Award-winning TV chef and broadcaster Andi Oliver has enjoyed a rich and varied career, centred on food and music. Andi has been a judge, contributor and presenter on various BBC food programmes. She has pursued several initiatives with her daughter Miquita Oliver, culminating in the two films The Caribbean with Andi and Miquita, attracting huge audiences across a diverse demographic.

Andi rose to fame fronting the band Rip Rig and Panic with Neneh Cherry in 1981 before going on to host various TV music shows, programmes and festivals, as well as performing at The Royal Albert Hall and on the West End. In 2019 she hosted Jazz 365 for BBC4, with the production winning Best Music Programme at the Broadcast Awards. 

In parallel, Andi ran a successful restaurant, The Moveable Feast; was creative director of The Birdcage Pub; launched her own kitchen at The Jackdaw and Star; and in 2016 opened her award-winning restaurant, Andi’s. She is now seeking to shine a light on Caribbean home cooking, and create a conversation about identity and migration through cultural exchange projects. 2023 saw the launch of her cookbook, The Pepperpot Diaries.