I first bonded with the wonderful and talented Fergus Chamberlain when we traded stories of our time working in Michelin kitchens.

Fergus founded authentic Mexican food company Gran Luchito in 2012 after a trip to Oaxaca changed the course of his life. Starting his career as a food buyer at Sainsbury’s, Fergus always knew he wanted to run his own culinary business. This dream was not only shaped by his travels to Mexico but his time living in New York where he trained as a chef and experienced the vibrant multi-cultural food scene there - and of course his vision of being the man from Del Monte!

Fergus' passion for introducing authentic Mexican food to British homes saw him initially bringing back samples from Mexico in his suitcase and selling them in food markets. Dogged determination has resulted in Gran Luchito's success including being stocked in Fortnum's, Ocado, Waitrose, internationally and expanding its range of acclaimed products.

Go to @granluchito to see the delicious products, inspiring blog and vibrant recipes.

Ursula is an author, chef and teacher who has written several evocative cook books including Cucina del Veneto, Cuicina di Amalfi and Lemons and Limes. She also contributes beautiful recipes to a number of publications including Red and Delicious magazine.

She started her career demonstrating dishes at Books for Cooks in Notting Hill, as an ode to her Nonna's recipes. Fans included Jamie Oliver and later me when she guest lectured at Leiths culinary school where I was studying for my diploma. I will never forget her chocolate and almond cake from Positano which I have made at least thirty times. She was recently honoured with the Italian hospitality award for writing and teaching. The way she describes food is ethereal, whimsical and makes you want to simultaneously eat and read a novel.

I am so excited that she will be popping up with me in the new year! What a way to start 2025. She is an inspiration and you can follow her @ursulaferrigno.

I met Chloe when we worked together at Kitchen W8. Straight away her talent, humour and ambition were clear. I persuaded her to work with me at an independent brasserie in Notting Hill. While this stint was brief - all the chefs there were equally struck by Chloe's culinary gifts - both as a mentor and just an excellent and unique chef. Chloe's star shone bright in the Masterchef the Professionals 2024 kitchen. In fact Chloe was one of the people who encouraged me to pursue the MTCP audition process this year.

Having honed her craft at Kent College, The Glasshouse, Duck and Waffle, The Georgian House, Kitchen W8 and The Princess of Shoreditch Chloe is taking the exciting step to move into private cheffing. I'm thrilled to share that we will be collaborating in the new year and look forward to sharing more information in January. You can follow Chloe @chefchloemccoy