure, Torode has run successful restaurants, authored acclaimed cookbooks, and received an MBE for services to food, broadcasting, and charity.
Lisa Faulkner
Lisa Faulkner is an acclaimed actress turned celebrity cook, best known as the winner of BBC's Celebrity MasterChef in 2010. She co-hosts the popular weekend cooking show John & Lisa's Weekend Kitchen alongside her husband, John Torode, inspiring audiences with her culinary skills. Faulkner has authored a bestselling cookbook and frequently appears at food events and on TV shows.
Gennaro Contaldo
Amalfi Coast native Gennaro Contaldo is the Italian legend who taught Jamie Oliver all he knows about his homeland’s national cuisine. Contaldo’s TV credits include Jamie Cooks Italy and BBC2’s Two Greedy Italians alongside the late, great Antonio Carluccio. He’s also the Italian food expert and main guest chef on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen and Channel 4’s Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast and Jamie’s Christmas.
Rachel Allen
Rachel Allen is a renowned Irish chef, cookbook author, and teacher at the prestigious Ballymaloe Cookery School. After studying and working at Ballymaloe, she gained global recognition through her bestselling cookbooks, popular TV shows showcasing her cooking expertise, and live culinary demonstrations.
Cyrus Todiwala OBE, DL
Cyrus Todiwala OBE, DL is a highly acclaimed Indian chef, TV personality, author, and restaurateur. He co-owns the renowned Café Spice Namasté in London with his wife Pervin, regularly appears on shows like BBC's Saturday Kitchen, and champions causes like sustainability and healthy eating. Todiwala has been honoured with an MBE for services to education and training and an OBE for his contributions to the hospitality industry.
Andy Clarke
Andy Clarke is a prominent British food and drink personality, acclaimed as one of the UK's most exciting voices in the industry. He has developed and produced popular TV shows like Saturday Kitchen Live, James Martin's Culinary Adventures, and Gordon, Gino & Fred: Road Trip. Clarke regularly appears as a food, wine, and cocktail expert on shows like This Morning, Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh, and the documentary Britain's Favourite Cheese at Christmas.
Greg Rutherford
Greg Rutherford is an Olympic Gold, World and European Athletics Champion medallist. After retiring from athletics, he has gone on to appear on BBC Two’s The Pilgrimage and Celebrity MasterChef, which he won in 2019. In the same year, he also appeared on Sink or Swim for Channel 4, swimming the Channel in aid of Stand Up To Cancer. Greg also previously donned his sequins and appeared on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing Series 14.
Maunika Gowardhan
Maunika Gowardhan is an Indian chef and bestselling cookbook author, with a career that stems from her love for authentic flavours, cooking techniques and being able to share a fresh perspective on the cuisine. Through her work in food, she creates and shares traditional Indian dishes with exciting flavours and ingredients that are reflective of her heritage and upbringing in Mumbai.
Chris Baber
Chris has a passion for home-cooked family-style food and is on a mission to make cooking easier, more accessible, and delicious. His passion for seasonal food makes it all the more cost effective too. He worked under Atul Kochhar at his Michelin-starred restaurant, but his real passion is inspiring others and making home cooking accessible for everyone.
Meet your Good Food Show hosts
Barney Desmazery
Good Food's longest serving member, Barney has written thousands of recipes and worked with top British chefs. He trained alongside Jamie Oliver and worked at top restaurants before transitioning to test kitchens. At Good Food, he’s brought his expertise in sourdough, foraging, seasonal ingredients, and more to his Next Level series, which shows him updating classic recipes. He’ll be hosting some unmissable demos and tastings on board Sky Princess.
Cassie Best
Cassie is the Food Director at Good Food. A Leiths-trained chef, she begun her career at Good Food with an internship. Over her 10 year tenure with the Good Food team, she’s created hundreds of recipes. She has a passion for creating easy family meals that everyone can cook and enjoy, and she also loves to bake.
Samuel Goldsmith
Samuel Goldsmith is Good Food’s food copy editor, with over a decade of experience working in the food and drink industry as an editor, writer, educator and cook. After teaching food and nutrition in secondary schools, Samuel moved into food journalism. He first worked as a freelance food writer and food stylist and then in magazine editorial as a food editor for lifestyle and home magazines. Samuel is also currently Vice Chair of the Guild of Food Writers.