06.JULY
2025
Join us on July 6th 2025 as we host our second food festival "2nd Bite for Cancer Research UK" at Wylam Brewery, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
We have invited 20 Michelin rated chefs from around the UK at Wylam Brewery who will be offering some extremely tasty street food from 12pm - 4pm. Last year we were thrilled to raise a staggering, life-saving amount of £82,063.
Sian & Cal Byerley, Restaurant Pine
TOKENS
Tokens will be released in May 2025 through our website only. Don't miss out on the chance to be a part of the 2nd Bite in aid of Cancer Research Festival and help us raise funds for Cancer Research UK. Please note: this is a non smoking event.
Help us fundraise for Cancer Research UK
20 MICHELIN
rated chefs
£10 per
token
THE
LINE UP
Here you will find our lineup of our 20 extremely talented Michelin starred chefs who will be serving up some very tasty street food snacks. These chefs will be volunteering their time and efforts into making this an amazing event. We simply can't thank them enough!
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We will be announcing a new chef every week on Sunday on both our website and social media.
BiBi
CHET SHARMA
First on our line up is the incredible award winning Chet Sharma. After dining at Bibi earlier this year we can firmly say it was one of the best dining experiences we’ve had with the most amazing flavours. Chef owner Chet Sharma takes inspiration from his grandmothers (bibis) for many of the dishes and makes you feel like his own family when you are his guest at Bibi.
Chet’s culinary intrigue, coupled with his academic and scientific interests, have made for an impressive and expansive career in hospitality.
During his university studies (which ultimately led to a PhD in physics from the University of Oxford) he worked part time at a number of London’s leading Michelin-starred restaurants, including Dabbous and Locanda Locatelli, as well as at two-starred Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons. After discovering a passion for hospitality, he went on to work at two Michelin-starred Mugaritz, Simon Rogan’s Umbel Restaurant Group, two-starred Mark Birchall’s Moor Hall, and the late, also two-starred, The Ledbury.
In September 2021 he opened the incredible Bibi in Mayfair.
BiBi was GQ Restaurant of the Year 2022, won Opening of the Year and placed at no. 5 in the National Restaurant Awards 2022, was Squaremeal’s 2022 Best Restaurant in London, and won Menu of the Year at the 2022 Cateys.
Ynyshir
Without a doubt the most requested chef we’ve had this year for our lineup is none other than Gareth Ward.
Gareth Ward is head chef and co-owner of Ynyshir, the most highly-awarded restaurant in Wales, and named Best Restaurant in the UK two years running in 2022 and 2023. It has two Michelin stars, five AA rosettes, and is ranked in the UK’s top five UK restaurants by the Good Food Guide ...who also named Gareth 2019 Chef of the Year.
The only thing celebrated at Ynyshir as much as his food, is his love for Newcastle United. There’s even a subtle hint as you are sitting in the bar- howay the lads! Thank you so much for taking part Gareth!
GARETH WARD
IAN WALLER
Restaurant Pine
Next on our line up is Pine Head Chef, Ian Waller. Those who have dined at Pine since we opened almost 4 years ago will recognise what a ridiculous talent Ian is and a true testament to our success. Last year he served up his signature beetroot and doddingtons cheddar dish from our menu which was a huge hit!
This year’s dish promises to be even better! If you’ve dined at Pine recently you may remember a certain potato and wild garlic course…
A huge thank you to Ian for helping us plan this year’s event which raises funds for a cause very close to his and so many other hearts.
Upstairs
Our next chef in our lineup, and first returning chef, is the incredible Tom Shepherd, chef and owner of Upstairs by Tom Shepherd in Lichfield, which was awarded a Michelin Star just four months after opening.
In 2023, Tom represented the Central Region on the BBC’s Great British Menu. He went on to win the main course round and cooked at the Banquet where he served his infamous take on Desperate Dan’s Cow Pie.
Last year Tom cooked 500 of his delicious GBM winning pies and was one of the first to sell out! Who thinks Tom should do his ‘Desperate Dan Cow Pie’ again this year?
TOM SHEPHERD
JOSH ANGUS
HIDE
Josh is the chef director of 1 Michelin starred Hide in London.
Josh has a very impressive CV, working in some of the very best restaurants including; Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons, L’Autre Pied, Elystan Street and Development Chef for Belazu. This last year he was promoted to Chef Director of one of our absolute favourite restaurants, HIDE. If you’ve ever dined here before, you will know what an incredible experience this restaurant is, whether it’s for breakfast lunch or dinner. Josh has a team of over 50 chefs who excel at what they do and we are beyond excited that he will be taking part in this year’s festival.
The Glenturret Lalique
We have the pleasure of announcing
2 Michelin starred Mark Donald from Glenturret Lalique as the next chef on our line up.
Mark is an incredible chef who has experience working in some of the best restaurants in the World, including a season at Noma in Copenhagen, Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles, Hibiscus in Mayfair, Bentley in Sydney, Number One at Balmoral and more recently settling in at Glenturret Lalique, earning a Michelin star after 7 months and then 2 Michelin stars in 2024. We are absolutely thrilled that Mark will be joining our formidable line up. A huge thank you Mark!!
MARK DONALD
Restaurant Mýse
Another returning chef for this years 2nd Bite festival is the amazing Josh Overington joined by Myse Head Chef Jamie Keeble!
Since opening in 2023 the team at Myse have been unstoppable, earning a Michelin star in 2024 as well as Josh and wife Victoria receiving ‘Restaurateurs of the year’ by the National Restaural Awards and more recently being rated in the top 500 restaurants in the World by La Liste. Those of you who came to our first festival last year will remember that Josh and his team served up the most incredible Pork Flatbreads, this year they are planning to do something sweet and we can not wait!
A huge thank you to everyone at Myse, especially Josh and Vix for agreeing to do it again!
JOSH OVERINGTON
Restaurant St Barts
Welcoming new comer Johnnie Crowe of Michelin star and Green Michelin star Restaurant St. Barts- a culmination of passion & hard work from three long-term friends Johnnie, Luke & Toby – the team also behind Nest restaurant in Hackney & Nest Farmhouse.
Johnnies food has Sustainability at its core and is the value by which St Bart’s operates.
Johnnie is quoted as saying “The provenance and locality of produce is essential for us - we lived by this philosophy throughout the design and build of the restaurant. We work with small scale farmers for our meat and use the entire animal to avoid any waste.”
Another absolute stellar chef added to this years line up!
JOHNNIE CROWE
ALEX BOND
Alchemilla
Our next chef on the lineup is Alex Bond of Alchemilla in Nottingham- his debut restaurant.
Alchemilla was awarded its first Michelin star in 2019 which it has held ever since. If you’re unfamiliar with Alex’s style of cooking you can expect big yet balanced flavours, inspired, exciting cooking that utilises sustainably sourced ingredients. As well as injecting plenty of his own personality into the dishes, he has an innate skill for bringing together sweet, sour, salty and citrus elements in wonderful harmony.
Alex’s food is a delicate fusion of cuisines, pushing the boundaries of taste, creativity and experience. Expect world influences with a British grounding. He sources the best produce our incredible island has to offer from the highlands of Scotland down to the Cornish waters.
We can’t wait to see what he cooks up for Second Bite- see you in July Alex!