WHAT COULD BE MORE MEMORABLE THAN A FAT GLASWEGIAN SIKH COOKING DINNER WHILST TELLING ANECDOTES?
THAT'S RIGHT: NOTHING.
Grab a seat and tuck in, as a guest of Hardeep Singh Kohli, the celebrated broadcaster, raconteur, writer and cook, as he combines comedy with inventive cuisine in a wonderfully funny, laid back evening's entertainment.
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Just think Ready Steady Cook but with great cooking (Hardeep was runner-up on the first series of Celebrity Masterchef) and funny anecdotes, all delivered by Glaswegian Hardeep in his own unique, articulate and utterly charming way.
Having debuted at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where the show played to sell-out audiences, this is an extended, two-course version of The Nearly Naked Chef, combining more of Hardeep's winning talents and recipes.
The Really Naked Chef is relaxed evening of arch stories and aromatic stir-fries.
"AS MULTI-TASKING MULTI-MEDIA CULTURAL POLYMATHS GO, WRITER, COOK, BROADCASTER, COLUMNIST AND ALL-ROUND TOP BLOKE HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI IS PRETTY MUCH UP THERE IN THE CAN-DO STAKES." The List
Hardeep is a frequent guest on BBC 1's Question Time, This Week with Andrew Neil and was a former Newsnight Review presenter and a regular face on the highly successful BBC1 programme The One Show. For Channel 4 he has written and presented the BAFTA Award winning In Search of the Tartan Turban, the critically acclaimed and award winning Hardeep Does... and the seminal gambling series 50 Says You'll Watch This. He also presented a ground-breaking documentary about Scientology, The Beginners Guide to
L.Ron Hubbard.
Hardeep was runner-up on the first series of Celebrity Masterchef which led to two series for UKTV Food, New British Kitchen and Chefs and the City.
"SINGH KOHLI IS A GENEROUS PERFORMER WHO INCLUDES EVERYONE IN THE PROCESS OF FILLING THE ROOM WITH FUN." Three Weeks
His love of food is expressed in his larger than average belly and the publication in 2008 of his first book Indian Takeaway, nominated for an Independent Book Award. He has written about food for Olive, Observer Food Monthly, The Spectator, The Times, The Sunday Times and various other publications. Hardeep has also been a member of the judging panel for the Soil Association Awards 2009.
As a journalist he has a column in Scotland on Sunday called "hardeep is your love" which has seen him twice nominated in 2007 and 2008 for Scottish Columnist of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards. He is also Contributing Editor on the Spectator Magazine, has written for the Independent on Sunday, The Times, Observer Woman, Conde Nast Traveller to name but a few.
Having started his broadcasting career in radio he still holds the wireless very dear, presenting extensively across Radio 4, from primetime slots like Midweek, Saturday Live to The Food Programme. He has made a plethora of documentaries for Radios 2, 3 and 4, and has presented across Radio 5 Live.
The Nearly Naked Chef is in Perth Theatre on Wednesday 25 August. For tickets and info click here.