Regular readers of The Pantry will know that James is a hot ticket at cookery demos at shows and fairs right across the UK. It’s an exhausting business, but last year it was made a little easier with the help of a new on-stage assistant.
Young Toby Mackenzie, now aged seven, stepped up to the plate to help his dad and charm audiences right across the region, including at the Driffield Show and Malton Food Festival. We suspect there’s a future chef there – but right now, Toby says he wants to be a farmer.