TEAM

Kitchen In The Wild is a collaborative project from Valentine Warner and Clare Isaacs

Valentine Warner

Valentine is a chef, food writer and broadcaster. Starting out as an artist, he swapped the brush for the spoon, going onto work in some of London’s most influential restaurants.

His deep love of cooking, nature and travel has seen him make nine TV series for BBC2, Fox and Nat Geo, as well as publish five books.

More recently, he launched and co-hosted ‘Kitchen On The Edge’, a culinary event series set above Norway’s Arctic Circle. He is co-founder of the Northumbrian distillery, Hepple Spirits.

Cooking in some extraordinary situations, Valentine is widely recognised for his extensive understanding of ingredients and the natural world. With a career spanning many varied industries and influences, he loves to curate alternative and memorable experiences that have become bucket list adventures for discerning travellers.

Clare Isaacs

Clare is a food and event consultant, who, after a decade in the music industry, found herself at the helm of her first festival in 2009. Determined to change the face of UK festival food, she has since launched and been part of many ground breaking events, building restaurants in fields and forests and collaborating with 100s of well known chefs from around the world.

Projects of note include Wilderness Festival (till 2018), launching NYC concept Meatopia in London and Dublin and more recently, joining forces with Valentine in Norway on Kitchen On The Edge. All these events are undertaken by her company, Sprout.

After a decade of working together and recognising their shared passion for food and travel, a partnership has been born in Kitchen In The Wild.

  • “Val and Clare have a passion for creating unforgettable experiences which combine food, travel, and outdoor adventure, embracing the beauty of nature, and the thrill of crafting and cooking in the wild.”

    Lennox Hastie

  • "It was truly memorable joining Clare and Valentine at one of their events. With such an interesting group from the food and drink world, teaching and entertaining the guests, it was a bit like a perfect house party."

    Rick Stein

  • “Valentine and Clare manage to find places, people, themes, ingredients and chefs that come together to form extraordinary experiences based around not just truly unforgettable food but also the environments and communities that it comes from. I have been seven times now to different events in different formats – and just keep coming back for more!”

    Gerald Gradwell

  • "I’m a huge fan of Val and Clare's projects and vision and having been a guest chef with them in the past a few times, I know they are committed to delivering magical experiences in wonderful, unexpected destinations!"

    Nuno Mendes

  • "Working with beautiful local produce directly from source in completely isolated places and cooking for guests from all over the world - what an exceptional experience, thanks to Val and Clare!"

    Masaki Sugisaki