Peter Sidwell is not only a chef, Tv presenter and author of 5 cookbooks. He is an entrepreneur of multiple businesses across various sectors.

 

Peter Sidwell is not your typical chef. With a career that fuses food, innovation, and storytelling, Peter has carved out a unique space in the culinary world by doing things his own way. Based in the Lake District, Peter is a chef, presenter, author, and entrepreneur who has built a life and business around creativity, flavour, and a deep love of ingredients.

Starting out in a local pub kitchen at just 14, Peter discovered early on that the kitchen was where he felt most at home. His path was never traditional, and he credits his dyslexia for helping him develop a natural, intuitive cooking style. For Peter, it’s never been about rigid recipes—it’s about taste, feel, and letting the ingredients lead the way. This hands-on, sensory approach quickly became the foundation of his culinary ethos.

Over the years, Peter has worked in kitchens across the UK and around the world, absorbing global flavours and sharing his own British-rooted, globally-inspired cooking. He’s travelled with brands, cooked at events, and brought his food philosophy to audiences far and wide. Whether it’s developing recipes for his latest cookbook, filming his online show "Peter Sidwell’s Kitchen," or hosting live demos, Peter brings passion and purpose to every plate.

As an entrepreneur, Peter has never shied away from taking risks. At 25, he and his wife Emma sold everything to open a café and deli in the Lake District, leading to the launch of his first cookbook, "Simply Good Taste." That spirit of innovation has continued to shape his business ventures. In 2020, Peter designed and built his own home studio kitchen—a creative hub for filming, testing, and teaching. Long before home studios became mainstream, Peter was pioneering a way to blend work, life, and cooking in a way that suited his family and his vision.

What sets Peter apart is his unwavering commitment to making cooking accessible and enjoyable. His ingredient-led style inspires home cooks to experiment and trust their instincts. With dishes that reflect the diverse and ever-evolving tastes of Britain—from Chicken Tikka Burgers to Skirt Beef with Chimichurri—Peter’s food is both rooted in tradition and refreshingly inventive.

Today, Peter continues to push the boundaries of what it means to be a chef in the digital age. Through his YouTube series, bestselling books, and live appearances at food festivals and events, he brings his philosophy of flavour, fun, and creativity to a global audience. For Peter, cooking isn’t just a profession—it’s a lifestyle, a way to connect, and a joyful expression of what makes food so universally loved.

Whether you're watching from your kitchen, attending a live demo, or flipping through one of his cookbooks, Peter Sidwell invites you to cook creatively, eat joyfully, and savour every moment. That’s the magic of his kitchen.

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Peter  Sidwell's Kitchen is a weekly online cookery show filmed in his home studio kitchen. The show is broadcast in partnership with Masterclass and other commercial partners. All episodes are available on Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter and Linked in. Pete is continuing to grow and engaged audience with new and ingredients,  recipes and  guests.

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Peter Sidwell's Quick Kitchen is a new show format developed with budget, taste and family in mind. A quick 15 minutes show where Pete shares a delicious recipe that feeds a family of 4 for under a fiver. 

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A Taste of the Lakes, Pete wrote, produced and presented this show. By using Prime Video it has given him the opportunity to market his style of cooking to a golbal audience. 

 

Peter’s first TV series, Lakes on a Plate, was shown on Channel 4 in September 2010 and on Sky TV in 2015, 2017 and 2018.  He has also appeared as a judge alongside Mich Turner in the double series Britain’s Best Bakery, on ITV1.  The show reached over 3 million viewers per episode for its first series.  The second series in January 2014 was shown daily for 6 weeks totaling 30 episodes.  It was among ITV’s top 5 best-performing daytime shows of 2014 and nominated for a ‘Best Daytime’ National TV Award.  

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Digital Content Creation

Pete has built and set up a new food innovation and media centre in the heart of the Lake District where he lives. Specialising in recipe creation, food photography and video for all manner of national and international clients. 

 

Brand Partners 

Working with several brands to help engage with target audience. Pete is proud to work with Symphony Kitchen's, Kitchen Craft, AEG, Masterclass and California Walnuts.

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Books 

Peter has written 4 cookbooks with Simon and Schuster and 1 cookbook for Lakeland and his latest with Meze Peter Sidwell's Kitchen 

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All books here.​

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Please contact info@petersidwell.com for more information

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